I've had another constructive evening working on the WestiAmp project. I've dismantled the base of the gramophone cabinet, and removed the speaker grille and speaker.
The speaker looked old and naff; the base of the cone was missing and it was covered in dust. Out of curiosity I hooked it up to one of my stereos (a cheap but cheerful NZ$150 Warehouse special) to test it, & it sounds every bit as bad as it looks. Quiet, crackly and horrid. Looks like I'd better start reading up about speakers ...
I've also started thinking about software; at this stage I'm considering using speech synthesis to provide feedback to the user, and the two right-most knobs on the front to skip between playlists and tracks.
The further I get into this project, the more fun it becomes (despite having bleeding cuts on both my hands from removing tacks from the grille with a pair of pliers).
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