Meetings & BAS Speaker Issue List: 1972-1995

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A link in the DATE column indicates a full page synopsis of that month's meeting.
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The BAS Speaker Issue column contains the issue# which has the write-up about the that particular month's meeting. Past issues are available.
In the Writer's column, the initials refer to the following authors / summary writers:
AF Alvin Foster DS David Satz JR Jim Richardson MR Michael Riggs
BG Bernie Gregoire DT David Temple JS John Schafler PB Pieter G.W. Bras
BH Bob Henry EBM E. Brad Meyer JSA John S. Allen PM Peter Mitchell
CD Carl Deneke GE Gary Eickmeier JW Jay Woodruff RP Russ Prymak
CL Cary Lu HB H.G. Beloit KD Ken Dean RZ Rick Zwicker
DBH David B. Hadaway HZ Harry Zwicker KN Ken North SK Scott Kent
DG Dick Glidewell JC Joel Cohen MPF Mark P. Fishman VF Virginia Frisby
DATE
FEATURING
TOPIC
 Writer
BAS Spkr
Issue #
1995
Nov   "Time Alignment™" and Subwoofer Placement  
20-4
Oct Poh Ser Hsu HSU Research (subwoofers)  
20-5
Sep   Mobile Fidelity (MFSL)  
 
Aug   CD Player Clinic  
20-6
June Al Foster Double-Blind Testing  
21-2
May   Eastern Acoustics Works (EAW)    
Apr Scott Berdell Genelec and Pro Audio    
Feb   Kellerschon Acoustics  
20-4
Jan   Winter CES Report    
1994
        
Dec   Digital Audio on PC's   20-3
Nov   Northern Light Productions   21-1
Oct   Bob Carver's Sunfire Amp    (also 9/79)   20-4
Sept   The UMass Lowell Program in Recording Technology   20-3
May Michael Fremer     21-5, 6
Apr Michael Riggs Executive Editor, Stereo Review   20-2
Mar   Velodyne    
Feb John F. Allen Sound Reinforcement at the Wang Center   20-2
Jan   Winter CES report   20-1
1993
        
Dec   Digital Movie Sound   20-2
Nov   The Elektor Electronics DAC   20-2
Oct Mark Davis on AC-3    
Sep   Aerial    
July Robert Stuart Meridian   20-1
June   Summer CES    
May A Misciewich Timbral solfege (ear training)    
Apr   AR Factory tour and the new Limited Series   19-5, 6
Mar E B Meyer MiniDisc demonstration EBM  
Feb Manny Maier and "The Old AR"   22-3
Jan   Winter CES    
1992
        
Dec   Rich's Car Tunes   20-1
Nov Richard Cabot Audio Precision; data reduced coders   21-3, 4
Oct R. H. Lyon The RCA / Thompson Video Acoustics Home Theater Speakers   19-5, 6
Sep David Ranada on DCC and the Minidisc   21-3, 4
July   Sig-Tech's AEC-1000 Digital Processor   19-4
June   Summer CES   19-4
May John Buzzotta AR Loudspeaker Designer on Holographic Imaging Speakers   19-5, 6
Apr Martin Pollon, Woffard NAB Conference; Australian Audio (an Aussie named Woffard...)    
Mar   Rykodisc on their CD's   19-5,6
Feb Roy Allison, Henry Kloss, Andy Petite Panel Discussion   19-5, 6
Jan   Winter CES   19-4
1991
        
