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To play 78s you need the following equipment: A turntable with variable speed adjustment, covering a range from about 60 to 90 rpm. Several are available to do this. A good quality tone arm, containing a stereo cartridge and styli, which have been retipped for playing 78s. An amplifier, preferably one capable of selecting mono as well as stereo.
Well you can play all 78s on record players. For knowing if a record can be played on a gramophone depends on a few things. If the record was pressed in the uk then it can always be played without issue on a gramophone, no matter the age of the record itself, unless the record is made before 1925 then it must be played on a machine made also before 1925 (applies for records from all countries).
There are two important things to bear in mind when you're looking to play 78s. First, we need the turntable to actually spin at 78 RPM. That’s pretty obvious; it's the real defining factor of a 78, after all. Second, we’ll need to determine if we’re playing larger groove records, or microgroove at 78. If it’s microgroove, then we’re ...
In order to play these records your turntable needs to be able to operate at 78rpm. Audio-Technica’s AT-120XUSB, AT-120XBT-USB, AT-140XP, and AT-LP5X all operate perfectly at 78rpm. Additionally, with the exception of the AT-LP5X, the pitch is adjustable, which is a useful feature as a lot of SP records were not always engineered at exactly ...
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In summary, Beardsley (op. cit.) informs us that a pitch variation of A 4 from 425Hz to 445Hz is the range a 78 RPM record collector should expect. Given that this adds a further 5% uncertainty on top of the 13% speed uncertainty and thus a total of ±19% variation, the situation seems bewildering.
Jun 28, 2023 · Today, the 78 rpm record and the wind-up gramophone enjoy an iconic status in Indian culture not found in any other part of the world. In addition to the old-fashioned wind-up gramophone record players, new 3 speed electronic models capable of playing all three formats were introduced by the mid ‘50s, even before local production of vinyl records began in 1958.
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The famous Schipa/Bori duet from La Bohėme (HMV DB900) plays correctly at around 74rpm. At 78 it is quite distressing to listen to, particularly as Bori's voice suffers more than most when her discs are played too fast. Many of Martinelli's early electrics require a speed of 75 or 76rpm.
