How was Edison’s phonograph different from a mechanical music box?

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Follow-up: Which device was able to produce a more accurate sound?

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The music box plays pure tone notes according to a musical score. The phonograph records analog sound.

If you have an Edison recording of a music box, the music box itself is more accurate sound.

In all other cases, the recording is better. Edison recorded human singers, something no music box can reproduce.

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