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Post by walrus on Feb 5, 2008 22:09:59 GMT -5
Is there any kind of difference in the sound quality?
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Post by walrus on Feb 2, 2008 22:46:19 GMT -5
How do low-end Victor and Columbia disc machines from the teens compare? Is the VV-IV better than the Columbia Eclipse? I like the style of the Grafonola, but that tonearm design kind of gives me pause... Are they equivalent, or is the Victor markedly superior?
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Post by walrus on Feb 21, 2008 20:21:27 GMT -5
I recently discovered an Edison C-250 for sale back in my hometown, and I was wondering about the bast way to get it out here if I purchase it. Is there any reason why I can't lay it down horizontally while transporting it? I would take the reproducer off, of course, but would I need to secure the horn somehow? Any advice you could offer on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by walrus on Feb 7, 2008 17:10:13 GMT -5
Is it better to play 2M celluloid cylinders with a Diamond B than with a 2-minute sapphire stylus? How's the sound?
Also, did the reproducers made by U-S for their machines have sapphire styli?
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Post by walrus on Jan 30, 2008 21:32:13 GMT -5
That's too bad- I guess I'll have to satisfy myself with the BA reissues of the wax amberol material.
Thanks for the advice, everyone!
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Post by walrus on Jan 30, 2008 19:29:02 GMT -5
Matt, I'll trade it gladly for another disreputable machine like an Opera or an Amberola I. So is the N-56 worth its princely price, or is it merely an expensive rarity for the Edison enthusiast who has everything? There's a lot of neat material out there on wax amberols, but the cylinders themselves seem to have a bad reputation.
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Post by walrus on Jan 30, 2008 12:54:40 GMT -5
I recently bought an Amberola V, and I'm looking for someone knowledgeable who could service the motor for me. It sounds pretty good as it is, but the motor is a bit noisier than I'd like and the spring needs to be re-lubricated. I'm inexperienced and I'm afraid that if I try and take it apart myself I'll break the governor or something. Do any of you know of someone who has experience restoring the Amberola V motor whom I could trust to put my machine in shipshape for me? I'd be eternally grateful.
Also, is it true that the N-56 reproducer will not fit on the Amberola V? I read somewhere that it wouldn't, but the old Edison ads I've read seem to suggest it would. It would be kind of neat to be able to play wax amberols, although I'm not sure it'd be worth the expense of an N-56.
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