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PAGE •- PLAINDEALER. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2S. ittl Stereo headphones to the rescue: they're great family 'harmonizer'! Remember the 1950s and your folks' opinion of record­ ing artists like I ittle Richard, Chuck Berry. Jerry Lee Lewis and Llvis? The war cr> of the '50s was "Turn that thing down!" Parents just didn't under­ stand that you had to play rock & roll loud to enjoy it. Little has changed today except the names of the musi­ cal groups Volume and bass still dominate, driving those with older, more sensitive ears up the wall. But there is an alternative to this situation. At a time when many sociologists place the "American Family" at the top of the endangered species list, teenage musical prefer­ ences no longer need con­ tribute to family conflict. In the '50s one had to grin and bear it, or leave the house to those rocking teens. To­ day, thanks to technology, we have stereo headphones to provide private listening pleasure and permit peaceful coexistence. A few years ago head­ phones were considered "ex­ tras" in a home music sys­ tem. Today, they're standard equipment, a necessity. They not only keep your music from offending those around you, but also serve to keep the outside world from imning- ing on your private enjoy ment. A cultural clash like Bee­ thoven's Fifth Symphony and "Charlie's Angels" can occur in the same room, with no dis­ turbance to either camp. STOP BY TH | "TRADE FAIR" E BOOTH 14 PRODUCTS -PIUS- SUPER SAVER WATER HEATERS AND OTHER ENERCY SAVING DEVICES FINANCING AVAILABLE HEATING AND COOLING 3511S VMGNT tt A Certified LENNOX Dealer fconr. UMis iLENNOXL SINCE 1931 (•15)459-2300 Today, most amplifiers and receivers have outlets for stereo headphones built in. In some cases plugging in the headphones automatically cuts off the speakers. Some­ times you have to turn a con­ trol knob. But, whatever the case, it 's all quite simple. Stereo headphones fre­ quently provide equal if not better sound quality than con­ ventional speaker systems. And for as little as S22.50, Sony's DR-2 headphones offer quality at an economic­ al price. Stereophones often work better than speakers, because big speakers nave a big job to do. They must fill the entire room with sounds Stereo headphones, which are really specially designed speakers in direct contact with your ears, have a small job. They only have to fill your head with sound. Compare the size of your head with the size of the living room and you get the point. But the music system speakers are in big cabinets. Doesn't the cabinet have something to do with the qual­ ity of the sound? Indeed it does. Stereo headphones have no cabinet, right? Wrong. Your head, between the headphone speakers, and your eardrums function like a cabinet. The listener becomes part of the headphone sound system. Then there's the subject of music dispersion. Big speak­ ers spray the music all over the room. That's fine if there are several people listening. Much of the sound bounces off the walls, the ceiling and even lamps and small objects. All these indirect routes dis­ tort the sound on its way to your ears. Stereo headphones put all of the sound where you want it, and in proper left-right balance no matter where you sit. You can get the full im­ pact of the music without turning the volume all the way MUSICAL HARMONY AT HOME begins with stereo head­ phones such as Sony's new DR-S2s which retail for as Utile as $22.00. High quality headphones offer complete musical en­ joyment, often producing better sound than cabinet model speakers, while allowing those around you to go about their business undisturbed. up. Stereo perception through headphones is quite dramatic. Now don't start feeling bad about the money invested in those mammoth speakers. The sound is bis ana beauti­ ful, and if the family listens together it 's the best way to enjoy your favorite music. Early headphones were clunky things, weighing sev­ eral pounds. Pilots must still wear clunky sets, but as a music lover you may enjov comfortable lightweight head­ phones. For example, Sony's DR-2s weigh in at less than 11 ounces. If only music system head­ phones were around in the 1950s. Think of how much more peaceful it would have been. At last, technology has helped improve family har­ mony. New color TV sets can tune in cable programs There arc over 15.000.000 cable TV subscribers in more than I 0,000 communities throughout the U.S. The areas served and number of subscrib ers are increasing every year. To serve this growing TV market, over 57 percent of Zenith's color TV sets arc com­ pletely cable-ready. Models in three screen sizes are capable of receiving 105 channels in the cable mode, in­ cluding the mid- and all super- band channels. The sets can re­ ceive any regular cable pro­ gramming without the use of a converter or adapter. These 19-, 23- and 25-inch diagonal receivers all feature a microprocessor-based tuning system. Each set has a micro- C TRADE FAIR computer that stores channel frequency information and re­ calls it upon demand From the moment one of these sets enters a customer's home, it is ready to operate. No setups or adjustments are needed. The viewer simply presses the channel number de­ sired on the tuneV's keyboard, then the Enter button, and the station is programmed instantly. And--at the flip of a switch on the set--cable channels are tuned the same way The microprocessor tuning system is available in both on- the-set and remote control ver­ sions. With any of the three Space Command systems avail­ able, the viewer can control the set from the comfort of a chair or couch Each remote control system is programmable. With a simple Enter or Enter/Skip action, the viewer can program the set to tune only the channels available in the area and sk ip all unwanted channel numbers. •tiki PRE-RECORDED VIDEO PROGRAMS EXPAND BENEFITS OF VCR (^Recording television pro­ grams off the air remains the most popular reason for buying a video cassette recorder. But for many people, watching what the TV broadcasters have to of­ fer, even on their own time schedule, just isn't good enough. They want more con­ trol over the programming they and their family watch. For these people, buying pre-recorded video cassettes of­ fers an alternative. They can choose their favorite feature movie--from a recent release such as 10 to a classic such as Citizen Kane-- or opt for a sports special, Disney cartoon feature, disco lesson or ballet performance. A wide variety of "adult" programming is also available. Two million video cassette recorders are expected to be in U.S. homes by the end of 1980. The major movie companies realize that those VCR owners represent a large potential mar ket for their films. Some companies, in fact, have indicated they will issue movies on video cassettes al­ most simultaneously with their release to the theatres, or while they are still in their first run Programming is also being produced specifically for the video cassette market, some of it geared to take advantage of the special-effects possibilities of many video recorders. But. if the idea of watching the same video progiam. no matter how much you like it, over and over again holds limit­ ed appeal, video cassctte suppliers offer another option Many companies will rent you the cassettes as well as selling the in In addition to the cost saving (most recent feature Glms sell for around $50 and up on video cassettes; renting a similar movie on a cassette would cost about $15 for a week's rental), renting video cassettes offers a chance to see a broad variety of programming at your conve­ nience. Later, you may decide to purchase your favorites. A number of national video tape rental clubs have sprung up around the country, usually dis­ tributing the cassettes through the mail. Local retail stores often establish rental programs for their customers as well. 3ESE ' t L CHINA LIGHT RESTAURANT and LOUNGE TREE! Balloons & Prizes See Us At Booth No. 53 ntfs *100 Awarded! 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