Vintage Electronics - The Tefifon

Here's a video about something different. A vintage German audio player that's an intriguing marriage of record and tape. PART 2: With a direct Tefifon Recording HERE: • Tefifon Part 2 - more...
Additional information - the Tefifon model I demonstrate does not have a built in speaker, although portable devices with speakers were available. The music plays from the beginning of the tape to the end in one go, at which point it needs to be stopped manually. There is no need to manually move the stylus on the tape to different songs.
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[@Techmoan]

If you want to hear more - the second and final part of the video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6W3hoWodryJj6c *it answers many common questions*

[@simstephen]

+Techmoan I really like these old tech videos, thanks for making them. What kind of record player is that on your shelf?

[@phlopalopagus]

Yes thank you, I really dig this retro stuff and I would likely have never seen one of these crazy things without ya.

[@andersforsgren3806]

This time you really got me Techmoan, if someone had described the workings of that Tefophone I would have been skeptical ...even to a thing like that even existed. :P

[@Skhillz_FN]

You lucky bitch how do find this stuff

[@Lapantouflemagic0]

is that me or the reading head is actually grinding off some of the plastic band ? at 6:00 we see tiny specks of plastic detaching, it doesn't seem to be dust. so how durable do you think these bands are ? in particular compared to stuff from the same era ?

[@ramrod126]

That may be the neatest piece of unknown audio gear I have ever seen.

[@Techmoan]

Justin Updyke Always glad to find out that I'm not the only one who hasn't heard of something (and thinks it's interesting).

[@Mrburnxminecraft]

Man I wish I already knew about this its pretty cool.good old times

[@Mrburnxminecraft]

Surprised it wasn't a success

[@edbadyt]

I think it looks like a very good and neat system and I'm at a loss as to why it wasn't more successful. All I can think of was it might have been post war anti German xenophobia.

[@ddegn]

I agree. This was a very interesting video. Thanks Techmoan!

[@CoolAsFreya]

"The reason I'm taking this one apart? It teaches Germans how to speak Italian..."

[@mgconlan]

I loved the German-language version of Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti." It sounds like a cocktail-lounge band trying to figure out what this new rock 'n' roll stuff is all about.

[@MartinMundorf]

the singer who performed this cover is called Peter Krauss...its definitely his voice

[@arfansthename]

Pre-historic Jazz Fusion

[@LUCKYDRUGMUSIC]

Search for: Tutti-Frutti - Peter Kraus und die "Rockies"

[@DrPeculiar312]

Sounds like AI generated music lol

[@stefanlind837]

It's not Peter Kraus I'm afraid. This is definitely a cover version. @@MartinMundorf

[@HSishi]

Basically this is the "tape" version of a vinyl record. Pretty neat concept. Also the exhibits which are shown here are in very good condition and the sound quality is VERY good, even compared to a vinyl record. These whole things are even older than me - I was born 16 years after these were released.

[@mattbilderback6168]

It's like a record and an 8 track had a kid

[@ride0RgetR0DE0n]

How funny I'm new to this channel and I haven watched a single camera video. This old tech fascinates me endlessly.

[@MattMcIrvin]

Yeah, I thought it was all about weird old audio devices.

[@zapoww]

same lol

[@tjfreak]

Same here & the English accent always makes it sound much cooler

[@raycourtsi]

Same here, I recently found the channel - am currently watching pretty much everything bar the camera stuff!

[@w1nch3ster1]

@@raycourtsi Absolutely. I came to the comments just to see if anyone else felt the same.

[@JinzoCrash]

This looks like a record player that fell out of an alternate universe.

[@NadDew]

Alternate universe where Germany won WWII

[@ZGryphon]

@@NadDew Shades of _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas._ "The Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. This is the sixth Reich."

[@Saanichian]

It’s a very odd feeling. Almost Twilight Zone-ish.

[@RedWolf777SG]

A STEAMPUNK ALTERNATE UNIVERSE!!

[@UltraMilk_enjoyer]

Alternate universe 8-track

[@Thugorp]

I honestly didn't even know that you did cameras. I have only ever seen your sound stuff. :-)

[@DaneeBound]

amazing what a difference half a decade makes

[@Agri458]

Same!

[@23names]

I HAVE SEEN MOSTLY AUDIO VIDEOS FROM HIM ALSO

[@lenowoo]

Same

[@mareli82]

same !

