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zailda
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How do you say "this strange object showed here" in American English?
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I �m working on a school project called "Museum of technology" to show apliances that were in use some years ago but were replaced by other more modern ones. I don �t know the exact name in American English for that kind of "dinossaur � that used to play vinyl discs. I �m not sure about the name for it even in my mother �s tongue - that �s the truth. But it doesn �t matter, I wonder if someone can help me with the name for this uh... uh... thing.
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29 Mar 2009
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Damielle
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this kind of "dinossaur" , as you call it, belongs to my early chilhood ...
In Spanish is called " tocadisco combinado"
I guess that in English is called "record player or phonograph"
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29 Mar 2009
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Jayho
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It�s a Hi-fi stereo system (1960�s vintage) that had both a record player and radio.
The vinyl discs were commonly called records (sometimes referred to as 45s, 78s or LPs). They were played on a record player (also called a turntable).
These dinosaurs are now collectibles - they are expensive and difficult to acquire. If only Nanna and Pop didn�t take it to the tip ... |
29 Mar 2009
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Damielle
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After seeing this site, I would say that his is a "console stereo"
...but maybe this is not American English. |
29 Mar 2009
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Jayho
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Hi Damielle - In Australia they were commonly referred to as stereo systems or hi-fi�s. I�m not sure what they were advertised as. Because that�s a Canadian website maybe they were called console stereo�s in Canada. Cheers Jayho. |
29 Mar 2009
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Damielle
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Surely is called stereo systems. |
29 Mar 2009
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dennismychina
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Good morning Ladies,
This is really showing my age. The �object� as you call it is a radiogram.
The radio part is obvious and gram is short for gramophone, later called a record player. Stereo means that sound is emitted from two speakers. Usually two different parts of the same sound/music/song. eg bass from left, treble from right and midrange from both. Or guitar from one drums from the other and vocals from both. So it might be a stereo radiogram but I think stereo come a bit later. And BTW hi-fi is the short form of high fidelity which is a standard of quality. |
29 Mar 2009
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Jayho
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Hi Dennis - my Nan �s and Pop �s had two speakers. I don �t remember them calling it a radiogram or hi-fi but we called our early 1970 �s Pioneer version a hi fi stereo system - in fact my brother still has it and it still works. Aaah - such fond memories of listening to our seventies LP �s. When my dad died we used it to listen to his favourite 1960/70 �s records to find a suitable one for the service and then we taped it on this same system. Cheers Jayho. |
29 Mar 2009
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dennismychina
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1930s check the TV ;~] 
stereo radiogram 1956  |
29 Mar 2009
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dennismychina
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Hi Jayho,
A stereo system is correct and someone mentioned console which could also be right. I�m a few years younger (not many but at age 12, five years is almost a live lime) than my older brother and sister and I used to watch in them in awe doing the rock & roll and the jitter bug ( I think) etc. Mmmmm as you say memories. But now they�re called Museum of technology. |
29 Mar 2009
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Jayho
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Yeah it �s funny - my young adult students have no idea and we bring in records to show them. I even bring in my portable turntable and play some of the retro songs that are classics or have been re-released. I still have my talking books from my childhood.
Aaah - now I �m getting sentimental (but not that sentimental because technology makes our teaching job a heck of a lot easier) |
29 Mar 2009
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