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In Reply to: anyone have a phono in their car? posted by michael kaplan on August 2, 2005 at 19:56:31:
In the 50's, Chrysler briefly marketed a system called Highway Hi-Fi that played records in the car. It was not a commercial success. It played special, proprietary records--not normal LP's--that played at 16 2/3 RPM. (However, the 16 RPM speed on normal turntables that Todd mentions was for playing radio station transcription discs, not the Highway Hi-Fi discs. I believe the Highway Hi-Fi discs also had a super-small groove that would prevent them from being played on a regular turntable.)I believe in-car players for 45's were also marketed in the U.S. for a short period around the early 60's but, again, were not a commercial success. Tape formats soon replaced vinyl for in-car listening.
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- Re: anyone have a phono in their car? - Langdell 20:41:40 08/02/05 (2)
- More 16-2/3 rpm - Charlie S in Maryland 06:46:21 08/03/05 (0)
- a friend of mine had a 45 player in high school - Jackaro 21:19:16 08/02/05 (0)
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