I ran across this product a few weeks ago and it immediately spawned a new phrase in my vernacular. “Retro-tech Chub”.
Sure there are products like this on the market where you can place your iPhone in the dock and it plays the music in a retro fashion, but the Gramovox is the worlds first Bluetooth enabled Gramophone.
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While the company has been a little short on details like cost, we may get a peek behind
the magic curtain tomorrow with a Kickstarter campaign kicking off tomorrow, November 26th to support manufacturing costs. The company plans to ship in the 2nd quarter of 2014. I’m thinking they will be getting some of my hard-earned cash first thing tomorrow morning. Words cannot describe how much I want this in my house.
The product’s bold design and vintage sound are inspired by the 1920s Magnavox R3 horn speaker.The Gramovox Bluetooth Gramophone’s form and function are a marriage of vintage and modern aesthetics—producing a timeless piece that allows you to stream nostalgia.
Classic Home Entertainment
At the turn of the century gramophones were promoted as home entertainment centers. Family and friends bonded
over music, songs, speeches and radio dramas. The Gramovox Bluetooth Gramophone maintains this spirit of
communal bonding and recaptures that warmth with a vintage meets modern aesthetic.
Stream Nostalgia
Users can pair any Bluetooth-enabled device to the Gramovox Bluetooth Gramophone and wirelessly stream songs through the product. As sound waves propagate through the horn, you experience an organically mid-range, vintage sound. And, measuring just 18” in height, the Gramovox Bluetooth Gramophone fits seamlessly into many home entertainment setups.
Skilled Crafsmanship
The Gramovox Bluetooth Gramophone is proudly designed and crafted with parts made in America. The steel horns
are shaped by some of the world’s fnest metalsmith. The wood bases are produced by woodcrafsmen from Ohio.
Our electronics are made in Michigan. “There’s a feeling of pride and satisfaction in the attention to detail that comes
in each Bluetooth Gramophone,” says Gramovox CEO Pavan Bapu. “I can sleep at night knowing that each and every one of our products is designed and crafted to the highest standards of quality.
