What a wonderful player, it sounds brilliant. I never cease to be amazed at how much information is on these old recordings when they are played back through modern equipment. The recording did make me laugh too. Good fun. 😊👍
This is so fucking cool (pardon my French)! The fact that we are now able to get a more stable speed for these records to be able to preserve them is incredible! not even mentioning the fact that we can play them with little damage and better sound quality than those microphones that squeeze into the original reproducers of the Edison machines. I'm surprised at the audio quality of this record! sounds very close to the audio quality of a Victor record of that era, maybe even a smidge better!
Thanks for your comment. The recording is 110 or 111 years old. I have just uploaded a new video featuring an electrical transfer of a cylinder that is 121 years old.
@@nickdellow6073 I imagine it helps that you use a graphic equaliser to improve the sound & suppresss noise. Speaking of equalisation, I guess things like RIAA equalisation weren't even invented back then?
@@vasilis8208 Yes, indeed, using a graphic equaliser is pretty essential really. In fact, I have variable equalisation at the phono stage input end of the pre-amp as well. I use a Klark Teknik DN360 graphic equaliser after the pre-amp stage, before feeding the signal to a sound card. RIAA was devised to reduce the damage that would otherwise arise during playback (and indeed during cutting to disc at the recording stage) of LPs, due to the 'micro' groove size. There were equalisation curves applied to electrically recorded 78s before this, starting in the mid 1920s, but they were nothing like the RIAA curve, which was unnecessary before the LP era as the groove diameter of 78s was wide enough to handle bass frequencies (in the vast majority of cases, so long as the electrical cutting head was dampened sufficiently). Acoustic recordings had no electrical equalisation, of course, and relied on the dimensions of the recording horns and the size of the studio, and how the walls and floor were constructed. There are no electrically recorded commercial cylinders, though there are some late 1920s Edison Blue Amberols that are dubbed from electrically recorded Edison Diamond Discs, but the dubbing process is mechanical not electrical!
Thank you for your message. The exact price is dependant on the modifications Stephen Bennett of Vintagetech wants to make to this prototype design, but it would be in the region of £7000.
What a wonderful player, it sounds brilliant. I never cease to be amazed at how much information is on these old recordings when they are played back through modern equipment. The recording did make me laugh too. Good fun. 😊👍
Fantastic quality! Not to mention it LOOKS like proper Hi-Fi kit.
This is so fucking cool (pardon my French)! The fact that we are now able to get a more stable speed for these records to be able to preserve them is incredible! not even mentioning the fact that we can play them with little damage and better sound quality than those microphones that squeeze into the original reproducers of the Edison machines. I'm surprised at the audio quality of this record! sounds very close to the audio quality of a Victor record of that era, maybe even a smidge better!
excellent transfer, pretty machine, and remarkably crisp acoustic recording! what a setup :D
I'm impressed!
Remarkable! Thank you for this delightful demonstration.
Amazing.
Sounds amazing considering the recording is probably over 100 years old!
Thanks for your comment. The recording is 110 or 111 years old. I have just uploaded a new video featuring an electrical transfer of a cylinder that is 121 years old.
@@nickdellow6073 I imagine it helps that you use a graphic equaliser to improve the sound & suppresss noise. Speaking of equalisation, I guess things like RIAA equalisation weren't even invented back then?
@@vasilis8208 Yes, indeed, using a graphic equaliser is pretty essential really. In fact, I have variable equalisation at the phono stage input end of the pre-amp as well. I use a Klark Teknik DN360 graphic equaliser after the pre-amp stage, before feeding the signal to a sound card.
RIAA was devised to reduce the damage that would otherwise arise during playback (and indeed during cutting to disc at the recording stage) of LPs, due to the 'micro' groove size. There were equalisation curves applied to electrically recorded 78s before this, starting in the mid 1920s, but they were nothing like the RIAA curve, which was unnecessary before the LP era as the groove diameter of 78s was wide enough to handle bass frequencies (in the vast majority of cases, so long as the electrical cutting head was dampened sufficiently).
Acoustic recordings had no electrical equalisation, of course, and relied on the dimensions of the recording horns and the size of the studio, and how the walls and floor were constructed. There are no electrically recorded commercial cylinders, though there are some late 1920s Edison Blue Amberols that are dubbed from electrically recorded Edison Diamond Discs, but the dubbing process is mechanical not electrical!
@@nickdellow6073 Wow, so how does mechanical dubbing work??
@@vasilis8208 I'm not quite sure, to be honest. I'll have to look into it. If I find out, I'll let you know.
Outstanding result!
Did Leslie Sarony pinch the melody of 'Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead' from the final section of this song (from 4:48 to 5:01) ?
I think so too
It's a parody of the smash-hit 'The Gypsy's Warning' that everyone in 1913 would have known, and is still familar today. And what inspired Sarony too.
@@risingchads Ah, thank you! I wasn't aware of that song.
Where did you get this from? Or is it purpose built?
Does this one also cost thousands of dollars?
Nice. How much does it cost? I went to the website but it has nothing about price.
Thank you for your message. The exact price is dependant on the modifications Stephen Bennett of Vintagetech wants to make to this prototype design, but it would be in the region of £7000.
@@nickdellow6073 I'd like one but I think my marriage would suffer