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Re: Why purchase gramophone wind up
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2025 10:43 pm
by Lucius1958
JerryVan wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 5:33 pm
Curt A wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 5:28 pm
To answer your question simply, there is NO reason to purchase a gramophone, or play 78rpm records or engage in any other unnecessary activities. You list five different personal interests in your profile that are important to you, none of which are necessary for a functional life.
In that same way, collecting records/gramophones are a useless endeavor - the technology is extremely outdated, you can listen to the same music on your computer or phone (no records needed), the era these we're made for and the original listeners are long gone, they don't have stable intrinsic value and you can't take them with you when you die... The point is, this is only an "interest" that serves as a distraction - it's certainly less harmful than other addictions.
Just my opinion...
Jeez Curt, you make me want to stop my car half way across the bridge...
This is Your Brain.
This is Your Brain... on Existentialism.
-Bill
Re: Why purchase gramophone wind up
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 9:17 am
by m_nakamura
Emma I don''t think you sounded rude at all. Curt was just reiterating some things.
Truly there is no reason to buy a gramophone over a normal modern record player. They both do the same thing and honestly a modern record player does it better.
While there are no technical advantages, the old machines do often look more appealing and pleasant (my original argument I used against my mom!
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Re: Why purchase gramophone wind up
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 1:46 pm
by Marc Hildebrant
A modern turntable will often apply the RIAA frequency curve, as the manufacture expects that an LP or 45 records will be played. This modification to the frequency content is in-correct for a 78 RPM record and will make the record sound "mushy" and lacking high end frequencies.
Some models allow the user to turn this feature off. If not, then you will miss some of the music or, you can purchase an antique 78 RPM player, and a box of steel needles.
Marc
Re: Why purchase gramophone wind up
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 2:07 pm
by GroverOverton08
Some "recent" record players also have a two-sided or separate styli & cartridge for 78s.