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Phonograph
The phonograph, invented by Thomas Alva Edison, was a great start to sound recording and production and established itself as a fashion for a long time. However, it was not possible to make mass-produced copies. -
Gramophone
In 1888, Emilio Berliner invented the gramophone, rapidly displacing the phonograph because the system allowed the recording and reproduction of sound using a flat disk. With the gramophone, Mr. Berliner formed the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901. -
Record player
It was invented with the idea of playing discs electrically and not manually, providing better sound quality, less disc wear, and the ability to control volume. -
Cassette player
In 1963, the Philips company released the first cassette tape recorder. The invention made sense because it was a piece of equipment that was easy to transport, smaller and compact. -
Walkman
The Walkman was launched by the Sony company in 1979. Sony sold more than 50 million, considering itself a symbol of that decade. The walkman used a cassette player that allowed the user to listen to music through headphones. -
CD player
The CD reader, also called a CD player, was created by James Russell. So far, it was the only device capable of playing audio, video, data, etc. Thanks to its mechanism you have access to the entire disk. -
Discman
Discman was the trade name given to SONY's first CD player, which hit the market in 1984. SONY worked to improve the design: to reduce power consumption, the number of parts and the size of the player, as well as to reduce cost. -
Apple iPod
The iPod is a line of digital audio players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was first introduced in 2001 by Steve jobs. The iPod had the ability to play video and multi-touch iPhone technology