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Today we’ve got DVDs, CDs, MP3s, and the web for all our musical needs. However, none of these would be likely without the invention of the record player, one of the most significant components of technology of all time. It was so pioneering that following its invention in 1877, almost a hundred years passed before it was replaced by newer technologies. And still today, record players carry an oldtime musical feel that ensures they are still very well liked by music aficionados throughout the world. Today, anytime one thinks of a turntable, it is often the Technics or perhaps the Crosley Record Player. Yet more than 100 years ago, the name that mattered most was Thomas Edison. Continue reading →