This is a list of phonograph manufacturers. The phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone, record player or turntable, is a device introduced in 1877 for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. Phonographs can also specifically refer to machines that only play Phonograph cylinders, the gramophone is an advanced version of the phonograph that only plays disc Phonograph records. Record players and turntables usually refer to more modern machines.

Phonograph manufacturers

Abbingdon Music Research Acoustic Research Acoustic Signature Akai Alphason AnalogueWorks Audio-Technica Junxi Technology Bang & Olufsen Bergman Birmingham Sound Reproducers aka BSR Brinkmann Audio GmbH Cambridge Audio Clearaudio Electronic Collaro Columbia Graphophone Company Columbia Gramophone Company Columbia Phonograph Company Connoisseur Crosley Dansette Denon Dohmann Audio Dr. Feickert Analogue Dual EMG Empire Fluance by Electrohome Garrard Engineering and Manufacturing Company Gemini Sound Products Goldring Gramophone Company Graphophone Grundig Harman Kardon Hitachi IGB Eletrônica JBL J.Sikora JVC Kimball Phonograph Kuzma Kyocera Langer Lenco Turntables Linn Products Logic London DeccaLondon Decca Cartridges Luxman Luxor Lyric Phonograph Company Magnavox Michell Musical Fidelity NAD Electronics Maplenoll Marantz McIntosh Labs Mitsubishi Mofi Electronics (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs) Nakamichi National Phonograph Company North American Phonograph Company Nottingham Analogue Studio Numark Industries Origin Live Ortofon Onkyo Pacific Phonograph Company Paillard Panasonic Philips Pink Triangle Pioneer Corporation Pro-Ject RCA Realistic Rega Research Roksan Audio Sansui Electric Sanyo Sherwood Silvertone Sold by Sears Simon Yorke SME Limited Sonora Phonograph Company Sony Corporation Stanton Magnetics TEAC TechDAS Technics Telefunken Tesla Thorens Transcriptors Townshend Audio U-Turn Audio Vestax Victor Talking Machine Company V-M Corporation - Voice of Music VPI Industries Webster-Chicago -Webcor Wagner Audio Well Tempered Lab Wilson Benesch Win Laboratories Yamaha Corporation Yamaha Pro Audio

By region

United States In 1890 in the United States, many phonograph companies existed that had state- and region-based names, such as Alabama Phonograph Company, Colorado and Utah Phonograph Company, Kansas Phonograph Company, New England Phonograph Company, etc.

See also

Phonograph record List of bass amplifier and loudspeaker manufacturers List of compact disc player manufacturers List of loudspeaker manufacturers List of microphone manufacturers List of record labels Nipper the dog

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