Dec J.M.Matteini The Kodak Photo CD   19-3
Nov G. Guenther Factory tour of A/D/S   19-2
Oct   The NYC AES Convention vs tweaks   19-4
Sep Moran Loudspeaker Measurement Clinic   19-4
July   NEAR (New England Audio Resource) Loudspeaker Company   19-3
June   Summer CES   19-3
May Paul Milner Audiologist, The Hearing Care Center   19-1
Apr Sandy Ruby Founder, Tech Hi-Fi   19-2
Mar Clarke Johnsen,
D. Banquer		 The Listening Studio / VMPS   19-3
Feb   The Tape (duplication) Complex, Boston Mass   19-3
Jan   Winter CES   18-6
1990        
Dec E.B. Meyer ABX Tests and Testing Procedures  Don't miss this article!   19-3
Nov Floyd Toole      
Oct   Scientific Fidelity Speakers   18-6
Sep David Moran Measuring loudspeakers; Yamaha NS-1000   19- 1
July Alvin Foster, David Moran Correlating objective / subjective loudspeaker measurements   18-5
June   Digital editing and audio precision at Parsons Audio   18-5
May   A visit to Boston Acoustics   18-3
Apr P. Tribeman Atlantic Technology's Pattern Loudspeaker   18-2
Mar   Live vs recorded comparison of the John Oliver Chorale's performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis   18-2
Feb Joel Cohen Testing car audio equipment   21- 5, 6
Jan   Winter CES   18-1
1989
        
Dec Bob Adams Analog Devices Corp.    
Nov T. Freadman Altec Lansing    
Oct Paul Gardocki Desktop loudspeaker Systems   18-4
Sep John F. Allen The HPS-4000 Theater Surround System   18-1
Aug Harold Cohen, Bill Hanley The sound of the Woodstock Festival
(or a Thousand Points of Light)		   17-5
July David Moran Analysis of horizontal dispersion in speakers   17-6
June   Summer CES   17-3
May   Allison Acoustics   17-5
Apr   no meeting    
Mar John S. Allen,
Alvin Foster		 on equalizing old recordings
Alvin produces a CD		   17-5
Feb   A magnetostrictive loudspeaker from M.B.Quart   17-4
Jan   Winter CES   17-3
1988
        
Dec Poh Hser Hsu A towering subwoofer   17-2
Nov   Elite Speakers, AES Convention, Telarc Recording   17-2
Oct John S. Allen accidental stereo   17-1
Sep Keith Johnson precise acoustics   17- 1
Aug Ralph Dopmeyer master of the Titanic   16-6
July David Weinberg recording and home A / V   16-6
June   Summer CES    
May   The Lexicon OPUS Hard Disc Editor; Lexicon CP-1   16-5
Apr   Cambridge Soundworks   16-4
Mar Steven Goldstein The Goldstein Model 10   16-4
Feb Howard Roberson Tape testing   16-3
Jan   Winter CES   16-3
1987
        
Dec Goldwater dbx CX-1 Preamp and BX-1 Amplifier   16-2
Nov   Copycode   16-2
Oct Richard Aylward
Peter Mitchell &
Poh Hser Hsu		 A dbx demo;  a listening test   16-1
Sep   dbx single-ended noise reduction; DAT distortion   16-1
Aug D. Boettger dbx RTA-1 Real Time Analyzer   15-11, 12
July Polon DAT symphony hall recordings compared   15-11, 12
June   Summer CES; 3M and VCR cleaning   15-11, 12
May David Moran;
Poh Hser Hsu		 Moran on imaging;
Hsu on subwoofers		   15-5, 6
Apr Bill Porter Recording engineering   15-9, 10
Mar Allison IC-20   15-7, 8
Feb Andy Petite Boston Acoustics   15-7, 8
Jan   Winter CES   15-3, 4
1986
        
Dec Philips     15 - 11, 12
Nov   AES Convention report; Floyd Toole's research on speaker resonances prepared by Peter Mitchell   15 - 3, 4
Oct Clark Jensen "Our Sonic Heritage" Clark Jensen of the Listening Studio   15 - 1, 2
Sep Richard Davidson Innovative Technologies (loudspeakers)   15 - 1, 2
Aug   Broadcast PCM audio on TV   14 - 11, 12
July   Yamaha Surround Sound Processor   14 - 11, 12
June   Summer CES Reports   14 - 9, 10
May Poh Ser Hsu;
Brad Meyer + Peter Mitchell		 Bass You Can Feel;
Sony digital conference		   14 - 7, 8
Apr David Hadaway DB Systems; BAS Cassette Clinic Report DBH 14 - 9, 10
Mar John F. Allen John's Greatest Picks (Theater Sound at Wellesley)   14 - 7, 8
Feb Peter Mitchell Demonstrations by Peter   14 - 1, 2
Jan Graham Bank Celestion; Winter CES Reports   14 - 3, 4
1985
        
