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Double Headed Reproducer

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Now this is interesting. Seems like it would wear your records out, more than anything else.


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Very interesting indeed, though I would be surprised if that design actually has any audio benefits- probably just a marketing trick.

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Here is the subject of discussion from the listing.

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A UK make used this design, coupled to a doubled tone arm- they claimed that the shorter needle bar handled high frequencies, and the longer the lower. I've seen German machines that used two tone arms coupled together. I agree, just a novelty.

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estott wrote:A UK make used this design, coupled to a doubled tone arm- they claimed that the shorter needle bar handled high frequencies, and the longer the lower. I've seen German machines that used two tone arms coupled together. I agree, just a novelty.
The UK machine was the Duophone, and here is the beast in question :
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