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On Sunday, 27 September 2020 12:42:06 UTC+1, newshound wrote:
On 27/09/2020 11:58, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Brian Gaff \(Sofa\) wrote:
Well, why would they be bringing the amp if its the turntable?

I assumed it was an old record player. All in one unit.

Never ever seen a turntable that had valves. ;-)

You'll be giving someone an idea now.

It was done before record players got electronics. The needle moved a
grating over another grating, acting as a valve modulating a stream of
compressed air. Feed that into a horn and the output was LOUD. Lots of
hiss was a downside.

That is not the turntable, though. It is the pickup device.


NT

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