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Have you given any details concerning your radiogram and your gramophone? I'd really like to know more about them. The radiogram, especially, has a beautiful tone and the sound is quite detailed. It always amazes me when I hear electronics from that era - little sound above 5000 hrz, but they ...

Such natural string tone - especially unexpected in a recording from 1929. What are you using to reproduce this record?

Amazing AM reception! The AM sections on today's radios, especially those in cars, is so inferior to the reception of 80-year-old electronics.

Incredible. It took about another 70 years and computers for the concept to work reliably with the CD, which depends on constant linear speed.

It's a miracle that this amplifier works at all after all of these years. I noticed a good deal of hum when you pulled the on/off switch for the amp. Was this typical of its operation when new? Would capacitor replacement make it quieter?

After listening to so many of your offerings, I finally noticed that you've located your emg in a corner - at least that's what it seems on screen. Such a great idea - it effectively extends the length off the emg horn - rather like the Klispschorn speakers in the US and some of the Tannoy model...

I have been considering that very dynavector cartridge. Have been happy with it?

I have noticed that there is streak on the discs that you play. Is this some type of lubricant that you apply prior to playing? If so, what is it, and does it take away some of the scratchiness or cut down on wear?

You should put "label" warnings on this piece - Highly saccharine, dangerous for diabetics.

I had always wondered if a wooden horn would influence the sound of the early Victrolas. If my ears served me well, this gramophone has fewer resonances that could be credited to a metal horn. It makes the listening experience more relaxed and "mellow".

Surprisingly, the table-model orthophonic retains much of the sound, except the bass. I do miss the bass. How many incarnations of the orthophonic technology do you have? Is there turn over, or is this a permanent collection? Thank you for the on-going contributions. I look forward to them.

I'll have to Google Lloyd Grossman - I honestly don't recall who he is. I need to clarify what I mean about the "similarity" between educated American and the Royals. I'm speaking about the vowels. They are more similar than different. British dialects, also Australian, New Zealand and S. Afr...

It is amazing how "high fidelity" these early electrical recordings sound on a Credenza - no tubes, no speakers, just clear, acoustical reproduction.

I'm not exactly sure why you say the thickness of the discs causes the rumble. The rumble most likely comes from the turntable. The needles are sensitive to up and down motions in the Edison hill and dale system, and the vibrations of the turntable make those motions. When stereo came in, turn...

This disc and machine combo confirms what I've suspected for quite a while: the acoustic orthophonic machines were actually more distortion free than the electronic play back systems of the time. The early electronic reproducers were always seeking "tone" - an artificial warmth, free from scratc...

The pic of Harry Roy has me convinced that he is Joel Gray's father. Great rendition.

I'm sure that your YouTube followers know this, but I am curious concerning your gramophone. HMV re-entrant? Victrola Orthophonic? Some other brand?

Just a small heads up: eliptical styli are very sensitive to placement in the head of the tone arm. If it's at the wrong angle, it will wear out the grooves of your precious records very quickly - especially the inner grooves. Right now it sounds as if it's aligned OK, but that's not the best i...