This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever hackernews August 11, 2026 History of TechnologyMagazinePast ForwardArticleAugust 2026Consumer Electronics This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever The Magnetophon also gave rise to the laugh trackAllison Marsh02 Aug 20267 min readAllison Marsh is a professor at the University of South Carolina and the codirector of the Ann Johnson Institute for Science, Technology & Society.Bing Crosby championed the Magnetophon, a hi-fi reel-to-reel tape recorder used to play back prerecorded performances on the radio. Pavek Museum Source: hackernews
History of TechnologyMagazinePast ForwardArticleAugust 2026Consumer Electronics This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever The Magnetophon also gave rise to the laugh trackAllison Marsh02 Aug 20267 min readAllison Marsh is a professor at the University of South Carolina and the codirector of the Ann Johnson Institute for Science, Technology & Society.Bing Crosby championed the Magnetophon, a hi-fi reel-to-reel tape recorder used to play back prerecorded performances on the radio. Pavek Museum