[@Bikewithlove]

The sound reproduction of this machine is gorgeous! It sounds like you’re right 1950s, and with bass! The fact that it’s mostly cheesy covers makes it uniquely of its time. Very cool thing. I’d totally play this at an art school party.

[@benjaminbenavidesiglesias52]

Just like sounds a mp3 player today..... 🙄

[@IcySlavKat]

@@benjaminbenavidesiglesias52 Idk what MP3s you're listening to because because the ones I listen to don't sound anywhere close to that

[@scotthayes4135]

Wish I had one of those machines.

[@tdcattech]

The levels of ingenuity in some of this old gear never fails to amaze me.

[@technolentz7816]

I never knew stuff like this even existed, i mean the one that he shows where its a portable record player that sits on a cover of a book like a coffee mug was pretty awesome

[@MikehMike01]

Back before the world went to shit

[@JohnDangcilGeekWere]

before the vaults closed

[@mrlightwriter]

@@JohnDangcilGeekWere Nice Fallout reference.

[@Techmoan]

The build up visible on the stylus (when viewed at a microscopic level) is the fluff and dust that's present in the 60 year old grooves on the tape (rather than the red tape getting worn away). You can see white marks on the red tape as its moving, the tape should be pure red, so anything that isn't red is 'dirt'. These things have sat around on the spools for probably 50 years so there's bound to be a bit of stuff transferred from the felt pads in the cart.

[@snakerb]

I was wondering what that was.

[@unicusDOTcom]

Techmoan I am surprised that it was in such good condition, almost like new and was really surprised how the plastic stood up over 50 years with out breaking down.

[@EntropyBot]

Techmoan I swear I didn't almost break out into a cold sweat when I first saw that... As usual, great vids!

[@imeakdo7]

Techmoan so you are getting mony with us

[@unicusDOTcom]

Francisco Herrera Yes KZbinrs get paid for their videos, works out to about 1-7 dollars per thousand views. At least thats what I get paid.

[@frankj10000]

As a 52 year old German I have never even heard about this device. Now I finally learn about it in 2023 from an 8 year old British youtube video. Fascinating.

[@AO-bl7cc]

I think I know why the Tefifon sounds so good for its age. The grooves are linear across the length of the tape so the signal never degrades regardless where the needle is on the tape. On vinyl, the grooves become denser as you get closer to the inner portion of the record, so the sound degrades because there is less and less room for the grooves to be placed.

[@rollercoastermaniac2]

For something that old that didn't catch on, IT SOUNDS F*ING AMAZING.

[@MrKinir]

@uni blab Yes really

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

I thought so too!!

[@BunyMagnet]

To come back to this again and watch the origin story of that glorious jingle you put into your videos. It's like a little bit of magic.

[@joop2295]

Born in 1950, I thought I had seen it all, however this one is "new" to me! Great machine!

[@greenaum]

I wonder what amazing plastic they used, that the rubber rollers haven't perished, and the tape itself is still completely flexible! Without even threatening to snap itself into a thousand brittle pieces! That's some very good plastic. I suppose being kept away from light and air in it's cartridge, in it's little cardboard box, will have helped. But still, bloody good plastic! NASA ought to be notified!

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Its made by AGFA / ORWO close related to 35mm Cinema Film

[@greenaum]

@@Schlipperschlopper interesting, thanks. I hope it's well known among people who could use it

[@ironcito1101]

Plastic generally has a bad rap as the material of cheap, low-quality things, but there are some amazing plastics.

[@greenaum]

@@ironcito1101 Sure but they tend to perish over long time scales. Oxygen and light don't do them any favours.

[@waukee321]

It was also made in the era of products that were built to last. Good solid, rugged design and materials unlike the garbage made today designed to break after a few years.

[@michaelparker2449]

The tape's making me hungry for those red liquorice strips.

[@bartidehipswelling3784]

Know the ones you mean. They go rather viscose on the surface as you lick them and have a pleasing al dente texture when you bite into them.

[@scottpeterson7500]

It never ceases to amaze me how many different ways people have come up with for having recorded music. Endless inventive creativity 🎄

[@NEEDbacon]

Hipsters: "I only listen to vinyls, the sounds much better then digital or CD's offer" Teachmoan:

[@JerryEricsson]

My wife complained, one day that the old stereo system we had didn't do justice to her record collection from before our wedding in 1969. Now the best record machine I ever had was a Pioneer PL-50 when I was stationed in Vietnam. That machine never made it home and after that I was just trying to find something that played fairy well and in stereo. So it was off to Ebay where I found a successor to the PL50 although I don't recall the number any more, the deck sits on my entertainment system where it has remained mute since it's purchase because the wife wanted quality with a record changer, and being a professional grade turntable it would only play one record at a time. Well my wonderful wife now awaits my death so I can join her in the afterlife, having contracted cancer and passing away some 2 years ago. Saddest day in my life only 2 days after our 51st anniversary.

