Frank Sinatra's stereo

[SCB]

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.

[brian.fitterman]

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

[SCB]

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

[paul172]

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

[SCB]

With his big screen tv on the top.

[Elk]

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

[SCB]

Dang, you guys are old………as me.

[Stealth]

Sorry, but on the McIntosh Pre-Amp… it is Not a C22 (First Pic).

It is actually a MX110 Vacuum Tube Tuner (2nd Pic) made from 1962-1969.

[flenser55]

Pretty sure it’s the C22.

[Stealth]

Ah yes… I stand corrected. It is that model of the C22. The knobs on the glass faceplate give it away. Cheers!