What is the difference between a record changer, turntable, phonograph and record player?
A5-1: A record changer (sometimes also called an automatic turntable) can stack and play multiple records automatically. A manual turntable (or turntable) has capability to play one record at a time. A third classification is a “semi automatic turntable”, which may pick up the tone arm at the end of the record and shut itself off after the record has played. It may also have a similar capability to move the tone arm over and lower it to play a record once it has been manually placed on the platter. Unfortunately, the term “turntable” can also refer to just the platter that spins the records. All of these variations require an external amplifier and speakers to hear sound. A combination of a record changer, amplifier, and speaker all in one unit may be called a record player or phonograph.
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