Ma'anar ƙamus na "acoustic gramophone" nau'in phonograph ne wanda ke amfani da ƙararrawa don kunna baya da sauti daga diski ko silinda. A cikin gramophone mai sauti, ƙaho ko diaphragm ne ke ɗaukar sautin wanda ke canza raƙuman sauti zuwa girgizar injina. Ana watsa waɗannan girgizarwar zuwa wani salo wanda ke bibiyar raƙuman sauti akan diski mai juyawa ko silinda, yana haifar da tsagi waɗanda suka dace da ainihin sautin. Lokacin da aka kunna diski ko silinda baya, stylus yana bin ramuka, yana haifar da diaphragm don girgiza kuma ya sake haifar da raƙuman sauti azaman sauti mai ji.