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Word: victor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...radically new records are now on the market bidding loudly for consumer support, and it looks as if they both will be around for quite a while. Columbia and Victor each proclaim that its record is the best ever conceived by man. Meanwhile, smaller record companies are making their choice. Capital has joined Victor; and Mercury, Cetra, and Concert Hall have gone along with Columbia. Decca, a key company, has decided to stand by for the present and watch its competitors slug...

Author: By Edward J. Sack and David H. Wright, S | Title: Brass Tacks | 4/26/1949 | See Source »

...question is what are the real differences between the two records. The leading considerations are speed of revolution and playing time. Both records use speeds slower than ordinary. Victor uses the gain in time to reduce the size of the record; Columbia puts more music on the standard size record. Victor's claim that its speed of 45 revolutions per minute is better than Columbia's 33 1/3 is true only in an historical sense. The Victor speed presents a much easier engineering problem than the Columbia speed. Victor records, therefore, have a uniform quality while Columbia's quality varies...

Author: By Edward J. Sack and David H. Wright, S | Title: Brass Tacks | 4/26/1949 | See Source »

...Victor's reduction in the size of the record is to reduce what is called "tracking error." Tracking error is distortion introduced when the needle is not aligned with the groove. A curved pickup arm on a twelve-inch record can be perpendicular to the grooves at only a few spots. By reducing the number of grooves, Victor has virtually eliminated tracking error. But the total distortion normally created by tracking error is less than the distortion of most amplifiers, so that tracking error is not heard except on the very fine machines. The fault Victor is correcting...

Author: By Edward J. Sack and David H. Wright, S | Title: Brass Tacks | 4/26/1949 | See Source »

Columbia, meanwhile, has introduced the long playing advantage, which is extremely desirable for classical records. Victor tried to make up for this with a "rapid" changer. Although the drop mechanism of this new changer is extremely fast, the actual break is two seconds longer than on the Webster changers. No matter how much Victor may be able to reduce this break, the advantage of no break at all is always greater...

Author: By Edward J. Sack and David H. Wright, S | Title: Brass Tacks | 4/26/1949 | See Source »

...only real laughs are provided by quaint Victor Moore, who as erstwhile owner of the house clucks about among his tenants like an anxious Leghorn. The artistry of his quavering frustrations and waddling dignity make the rest of the shenanigans look plain silly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Apr. 25, 1949 | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

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