[@warrenmcclure7819]

The inside of the tape thing looks like a fruit roll up, I wanna eat it lol

[@freezetile8588]

8:57 So that's where the music in the shorts at the end of your videos comes from!

[@frac]

Whatever polymer that is, that's not bad for 60ish years old. Many similar rubber-like plastics would be cracked and flaking.

[@inthefade]

Fracture I thought that it would have to be soft enough that it wouldn't have any well-defined high frequencies, but it sounds great for the era. Over all this seems like a much better format than vinyl disks.

[@westelaudio943]

It's not rubber-like...

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

Well be constructive tell us what it is like.

[@westelaudio943]

@@johnsmith-wx5fb It's not soft it's flexible but not elastic, like normal tape but thicker.

[@jonathanrabbitt]

It's PVC, apparently. www.radiomuseum.org/forum/tefi_cassettes_how_were_they_produced.html

[@RODALCO2007]

That is a very cool machine. Never heard of this concept of a groove on a tape in a cartridge. Still very good audio quality. The Germans made some interesting audio devices over the decades. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChrisTheGregory]

7:43 Ahh yes, those classic German songs "Texas-Jimmy", "Jolly Dixie" and "The Banana Boat Song." Schlagermusik is weird.

[@g00st62]

Wer sich Schlager nüchtern anhört hat die Kontrolle über sein Leben verloren.

[@TheLeonhamm]

Laughing. Yes, it's rather like the Italian, French and German tunes that had popular versions in the UK and USA .. there were loads, this one might still sound familiar to some modern ears: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHyQXouFe5iCi7s

[@gustavgnoettgen]

@@g00st62 aber wer Schlager gar nicht hört hat eine Facette am Alkohol verpasst 😅

[@nortenero]

TheLeonhamm Whoa! I heard that song and realized that I’ve heard it in Spanish played in the Norteño genre. Lol.

[@nortenero]

TheLeonhamm I found the song! Lmao. It’s a Norteño played in a Cumbia rhythm. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYDdaIGphN6Unpo

[@Decidetto]

This thing was so ahead of its time, amazingly futuristic compared to contemporary systems and still holds up pretty well today, save for the weird plugs.

[@IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou]

What a wonderful thing. A very long thin vinyl record

[@enricosanchez894]

"The best thing about this particular cartridge is that once you get tired of listening to the tape, you can actually eat it."

[@palarious]

It's a record on tape. Man, that's impressive. I can't believe it didn't catch on except in Germany.

[@maxpayne2574]

In those days people didn't run out and buy the newest tech when they had a record player and stacks of records.

[@SteveJobbed]

The tape looks delicious.

[@SirKulp]

Musik war nie so lecker. (I know, google translate sucks.)

[@SirKulp]

no step on snek wow, guess i got rather close.

[@annother3350]

Like a strawberry lace!!

[@eigenman2571]

That is what I was thinking when I saw the tape xD

[@austin503]

The forbidden fruit by the foot

[@EpicLPer]

Looks like a device that could be straight out of Fallout

[@dream431ca]

+EpicLPer Exactly what I was thinking!

[@JLConawayII]

+EpicLPer Yes definitely.

[@jobseeker739]

I was just thinking that ☺ watching the video lol.

[@awolslaboratory1388]

Definitely the roots of the idea of a Halotape.

[@tubthump]

Brazil (the film, not the country)

[@ian_b]

I keep watching this video. There's something intoxicatingly delightful about the Tefifon.

[@ericanderson2152]

2:40 when the tefi is pulled from the sleeve, you can see the name of the dirigent (conductor) is Otto Klemperer. He was the father of Werner ‘Col. Klink’ Klemperer.

[@heyyou5189]

Thats a sharp observation. On the creepy algorithm side I watched a video about Hogans Heros yesterday with some focus on him.

[@jdroo]

it's like if a record and an 8-track had a baby. :D

[@phs125]

Roo I was about to say it

[@EElgar1857]

Brilliant!

