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Carver preamplifier for DJ setup

ca. 1970

Altel Sound Systems, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Carver front plate on a Pioneer preamplifier (preamp). The metal preamp is black and silver in color. The front of the preamp has a plate, silver in color, which has two handles on either side. White text to the proper left of the front panel reads: [Sonic Holography Preamplifier / CARVER / Model C-1 / High Fidelity Control Console]. There are six black buttons, three black dials, and a headphone input also on the proper left side of the front. All of which have whit type to indicate its purpose. To the proper right of the front, there is a cutout in the panel. The cutout reveals a metal section, black in color, which has four dials above eight buttons. White type indicates the purpose of each dial and button. The sides of the preamp are metal, black in color, with some discoloration. The top is metal, black in color, with discoloration and scratches.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2012.9.2

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