Cool - I have one of these. If your interested, I have records this machine was made to play. Not 33 1/3 but 8 1/3 RPM. They play for about 2 and a half hours per side if they are standard 12 inch mono. Maybe 1 hour per side at 10 inch. There are even 9 inch records that are more like floppy disc. I have a lot of these if you are interested.
That said, hey I have vision problems and think it would be great if they still made turntables for the blind, because some of us are audiophiles/vintage enthusiasts (well it wouldn't make much sense to get an HDTV, video games would it?) and Vinyl LPs are not really blind-friendly but they're fun.
@CorporalClegg1000 Very true. But these machines are made to play records that spin at 8 1/3 RPM. This machine can play 33 1/3, 16 3/4 and the illusive 8 1/3 speed. Not made to sound great, but did the job in the 70's.
I'm Leagaly Blind. I've seen one in my childhood when I went to a computer camp in Stauntan. They were being phaised out and the 4 track cassetes were the in thing as far as books. Now they have library books on flash drives and they have special players for them also we can get talking books on the Kindle like sighted people get print ones the talking books also show text to. I'm 33 seen it all so far I know I'll see more love technology.
@MJAngelLove I don't really understand your problem with my comment, I too have a vision impairment, so I know what it's like to be patronised, it's not fun and I don't like it, I wasn't intending to patronise anyone, and if I did I'm sorry, I wasn't suggesting that blind people are helpless because they are not.
This is a talking book player... It was designed to play back special slow speed records that had full length books on them for folks who were blind or visually impaired. Those records were usually ten inches, came in big plastic alums and ran at either 8 or 16 rpm. and they were called 'talking books.' You'll notice that there is no 45 speed. I used one of these machines many years ago while I was in school. I don't know what they're worth today. Talking books are exclusively on tape now.
Cool - I have one of these. If your interested, I have records this machine was made to play. Not 33 1/3 but 8 1/3 RPM. They play for about 2 and a half hours per side if they are standard 12 inch mono. Maybe 1 hour per side at 10 inch. There are even 9 inch records that are more like floppy disc. I have a lot of these if you are interested.
dave631bnetzero 1 month ago
That said, hey I have vision problems and think it would be great if they still made turntables for the blind, because some of us are audiophiles/vintage enthusiasts (well it wouldn't make much sense to get an HDTV, video games would it?) and Vinyl LPs are not really blind-friendly but they're fun.
CorporalClegg1000 5 months ago
@CorporalClegg1000 Very true. But these machines are made to play records that spin at 8 1/3 RPM. This machine can play 33 1/3, 16 3/4 and the illusive 8 1/3 speed. Not made to sound great, but did the job in the 70's.
dave631bnetzero 1 month ago
I'm Leagaly Blind. I've seen one in my childhood when I went to a computer camp in Stauntan. They were being phaised out and the 4 track cassetes were the in thing as far as books. Now they have library books on flash drives and they have special players for them also we can get talking books on the Kindle like sighted people get print ones the talking books also show text to. I'm 33 seen it all so far I know I'll see more love technology.
MJAngelLove 6 months ago
its a little sad when u read the description and play the vid at the same time
bassgeek388 8 months ago
That doesn't sound too bad for what I'm assuming is a ceramic cartridge!
circlesky73 9 months ago
i'm getting a Abby Road vinyl for christmas this year =)
NESHero 1 year ago
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@Dragonx07 classroom tone arm it should take a classroom needle just look for califone or audiotronics
force311999 1 year ago
Hey, I just found one of these at an antique shop. Do you know where I can get a needle?
mevsthor 1 year ago
@mevsthor classroom tone arm it should take a classroom needle just look for califone or audiotronics
force311999 1 year ago
I think that song is quite appropriate considering who the turntable is designed for?
Lachlant1984 1 year ago
@Lachlant1984
I don't appreciate that comment about who the turntable was desighned for because we're not a bunch of helpless idiots you SON OF A BITCH.
MJAngelLove 6 months ago
@MJAngelLove I don't really understand your problem with my comment, I too have a vision impairment, so I know what it's like to be patronised, it's not fun and I don't like it, I wasn't intending to patronise anyone, and if I did I'm sorry, I wasn't suggesting that blind people are helpless because they are not.
Lachlant1984 6 months ago
@Lachlant1984
That's ok I did't know.:)
MJAngelLove 5 months ago
THE BEATLES!!! YA
chucktone11 2 years ago
i have that exact same record.
AFNYOAQIS 2 years ago
This is a talking book player... It was designed to play back special slow speed records that had full length books on them for folks who were blind or visually impaired. Those records were usually ten inches, came in big plastic alums and ran at either 8 or 16 rpm. and they were called 'talking books.' You'll notice that there is no 45 speed. I used one of these machines many years ago while I was in school. I don't know what they're worth today. Talking books are exclusively on tape now.
BadEditPro 3 years ago
@BadEditPro cool!
zimmaster4 1 year ago
I just came across one of these at a garage sale.
I got an A-79 and was wondering how to get more info on these players.
Are they worth anything more or less than any other players of the time?
Either way a pretty cool find
Flapjacks227 3 years ago
vintage
wokensoulsounds07 3 years ago