Dec Bob Henry Apogee Duetta - User's Report by Bob Henry   14 - 5, 6
Nov Richard L. Kaye WCRB   14 - 5, 6
Oct Raymond Cooke KEF Electronics   14 - 5, 6
Sep Les Tyler dbx   14 - 1, 2
Aug   open forum   13 - 11, 12
July Bill Osgood,
Kevin Voecks		 Snell Acoustics   13 - 11, 12
June Sabura Egawa Japanese Audio Journalist (Special Meeting)   13 - 3, 4
Apr (see title ---> ) The Masters Remember with Edgar Villchur, Henry Kloss, Roy Allison, Daniel Von Recklinghausen and Andrew Petite   13 - 11, 12
Mar Ken Kantor Acoustic Research   13 - 7, 8
Feb   Winter CES Reports; Music Critics Panel   13 - 7, 8
Jan Joel Sheveloff Musicologist, Boston University   13 - 5, 6
1984
        
Dec Harvey Rosenberg New York Audio Labs   13 - 5, 6
Nov John Stautner Compusonics   13 - 3, 4
Oct Andrew Kazdin Real World Recording   13 - 1, 2
Sep Peter Aczel Fourier Systems   13 - 1, 2
Aug Mark Davis The dbx Soundfield One Loudspeaker   12 - 11, 12
July William Conrad William Conrad speaks on Conrad-Johnson Electronics   12 - 11, 12
June Jacob Rabinow ...On Inventing and Such   12 - 9, 10
May   A High End Dealer Panel Discussion   12 - 9, 10
Apr Paul Gardocki Desktop Loudspeakers   12 - 7, 8
Mar Richard Davidson Innovative Techniques, visiting Technics in Japan
by Brad Meyer and Peter Mitchell		   12 - 7, 8
Feb Ben Zander ...on Musical Performance   12 - 5, 6
Jan   Theater Sound, Flying Boats, etc...   12 - 5, 6
1983
        
Dec Harvey Rosenberg New York Audio Labs   12 - 3, 4
Nov Gary Shapiro The Betamax Case   12 - 3, 4
Oct Richard Modiferi The Infinite Slope Crossover   12 - 1, 2
Sep   Acoustic Research: SRC-1, AR-9LS   12 - 1, 2
Aug Seth Hollub Morel Acoustics   11
July Frank Hildebrand Epicure Products   (link to Epicure Speaker parts HERE )   11
June   Summer CES Reports   11
May Robert Heiblim Denon   11
Apr Les Tyler, Bob Adams dbx 4bx and 700   11
Mar Gary Walker Apogee Acoustics (Apogee user's group HERE)   11
Feb David Ranada Digital Explanations   11
Jan   Japan Audio Fair; Winter CES Reports   11
1982
        
Dec Scott Woodard Shure Brothers, Inc.   11
Nov Bob Carver AES Convention   11
Oct   Demonstration Tables   11
Sep   Mahler Tape Playback   11
Aug   Panel Discussion: New Technologies   10 - 11, 12
July Richard Sequerra Pyramid Loudspeakers    
June Eugene Pitts Audio Magazine   10 - 9, 10
May Robert Berkovitz Acoustic Research   10 - 9, 10
Apr Harvey Rosenberg Futterman, Tube God   10 - 9, 10
Mar Tom Colangelo Mark Levinson Audio   Mark Himself  Madrigal     10 - 7, 8
Feb Tom Holman Lucasfilm   10 - 7, 8
Jan   Winter CES Report; Sound Technology   10 - 5, 6
1981
        
