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Very enjoyable, not exactly hi-fi. |
March 18, 2010 |
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Norm Sohl
from Seattle, WA United States
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You need to set your expectations when starting this kit. My family and I had a great time putting this together, and we played with it at a party that evening. While we could record sound, and hear something back, it was not easy to understand. From reading other reviews, it seems we might be able to adjust it further to make it work better, but in any case it was entertaining and no worse audio than I expected having used dictaphones in the past. It was the hit of the party!
The quality of the kit was exceptional, and I was well satisfied with it.
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It works when adjusted properly |
March 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer:
Michael Wolf
from Maineville, OH United States
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I built a tin foil phonograph which is on youtube. This phonograph works OK, but it's very important to adjust the angle of the needle. The directions (otherwise excellent in the English translation) are wrong (opposite) when describing the result of the angle adjustment. When you angle it toward you the grooves are deeper; away from you (toward the cylinder) the grooves are more shallow. For the needle to track the recording and play the whole thing, the grooves must be deep. The means adjust the needle toward you, but not so much that the recording is too noisy. In short experiment, something we all have to do with these devices.
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not worth 36 bucks |
January 9, 2010 |
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spencer white
from fort worth, TX United States
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this was my first gakken kit and it did not live up to its name the build took about fourtyfive minutes tried it out and didnt here anything so i tried it again with a different angle herd a slight wable sound and then i tried playing im sailing away by the styx [since he has a super high voice ] on my ipod dock 3 inches away from thae cone and again only herd a wobble
very dissapointing not worth 36 bucks
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Not bad |
November 16, 2009 |
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Eric
from New York, NY United States
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I'm not sure what the other reviewers were expecting for sound quality, but I got something that sounded a lot like an early Edison recording (especially since I used "Mary Had A Little Lamb" as the first try). Works best if you record LOUD and close to the horn. Battery holder and switch are definitely weak points. Kit was perhaps too easy to assemble, it took under an hour.
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Not for short attention spans |
October 31, 2009 |
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Tyler Bennett
from Cary, NC United States
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The most disappointing Gakken kit so far for me. I get these kits for my 12 & 13 yr old grandkids to put together with my looking over their shoulder.
As others have pointed out, your first results with this kit are poor to no sound reproduction. Kids quickly lose interest and move on. In my case, the kids took it home and I didn't work with it further.
I suspect you could fiddle and experiment with this kit and get better results, but this only makes sense if you enjoy that kind of challenge.
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