Just in case you need another set of speakers, 3Ryan Radio converts vintage radios into functioning docks for your iPhone/iPod/mp3 player/computer.
The Brooklyn-based company restores and converts radios from the 1920s through to the '60s and the best part is that each player is one of a kind. (The equal best part is that you're taking part in supporting a small business that is offering something that's both special and sustainable.)
Perhaps even more exciting than the appearance of these docks is the sound that they produce. According to the site, the speakers "un-digitise" your mp3s (by breaking the binary code into an analogue frequency), which means that the sound is less tinny and is warmer – more like the sound you get when playing vinyl.
If you have your own vintage wireless that you'd like to have converted, you can contact them:
3ryanRADIOS@gmail.com.
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