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continued their work electrical recording without the
knowledge consent the "old man. While the competition
charted new waters, the Edison line remained unchanged; Edison
phonographs still came equipped with the standard,
floating-head reproducer first introduced before the War. Edison's opposition laterally-cut
records delayed the introduction universal reproducer for
his phonographs that might have turned the tide the
phonograph business. Efforts were being
made develop new technologies the West Orange laboratory,
but progress was slow." The facilities the
West Orange laboratory were way comparable the
advanced testing and measuring devices the Western Electric
laboratories. This serious disadvantage hindered the
development electrical recording. This
device was under consideration and test West Orange for
years. Edison's technological perfectionism
played its part delaying the rapid introduction of
innovations, such the automatic changer, that might have
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given the Edison phonograph more commercial appeal. stood and watched the competition introduce
this important innovation. TAE Inc. consequence, 1927 the Edison company
only accounted for the total sales records! Pressure
was growing within the amusement phonograph division for the
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The Edison phonograph suffered from several
disadvantages: narrow record selection, recordings that could
not meet the public's demand for increased volume, and
inability play the competition's records