[@lupusfenric6190]

In that case the floppy disk must be it's little sister.

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

the way the "tape" looks up close makes me think of cranberry sauce lol

[@midnightraiin4035]

still brilliant!

[@MarshMellowChronic]

158k subs, mate you deserve double that. no one else that does videos in your style.

[@Techmoan]

+Zombie Jesus please tell your friends...although perhaps it's my style that's putting people off.

[@JohnIainMcFarlanewaspfactor]

Your style is just fine man and content super interesting,including all the stuff I wasted money on that failed.Like DCC.Change nothing please.

[@ModMINI]

Learned so much from this channel. I had a dbx cassette deck and lots and lots of tapes, but the deck broke and I couldn't find a replacement. I think I tossed all my tapes, they sounded terrible on a regular tape deck. I wish I knew about standalone dbx converters...

[@Vegeta8300]

Oliver S Now he is about 3/4's of a million subs. He deserves more as his vids are awesome and so informative and fun. So much info and research. :)

[@Skidd2]

So THAT'S where that enjoyable music you use for the puppets came from. Well done sir!

[@cyclenut]

During the 80's I worked at pizza hut. The stores had a music system, much like this, that played when the jukebox was not playing. Thanks for the video.

[@sandakureva]

I vaguely remember seeing something like this when my cousin, who worked at Pizza Hut showed me around the back.

[@Helderhugo]

This is amazing. A cross between tape and vinyl. And it sounds great. This is the first time I saw and lesson this. In the beginning of this video I understand immediately this reminds the 8 track tapes. But a tape with grooves like a record and a needle to read it! amazing.

[@somikkhan]

The sound was pretty good for it being 60+ years old! I was expecting much lower quality...

[@MiloPerrotti]

I have watched many of your vintage vids. I often see this device in the end, been waiting for it to come up in suggestions!! This is one of my new favorites. Thanks.

[@Kyanzes]

That outro sound suddenly descending on you! The content required significantly higher volume then the outro. You can imagine.

[@thekaiser4333]

Everybody in Germany has a Tefifon. That is how we store our launch codes. Just imagine somebody would point a giant scrapyard magnet or an EMP-KANNON on your launch computer... Vorsprung durch Technik!

[@edbadyt]

The Kaiser but it's not magnetic?

[@MistedMind]

Exactly. those tapes aren't ;D Bu the US-American launch-systems are magnetic. There was this recent discussion about how the US-Nuke-Silos still use those "ANCIENT" 5,25" floppy-disks. They are magnetic, and hence prone to EMP :P The plastic/rubber tape above though would still be prone to heat, or scratching, or the plastic hardening & crumbling.... As just anything else used in their times :)

[@ddragon8154]

In Britain, we're still using punched cards for that... ;-) Not because we believe it keeps our codes safe from foreign access, but more because our Government just can't be bothered to upgrade to anything half modern! :-p

[@DjAle1]

@@MistedMind 8" floppy disks*

[@DanielA-yg3un]

8:58 So that's where that's from. I though you'd taken that music from some random free bgm website or from good old Kevin Macleod. Almost surreal to hear it start up as one of the tracks on that old player.

[@Progamer420_69]

Daniel A what’s the name of the song? I have been looking on Kevin’s channel and cannot find it

[@TwoWholeWorms]

@@Progamer420_69 It's not, it's actually from one of the Tefis! :D We'd always assumed that Kevin wrote it, heh.

[@lorib.4361]

@@Progamer420_69 Cuba Baion by Kurt Drabek

[@michaelocyoung]

And thus a legend was born

[@michaelocyoung]

You actually hear a snippet at 8:25 too and you can see the track listed on the Tefi label

[@calvinthomas3543]

Its so amazing to see tech stuff from yesteryears that was cutting edge back then! 60 years from now there will be review of device called a "cell phone" that could show videos on a 2D screen.

[@HighSEAL]

OMG I never even watched the polaroid cube videos. I am here because of the turnatable and amplifiers, hi-fi videos in general. I am enthusiast myself and appreciate those videos. I hope more people are like me so you can feature more hi-fi gear :) 1 of my favourite channells recently-Techmoan.

[@subigirlawd_7307]

I remember this my grandparents had one wow this brings back memories

[@leahhadley6779]

I found this absolutely amazing. The thumbnail reminded me of water filter cartridges but the product was much more exciting! Thank you for sharing :)

[@drklynoonrides6674]

I love this thing with all my heart. What a strange, unique, and beautiful piece of equipment.

