This captivating 1958 promotional film takes you behind the scenes at RCA Victor and introduces stereophonic sound as a new concept along with improved dynamic range.
After publishing the video, one of my readers made me aware that there is a gross misrepresentation of Hi-Fi History which we are now correcting. Unlike what RCA states, the invention of sterephonic sound and the single stereo record groove has to be credited to Alan Blumlein who came up with the idea 24 years earlier than RCA put it to market.
If you find the history of sound recording and reproduction as captivating as we do, please have a look at the other two members of this RCA Victor promotional series:
You can also browse our entire section of all things Hifi-History we have been putting together.
Arved Deecke is founder of the Danish / Mexican Loudspeaker company KVART & BØLGE that makes audiophile quarter wave loudspeakers and sound systems at a price anyone can afford. In his free time he blogs about all things related to sound, music and audio.
