Tag Archives: phonograph

Vintage Documentary: How Stereo Turntables Work

Posted on September 2, 2015 by jwk

Documentary Tube on YouTube has digitized an excellent early video documentary discussing the newest hi-fi invention of the time: stereo! In this 4-minute video, the narrator compares mono with stereo recordings on vinyl. Worth checking out!

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Stereo Aficionados

Posted on July 25, 2015 by jwk
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1956 Grundig 8080 German Hi-Fi Console Repair

Posted on October 3, 2014 by jwk

Cross-posted from Rain City Audio: German radios like this one are a lot more difficult to work on than most American and Canadian radios, and they’re a lot less common, but they do turn up once in a while. This … Continue reading →

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Repairing the Farnsworth K-262P Vintage Radio [Antique Radio Repair Log]

Posted on June 24, 2012 by jwk

A local client engaged me to repair his antique radio, a Farnsworth K-262P from between 1948 and 1951. His wife bought the radio to listen to records, and it came to me with reports that it had been working for … Continue reading →

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