Two prior generations of audiophiles.

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What a long way we’ve come since the beginning of the "talking machine".

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This 1922 Victrola gramophone looks great on it's own, and sounds what one would expect from any gramophone  (seriously bad, but better than anything before, as there was nothing before this in 1922...)

The unit sold for $115USD in 1922, when RCA purchased Victor to form the RCA-Victor company. While $115USD may not seem much, this represented about $1607USD in 2017 dollars. Quite the cost indeed.

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I regret not taking any pictures during the restoration, as it was fun project.

The crank spring was broken and a counterweight for the speed regulator was missing. I repaired both and music came to life :)

I got everything back in working order, and it was fascinating to see the old technology speed governor principle. It’s friction based.

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The old AM receiver is currently in a hollow case.

I plan on putting a vintage full range speaker in it, and have a small Bluetooth/amplifier combo concealed in the furniture piece.

This’ll enable playing any internet radio station, and still look proper.

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I expect to have some fun with this one. 

I’m currently on the look out for a single 10" Dual Concentric Tannoy Red .

Just joking. Likely an Eminence Beta 12LTA and maybe a Fostex FT17H to help on top.