My "hi fi" system includes a late '20s University radio driver which must weigh 10 pounds, attached to a formerly
oak-grained 10-panel Cygnet horn.
For portable use, I have an mp3 player rubber-banded to a set of cheapo amplified speakers, which works remarkably well &
fits in the breast pocket of my jackets. I've given several as gifts and recommend them highly .
http://tinyurl.com/4eq54zh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leroy Barco" <leroyba...@abq.com>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 8:43 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Horn connector for playing an iPod through a cylinder machine
I followed vinyl vision's idea for iPod into machine. I just taped the
speaker on the turnback crook of my Credenza.
It sounds great! Can't see using any other internal horn machine,
except for a fun novelty.
I'll probably find a ruined ortho reproducer to put the speaker on so
I can switch to authentic needle playing.
But it would be a hoot to head out to the beach with the speaker and
iPhone attached to a cygnet horn… tuned to a heavy metal station,
maybe! <grin>
LeRoy
"For $11 and a donor no-name reproducer, you can make one yourself.
Remove the old diaphragm and needle bar and JB Weld this to the
reproducer and Voila.... A Victor MP3 player.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Veho-Portable-Speaker-for-iPod-iPhone-MP3-VSS001360/14066650
Better yet, don't use a reproducer, just a repro replacement rubber
adapter for a Victor..."
On Monday, February 14, 2011, D P Ingram <dar...@ingram.fi> wrote:
Interesting idea. If the price is low we'd get one just for the novelty and
future place in the library.
Darren
On 15 feb 2011, at 07.32, Vinyl Visions wrote:
Hi Guys,
I need your input to see if this is a viable idea. I made a Tizit for my Edison that allows me to play my iPod or other
audio source through my Cygnet horn. It really sounds great and you can play not only Edison mp3's but ANY genre of
music. I don't need any more electronic speakers in my house or docking stations, so I thought why not use what I like to
look at? Most of us have a cylinder player or two of some type.
It's great when you want to listen to some favorites, but don't want to crank and change cylinders. No mods to the
machine are necessary and when you want to go back to original operation, just remove the Tizit and replace it with the
original. Is this a viable idea? If so, what price range?
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