The now utterly antiquated phonograph or gramophone record player, from which more modern record players take their supreme inspiration, is powered via more analogue means. Energy will always be required to power such things, such pieces of technology. This has been the same since the beginning of time; all existence is a mere transfer of energies. And the gramophone is no different, though in this case, instead of relying on electricity like most modern record players, they rely on kinetic energy via a hand crank mechanism.