Dec   U.S. Pioneer   10 - 5, 6
Nov Joel Cohen Joel on CX; Tokyo Audio Fair; AES   10 - 3, 4
Oct Bob Stuart Boothroyd-Stuart   10 - 1, 2
Sep Francis Daniel Benchmark Acoustics   10 - 1, 2
Aug Roger West Sound Labs   9 - 12
July   Open Forum   9 - 11
June   Summer CES   9 - 10
May Alan Hill Plasmatronics   9 - 9
Apr David W. Stebbings KM Labs   9 - 9
Mar   dbx 20/20; dbx cassettes; Dolby C demo.   9 - 8
Feb Andy Petite Boston Acoustics   9 - 6, 7
Jan E. Brad Meyer Winter CES Reports; The Optical Video Disc   9 - 5
1980
        
Dec Stuart P. Quint
Steve Grant		 Loudspeaker Distortion;
Steve demos new speakers		   9 - 4
Nov

Paul Klipsch;
Joel Cohen

 Paul W speaks;
Joel on Image Restoration; The Tokyo Audio Fair		 BG
PM 		9 - 3
Oct Jon Dahlquist DQM-7 and DQM-9 Speakers PB 9-2
Sep Peter Snell Snell Loudspeakers    
Aug (see title ---> ) A Colloquium on Records and Recording with Richard Burwen, Ralph Dopmeyer, David Griesinger, Tom Holman, Scott Kent, E. Brad Meyer, and Peter Mitchell   8 - 12
July Larry Klein Stereo Review   8 - 11
June Brad Meyer,
David Weinberg,
Peter Mitchell		 Summer CES Reports   8 - 10
May   DRS - Digital Recording Systems   8 - 9
Apr Alan Fierstein Acoustilog Room Measurment   8 - 8
Mar Steven Temmer Gotham Audio   8 - 7
Feb   Revox; Leigh Instruments ECD "egg" loudspeaker   8 - 6
Jan Bob Carver M-400 Power Amp   8 - 5
1979
        
Dec Les Tyler dbx Turntable / Arm / Cartridge Clinic   8 - 4
Nov Mitchell Ravits Empire Scientific   8 - 3
Oct Tom Holman Tom speaks on Power Amps   8 - 1, 2
Sep Bob Carver Preamp and Amps; Three reps   8 - 1, 2
Aug Peter Barthelson Amber Electronics   7 - 12
July Dave McLaughlin Crown International   7 - 11
June (see title ---> ) Elliot Berger & Dan Lilley of EAR Corp; Bruce Maier, Discwasher   7 - 10
May Joel Cohen Sound Concepts   7 - 9
Apr Bob Berkowitz,
David Mcintosh		 Digital Recording and Speaker Measurements   7 - 8
Mar Gary Bergstrom Shure Brothers   7 - 7
Feb Ed Gately President, The Hafler Company   7 - 6
Jan Virgil Friebel,
Bob Pardee		 Sound Guard   7 - 5
1978
        
Dec Mitch Cotter Phono playback   7 - 4
Nov Frank Sifter Electronics Specialists   7 - 8
Oct Godehard Guenther ADS   7 - 8
Sep George Alexandrovich Stanton Magnetics   7 - 1
Aug   Pioneer Series 20   6 - 12
July Dan Talbot, Les Tyler,
Peter Mitchell		 dbx Direct to Disc listening seession   6 - 11
June Peter Mitchell Summer CES Reports   6 - 10
May Win Burhoe Burhoe Acoustics   6 - 9
Apr (see title ---> ) Paul Young & Stanley Lipshitz, Waterloo University;
Keith Monks, Keith Monks Audio Labs		   6 - 8
Mar Tim Holl, Jim Kates The AR-9   6 - 7
Feb Tom Holman The APT/Holman Preamplifier   6 - 6
Jan   blizzard - no meeting (!)    
1977
        
Dec William Bottenberg Ferrofluidics Corp.   6 - 4
Nov Geoffrey Hall CM Labs, on Feedback Control in Loudspeakers   6 - 3
Oct Henning Möller B&K Instruments   6 - 3
Mar John F. Allen, Mitch Cotter     5 - 7
1972        
Aug   For meeting info, notes, and minutes of the first 3 meetings    
Jun   click the ARCHIVES button or click HERE    
May        
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