[@Techmoan]

@Liam. You have replies turned off, that's why no one can reply to you. I'm not an expert, but it seems to often happen when you haven't linked you youtube account up to a Google+ one. Look down the list of comments and you'll see plenty of people missing the Reply button. They'll also be wondering why no one ever answers their questions too.

[@cwuzii]

Techmoan I think he did that purposely. He wrote the comment and then clicked the drop down and selected 'disable replies'.

[@cowtippingrocks]

Just when you think you have seen every recorded music format.. lol

[@ThatFilmisGnarly]

and 5 years later, your retro audio equipment videos get the most plays. my how things have changed...

[@daryltownsend]

Absolutely fascinating piece of audio equipment and nicely engineered.

The sound quality is very good for what it is I have to say.

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

Wow, that's really cool. It's amazing how many different old music formats I'm still not aware of. Great stuff. (And I was an electronics repair tech specializing in audio equipment for over 20 years)

[@MrSonofsonof]

I knew someone who collected broken and outdated electronic equipment, always claiming that he would use it for spares or get it running again. In reality he just ended up with a house and two garages full of useless junk. He got more space for his useless junk when his wife left, but he didn't actually notice that she had gone for a month - he thought she was just hiding behind the stack of betamax players and Amstrad computers. I like the way that you actually get the stuff working and make informative, entertaining vidos about it.

[@numbersixson3980]

What amazing musical history. The tefi pre-dated my birth by a decade. Today is the first time seeing this music device, however, I do recall the 8-track. My Dad had one in the family station wagon. And my eldest brother had one in the basement in addition to black lights and Groovy posters of musical bands playing at Madison Square Garden. Those posters today would fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars. If we only knew that back then.

[@TheEPROM9]

I love old equipment like this. Never herd of one of these though. My reel-to-reel player is still waiting for restoration, it has been since I got it at school not far off of ten years now. One day I will get round to restoring it.

[@MrMega200]

***** Yeah if you can replace the batteries that far in the future lol.

[@MrMega200]

Not to mention some devices like ipod classics have hard drives in them. The longest I've seen a hard drive last is 11 years and who knows how long the ipods will last.

[@TheEPROM9]

Nick Schafer I have some 20 year old computers with working HDD's, but you are right they are not known for long term reliability.

[@HidekiShinichi]

i want tefifon with cassetes with music from fallout

[@DYNANiK.official]

that was my 1. thought too

[@HidekiShinichi]

Timo Black it looks like something took out from Fallout universe

[@jamesoreilly1018]

+Hideki Shinichi I'm pretty sure the only type of storage in the fallout universe is all disc drives, no solid states, meaning that holotapes and such are basically cassettes, so there could be holotape players (if holotapes are capable of Storing full albums, I assume they are because in fallout four they can store games)

[@RagnarTheGrey]

James O Reilly I would imagine they aren't on easily magnetically fuckable things though, so perhaps specific radioactive particles, or indeed even plastic. I'm not sure how an EMP affects magnetically written tapes, but I imagine it isn't favorable.

[@GameTipsAndMoreBlog]

Awesome idea - the fact that everything is mechanical and essentially a 'vinyl record'-type material means it would have survived and would still be playable after The Great War (as long as it survived the heat/etc - it would be unaffected by both EMP effects and radiation).

[@johnsmith6586]

This is a great device. I have CDs that are scratched and unplayable but this thing still works after all these years. Works just like an 8-track but doesn't eat the tape. BTW, hearing Little Richard's "Tutti Fruiti" in German was cool.

[@scotthayes4135]

Like 8 track tapes this was before my time. I was born in 1982, I only go as far back as compact cassettes. They still had records in 1982 however.

[@CoopyKat]

That is the most bizarre device I've ever seen! Almost combining a record and tape together -- VERY cool. I am also very impressed by the great condition that unit is in!

[@bpabustan]

looks like the Tefifon is running a bit faster. the 5th Symphony is in a higher key. In fairness, the sound quality is pretty good for an obsolete media.

[@johanbruijnooge6818]

I fully agree with you. It sounds remarkable good.

[@garethbull5303]

Fallout, this needs to be in Fallout. It belongs to that time. It's so sexy.

[@g4mmalotus937]

Though sadly none of the fallout games take place outside of America.

