Frank Sinatra's stereo

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I don’t know if the text is correct but it is interesting.

Frank Sinatra, 1965, sitting in his home in Palm Springs, California, in front of a three channel Hi-Fi system. The system appears to include a McIntosh C22 preamplifier, Fisher R200 tuner, Presto 825 reel-to-reel recorder, and a trio of power amplifiers. The speakers are likely a classic 1960s model from Altec-Lansing or JBL. The McIntosh C22 is a legendary vacuum tube preamplifier that was produced from 1963 to 1968. It’s renowned for its warm, rich sound and exceptional build quality.

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Ok, so whats in that big bowl on the table? Looks like a bunch of packs of cigarettes.
Also 3 speakers???

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Yes I think it’s packs of cigarettes. Guess he didn’t want to run out. Everybody smoked in that era.

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A lot of tracks were mixed in 3 channel especially RCA Living Presence recordings of yesteryear! All the greats!

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With his big screen tv on the top.:sweat_smile:

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Many excellent recordings of the period were made with three omni directional microphones.

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Dang, you guys are old………as me.