Six thousand machines, nine hundred manufacturers, and the engineering, business and restoration stories behind them. Catalogued, cross-referenced, and described with knowledge and authority.
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From pre-war radiograms to current reference decks. Drive type, platter mass, motor, control, tonearm, weight, price at launch
Consumer, semi-pro and studio machines. Track format, speeds, reel size, head configuration, electronics
New entries and revised records, the newest first
Three standing lines of enquiry. Nobody else is writing this material
From pre-war radiograms to current reference decks. Drive type, platter mass, motor, control, tonearm, weight, price at launch
Bearings, plinth resonance, motor control, arm geometry. Why the shoebox silhouette persists and what it costs acoustically
Idler wheels, capstan bearings, electrolytics, deck ailignment. What is worth saving, what is not, and how originality is judged
Visionaries, designers and engineers of the golden era, and the companies that changed the way we listen
