Thanksgiving to THOMAS EDISON


From what I understand, this guy is largely responsible for our great hobby!! Invented the phonograph and the vacuum tube amplifier. Lightbulb?? So what. TOM - the first audiophile!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all who devote their lives to our wonderful hobby!!!

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Yes, here's my 1905 Edison Phonograph that plays cylinder records....

http://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/s/f/1136824248.jpg
"Wasn't Edison pushing DC? Cheers to Mr. Westinghouse!"

It was Nikola Tesla who promoted AC so strongly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
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Nsgarch. Yes, Edison was a proponent of DC current. You would need a generator every 50 yards or so to keep the DC going. We have to thank Nikola Tesla for winning the current war and for the transmission of AC current.
Yes, I know Tesla was basically ACs creator, but wasn't it Westinghouse who won the AC/DC war in this country (against Edison) and made AC the standard here? I'm pretty sure that was the story. I'll double check later.
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