I don't mind these as much; in fact, I don't even call them crapophones. They don't wind up, they don't use any old (and inferior) phonograph parts, and they really don't purport to be even remotely "authentic". It's a stylized but modern machine with an electric turntable. If anything, I think these do more good than harm -- no one thinks they're getting a genuine wind-up phonograph (that ends up disappointing them vastly) when they buy one of these, the way they might when buying a crapophone. These stylized pieces visually stimulate phono awareness, and anything that keeps phonographs on the public's minds may just increase the perceived value of the real thing (the opposite effect of a crapophone, which demeans the value). To me, it's all about intent; one intends to suggest and celebrate the visual style of the phonograph while the other shoddily attempts to BE one, and fails miserably.
I think they're kinda neat, though I bet they are indeed built like crap. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 8:48 PM Subject: [Phono-L] NOW look what they're doing.. > with crapophones... > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Lawton-Turntable-CD-Player-Radio-RCA-Victrola-Horn_W0QQitemZ230088869607QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3283QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
