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Philips 2511: “A warm welcome from me too to our dear readers. My name is Philips 2511, and I am also a radio made by the Philips company. I was built on 16 July 1930. Let me ask you a question: up to this moment, have you wondered why my friend Philips 2601 and I share a biography? Well, you are going to find out in a moment.”

Philips 2601: “In picture Nr. 1, you can see what I look like.[1] The Philips company first created my radio type in 1930. I am a four-valve, all electric receiver with a built-in loudspeaker. As you can see, most of my exterior is dark red and black and my loudspeaker’s pattern is yellow and black. Its cover is also decorated with the logo of Philips. The stars in the logo represent the main product of the company, which were the light bulbs at that time. The waves stand for the waves of the radio, through which you can hear broadcasting and music coming out of me. If you look above the loudspeaker, you can see my buttons. Picture Nr. 3 showcases them with the fitting designations.[3] The master switch has different tasks. It can be used for turning me on and off or for choosing the wavelengths. Another possibility is to set it on position ‘G’, then it can reproduce record music from a gramophone for example. The turning knob on the left is for tuning control, while the one on the right is for volume control. The loudspeaker filter can be useful if for example interferences, like whistling noises, are caused by two heterodyning transmitters. My whole exterior is made from a material called “Philite”. It is similar to bakelite, but the Philips company had to name it differently because of patent rights. I am 81 cm high, 53 cm long, and 30 cm wide and I have four small legs. I weigh 40 kilograms, which is a lot compared to the small radios from the 21st century. It is because of my interior that I am this heavy. In this schematic, you can see what I look like from within.[4] I have 5 tubes, my wavebands are long- and mediumwave and I have direct amplification. My big built-in loudspeaker is also visible here. If you want to know what I sound like, scan this QR code:

![image](https://github.com/C2DH/maison-du-son/assets/146642433/331e9ffb-c387-483e-a6c1-e987da15a581)

Back to my internal parts, it is the receiver inside of me that already weighs 20 kilos. This is what bonds me to my friend Philips 2511. This receiver was first used in him and then, when the Philips company wanted to create a piece of furniture out of a radio, they used his receiver, and built me with it.”

Philips 2511: “Don’t you think people are now wondering why Philips wanted to create a mixture between a radio and a piece of furniture?”
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