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Thanksgiving to THOMAS EDISON

From what I understand, this guy is largely responsible for our great hobby!! Invented the phonograph and the vacuum tube amplifier. Lightbulb?? So what. TOM - the first audiophile!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all who devote their lives to our wonderful hobby!!!

R.
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cwlondon
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I agree.

It often occurs to me that

* I could never fly again on an airplane
* Travel by horse and buggy
* Live with no indoor plumbing

But under no circumstances can I imagine life without electricity.

Cheers to Mr Edison.
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nsgarch
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Wasn't Edison pushing DC? Cheers to Mr. Westinghouse!
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pehare
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Yes, here's my 1905 Edison Phonograph that plays cylinder records....

http://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/s/f/1136824248.jpg
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jeffreybehr
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"Wasn't Edison pushing DC? Cheers to Mr. Westinghouse!"

It was Nikola Tesla who promoted AC so strongly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
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hartwerger
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Nsgarch. Yes, Edison was a proponent of DC current. You would need a generator every 50 yards or so to keep the DC going. We have to thank Nikola Tesla for winning the current war and for the transmission of AC current.
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nsgarch
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Yes, I know Tesla was basically ACs creator, but wasn't it Westinghouse who won the AC/DC war in this country (against Edison) and made AC the standard here? I'm pretty sure that was the story. I'll double check later.
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audiofeil
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I never liked AC/DC very much but they had a lot of energy.
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albertporter
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I once lived in Washington and my stereo would not play, then it dawned on me, Washington is DC.
bbroussard
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Tesla made many contributions, yet goes widely unrecognized.
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boa2
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but wasn't it Westinghouse who won the AC/DC war in this country
AC/DShe. They'll win in the end.
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albertporter
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Boa2,

People who hear them live say they are really a crack band.
spiro
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How about Thanksgiving to Ben Franklin?
Doesn't matter to me. I'll just be thankful.
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