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  2. List of phonograph manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    The phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone, record player or turntable, is a device introduced in 1877 for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. Phonographs can also specifically refer to machines that only play Phonograph cylinder s, the gramophone is an advanced version of the phonograph that only plays disc ...

  3. Jegs High Performance - Wikipedia

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    It sells performance auto parts, aftermarket accessories, tools, and race apparel. JEGS was founded by Jeg Coughlin Sr. in 1960 as a small speed shop. [1] Jeg's remained family owned and operated until 2022 when a majority stake of the company was purchased by Greenbriar Equity Group .

  4. Voice of Music - Wikipedia

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    V-M projects done, while under Bankruptcy Court supervision, included reworking 20,000 turntables for Thompson Electronics of France in 1978 and 1979. V-M also manufactured Model 270-6 monaural record changers, and a number of cassette decks for New Century Education Corporation, Beltone, and Terra Technology.

  5. 45 rpm adapter - Wikipedia

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    A plastic 45 rpm adapter that inserts into the large spindle hole of a 45 rpm record. A 45 rpm adapter (also known as a 45 rpm record insert, 45 rpm spindle adapter, spider, or 7-inch adapter in reference the usual size of a 45 rpm record) is a small plastic or metal insert that goes in the middle of a 45-rpm record so it can be played on the standard size spindle of a turntable.

  6. Mitsubishi Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Mitsubishi Corporation (三菱商事株式会社, Mitsubishi Shōji Kabushiki-gaisha) is Japan's largest trading company (sogo shosha) and a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu. As of 2022, Mitsubishi Corporation employs over 80,000 people and has ten business segments, including energy , industrial finance, banking , machinery , chemicals , and ...

  7. Unusual types of gramophone records - Wikipedia

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    A commercially unsuccessful extension of the system introduced grooves nearly twice as fine as those of microgroove LPs, yielding playing times of up to 20 minutes per side at 80 rpm and again requiring a special diamond stylus. Even more than with Pathé discs, Edison's vertical-cut records called for specially designed equipment for playback.

  8. Magnetic cartridge - Wikipedia

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    An Audio Technica AT-F3 moving coil phono cartridge. A magnetic cartridge, more commonly called a phonograph cartridge or phono cartridge or (colloquially) a pickup, is an electromechanical transducer that is used to play phonograph records on a turntable.

  9. Direct-drive turntable - Wikipedia

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    In a direct-drive turntable the motor is located directly under the center of the platter and is connected to the platter directly. It is a significant advancement over older belt-drive turntables for turntablism, since they have a slower start-up time and torque, and are prone to wear-and-tear and breakage, [5] as the belt would break from backspinning or scratching. [6]