Scary description of Diamond Disc

[rocky]

There's a DD on Ebay that includes a question asked by a potential bidder and the seller's response.

Here it is:

Q: Could you please rate it as far as quality of sound?

A: VG I play it on my 1909 Edison Machine so everthing sounds like a cat trying to get out of the washing machine.

What a description! There were no DD machines in 1909. And a record that sounds THAT bad belongs in the trash!

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Rocky

[steve]

A lot of people have reproducers that need rebuilt so no matter what they play it sounds terrible. 1912 was the first DD phono so the person is obviously phonograph challenged. To accurately grade a DD you need to use a very bright light and look at the bottom of the grooves, in most cases the label will agree with the record condition.

Steve