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In 1887, Emile Berliner a German American inventor, made a device called the gramophone that used a flat disc instead of a cylinder to record sound. This was the time in history when records became important for playing music. -
In the 19th century, Thomas Edison created the first phonograph (record player). This fully working model would record sound by a person shout some words at one side of the cylinder while rotating the cylinder by hand. -
In 1906, was the year of the electrical record players. The Victor Talking Machine company introduced a new record player that could run on electricity eliminating the need for manual and rotation. -
In 1925, with the introduction of electrical recording techniques that further improved sound reproduction, turntables became a need of every household worldwide. The Hence record player sales remind pretty good until the 1940s and 1940s but didn't reach the tipping point until a few decades later. -
The early 1960s and 1970s were the golden years for record players. The brand called Dual launched the very first turntable with stereo playback, and the high fluent sound reproduction encouraged more people to add a turntable to their households. -
With the introduction of CDs in the 1970s, vinyl records faced direct competition. It was easier to create multiple copies of CDs than vinyl records. This affected record player sales for a while until the early 200s when vinyl records made a comeback. According to some people, CDs lacked the warm sound that vinyl record could offer. -
The CDs became popular around in the 2000s and that's when the first iPhone did come out to play music anyone wants the listen. -
Some people do use record players time to time to listen to sound. They are very popular to listen to older/vintage sounds, but others listen to their preferences. The most popular way to listen to sounds is on Bluetooth on an electronic device. For example, speakers.