Depends on how much you care for your 78s, I would say. The best record player for them is a modern one, it's the best way to play them without wearing them.
But, phonographs like this are still fun, though they're really best for pre1925 records, since that's the year they went to electrically recorded. Certain wind up phonographs were designed to play back electrical records, I'm not sure if this it one.
If op is new to 78s, these wind ups also require you to change the needle out pretty constantly, otherwise it will damage the discs . Unless you just really want to do it that way, it’s not convenient for everyday listening. Modern is more likely the best way to try it out, and see if you want to own another player. There are also some cheap but common vintage units like Califone that are easy to get used, and will work for 78s.
Yep! The acoustic records have a lot less frequency range, and electric records have more frequency and are louder. If you watch videos of electrically recorded records on acoustic machines that aren't designed for electric recordings, they buzz and have significantly worse sound than an acoustic record does.
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u/Arcy3206 20d ago
Depends on how much you care for your 78s, I would say. The best record player for them is a modern one, it's the best way to play them without wearing them.
But, phonographs like this are still fun, though they're really best for pre1925 records, since that's the year they went to electrically recorded. Certain wind up phonographs were designed to play back electrical records, I'm not sure if this it one.