[@danaj9336]

Or the Man in the High Castle

[@canopus5498]

G4mmaLotus he‘s talking about the design not where it‘s from

[@elute12345]

I have been watching your channel for HOURS! Amazing stuff here!

[@nerdtvch5]

Huh, I find myself watching your non-camera videos more than anything else. Either way, enjoyable. And always nice to learn some new information about the days I just wasn't alive for. But I love finding a video like this where I can show it to someone who LOVES vinyl and I can go, "nah man, THIS is the true way to listen to music"

[@francoisgermain3991]

This is an amazing technology for the era!

[@Kuroi]

its actually pretty good sound quality for what it is, i wouldnt complain about listening to it at all today, imagine at the time it was out

[@GoofyOldGuyPlays]

OMG, this was Amazing! A plastic "Tape" record with groves and an actual needle! I never knew anything like this even existed! Like another viewer commented, it's like an alternate reality! Thank you for finding this unique and Very interesting device!

[@Wishbone1977]

What a fantastic piece of weird hybrid technology. Had I had the concept described to me as a potential way of reproducing music, I would probably have dismissed it out of hand, but it clearly works, and very well too. A lot of thought clearly went into this design. Very impressive.

[@Wishbone1977]

I wonder about the durability though. At around 6:05 it looks like the stylus is actually scraping plastic flakes off the tape, although it may just be dirt caught in the groove.

[@viking90706]

I've heard of these but thought they were always magnetic. Fantastic demonstration A saltwater-taffy LP Cheers !

[@greenaum]

Ah, this is an early one! A classic! Seen it before but I thought I'd have another dip in. "Why do you only review cameras?", Things have changed since then.

[@Ba1k3n]

I admit the camera stuff is cool but stuff like THIS is honestly why I come to your channel, I love older tech and learning about it. Keep up the amazing work.

If find it amazing that I've never heard or seen this device before, I've followed HiFi systems and playback for many decades and this is a first. Thank you for the enlightenment. This device is very clever and still sounds quite good considering it's age. What's surprising is that tape recording was already well established at this time and the designers chose a record groove and stylus system for this cartridge music format. It did work quite well but never caught on globally, still an impressive player and music format. Thank you.

[@pascalnoel2980]

I never heard anything about until this evening, even I'm 56... Thank for this !!!!!!

[@Natethesandman1]

I loved listening to this tutti fruti. It was funny.

[@censusgary]

I don’t know how well this thing works, but it looks incredibly cool. It would fit right in to an early French “New Wave Movie.” Basically, a phonograph and a tape player had a baby, and they called it Tefifon! The grandson, of course, was the 8-track tape player.

[@pcallas66]

Fascinating. I've never seen this format before. Very cool. Thank you for sharing.

[@psrjbr]

OMG, I never knew this existed! Great idea! Maybe sounds better than magnetic tapes from the same era.

[@Techmoan]

+Paulo Santos If you like this...you might like the follow up video here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6W3hoWodryJj6c

[@psrjbr]

+Techmoan yeah, I have seen this too! It is really quite interesting!

[@ajs715666]

Now I need some Fruit by the Foot!

[@sammalone3369]

@uni blab and your that guy

[@johnt.campbell316]

I'm assuming non-Americans just think we're insane.

[@tyttuut]

Just crack open a Tefi!

[@rongarza9488]

So it is a record player, except that the record was warped, its hole rising and getting bigger until it matched the outside groove, and of course the material being changed from rigid to flexible, and wrapped in a cassette. Very clever! Thanks for posting this.

[@calfonzogaskin]

Wow didn't know that format existed is amazing!

[@SardiPax]

Another vintage tech I'd never heard of, those clever Teutons :) Thanks TM.

[@XZenon]

Now, you've said these aren't magnetic tapes. So if they're stored properly, these Teffys will actually outlive these kinds of media! Hard to imagine, really.

[@gregfaris6959]

FieryWingedAngel : Not necessarily. These cellulose or tri-acetate bands will be subject to the same dépolymérisation over time, and can degrade seemingly overnight from a stable substrate to a sticky goo that can no longer be played mechanically. At this stage, if the content is to be recovered, optical imaging techniques will have to be employed at great expense. The contentious archivist does not make these calls based on the perceived value or importance of the content, for history has shown us we will often be mistaken about what will be considered valuable at some future date.

[@salmanhafeez1746]

After watching the video I have come to the conclusion that I know very little about the different types of music playing machines there is lot more to learn about them thanks for this precious informative video

[@joeclark7888]

It's like a record,put on a multi-track tape.Absolutely amazing. Thanks !🌞

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Depeche Mode back-catalog on Tefifon PLEASE! I want one of those.

