Old 78's

Rodders53

Supatramp said:

But how does some units play all speeds, with the one stylus?

It won't.  At least not well... https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/support/playing-78rpm-records explains.

The ubiquitous solution was like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/297783946791 a flip-over 78 one side LP the other.

More expensive solutions involved changing the stylus the slotted into the cartridge or the plug-in tone arm head with a different cartridge/stylus combo.

Grey_Critic

Next question - anyone got any 16 rpm records?

flaneurs_lobster

Grey_Critic said:

Next question - anyone got any 16 rpm records?

Were some in my parent's loft, spoken word French language course je me rappelle.

Grey_Critic

flaneurs_lobster said:

Grey_Critic said:

Next question - anyone got any 16 rpm records?

Were some in my parent's loft, spoken word French language course je me rappelle.

Thank you - actually I was trying to be a little sarcastic because long before 33 & 45 came along you would see 16 and 78 and being a language course would fit in with the little I know about them. Don't think most will have heard of them.

PHK

The family BSR autochanger record deck in the 70s had the flip stylus and played 16, 33, 45 and 78.

I also had some US "audio books" from a jumble sale that ran at 8 2/3 rpm, but never had anything to play them on. 

uknick

Good video here on trying to play 78s on new equipment and getting a good sound.

Playing 78 RPM Shellac Records properly

 

Supatramp

Thanks folks for your help/comments, I ended up going for the Phillips Stevie from Amazon for £129. It will do me, and the issue of the 78's I'll address later. Thanks again.

nottsphil

Brie said:

somewhere in the distant past I've come across a record player that only showed 33 & 45 but if you pressed both buttons you got 78.  (33+45=78)

I never knew that!
Presumably it would actually run at 78⅓ as the slower speed is 100 revolutions per three minutes.