[@Weissman111]

Great to see Adam Savage giving you a plug :-)

[@goldenstarmusic1689]

It's incredibly funny looking back on this now and seeing how your vintage and obscure tech videos got huge. Keep it up

[@drakekay6577]

Interesting sound quality, 8:26.. Very Bright, and wide... You really can hear the difference in music post digital processing.. The depth of sounds which are caught up in the recording... Gotta love it when you can hear the crickets in the background of a live recording.

[@no_handle_required]

This thing is brilliant.

[@andrewjenery1783]

Amazing 1950's tech. This must be one of the first, if not the first audio cassette players.

[@VeryDryBones]

Andrew Jenery even more amazing this was invented in the 30s this just happens to be a 50s model

[@CoreyChambersLA]

Fascinating look at an old piece of high technology

[@TigerIIRT]

Glad to have discovered this channel, I love archaic tech and it's nice to know others do as well. Keep up the great videos.

[@ProudToBeNoob]

Just found out that the Tefifon was originally designed in the 1930s.

[@BastetFurry]

No, they say "Fick dich ins Knie, du bist nicht lustig!" :3

[@josephgecho7908]

Idioten...

[@droptherapy2085]

he isn't kidding, it was actually designed in the 30s.

[@droptherapy2085]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefifon

[@davesayers1414]

Drop Therapy o0

[@jzerballs9937]

It's a record on tape.

[@Natalie-ez1zc]

Thanks captain obvious

[@not_riley]

Captain Obvious! Not the hero we want, but the hero we need!

[@1973Washu]

@@not_riley The sidekick Floridaman desperately needs.

[@themysteryman2678]

I love it. I should hire you for my imaginary company. You could be my spokesman, who could market my new flavor of edible cassettes.

[@RCshockwave]

A vinyl disc on a tape, that another crazy thing for this awesome channel !

[@wa1ufo]

You sir are the Astronaut of Audio Devices! I award you this title as a citizen of Earth!

[@jeanious2009]

That record player will outlast all new MP3's, Cellphones, Gadgets made today...the crap made today is manufactured with the idea/thought of DISPOSING IT in the trash within a 3-5 years. Were does all that crap end up?

[@cuddles6938]

All the crap they make now days is making some Chinese millionaires selling it to the USA and other countries. Germany however get's better built CD players then we get here in the USA. My relative in Germany has a CD player which has a felt tray that slides out on a drawer and you place the CD upside down so it never gets scratched. The CD players here the trays plastic and comes out and when closing bounces around and scratches the CD all to hell before it's fully inserted.

[@haploideallel]

TekReview's Well, what you're describing sounds like the typical 90's Pioneer (Japanese brand) 'stable platter' design. Well available in those days, all over the world. See: muziekfreak.isfanatiek.nl/homepage/show/854008.jpg

[@JoshuasRecordings]

jeanious2009 Not true. It is the users stupid idea to get rid of it so fast! I find most of this "crap" at our local transfer station. CD Players, MP3 players, flat screen TVs. All work fine, it is just the user wanted new.

[@rahulmaron]

not true. that really depends on a person who is using it. I myself take care of my personal stuff well and it's always pretty much in mint condition when I hand over it to someone else. In fact, my first mp3 player, bought early 2000, the Creative Nomad II is still with me and fully functioning.

[@devjock]

mg23 respect. I'm still carrying my MpMan. There isn't a lot of our kind left ;)

[@AwsomeFlacky]

Now you have a new subscriber from germany

[@rodmandealerman3297]

What a find! It sounds great for its age, but I'm willing to bet if you had one back in the day, you could wear those tapes out in a heartbeat with regular play. Seeing this reminds me of something I caught on TV long ago. A man had the cylinder-shaped wax(?) recording made by Thomas Edison I believe. He was describing the cylinder and the recording method/playback machine. While holding the cylinder rather firmly, he broke the thing into a thousand pieces. Irreplaceable. Great stuff, thanks for sharing!

[@christophermiller3031]

Your camera videos are the most popular!? My personal KZbin algorithm always leads me to your audio/visual tech. I have seen plenty of your videos in full, but not a single camera one.

[@Silanda]

Yeah, I bet most people who subscribe now are not coming for the dashcam content. I know I'm certainly not.