Yes, they do! Lots of people think that if a 4 is good, a 5 or Orthophonic must be better- but they are designed for the re-entrant horn and thus the extra expense of an Ortho is kind of a waste.Valecnik wrote:I also have a few of the HMV no. 4s that I use on my Victor V, III, Edison A-250 with lateral attachment and elsewhere. They certainly sound good.Phonofreak wrote:I have a Victrola No.4 reproducer just like this. Yes, the markings are correct. Especially since it was never apart until you rebuilt it. I use this on my outside horn Victors to play electrically cut records. Properly rebuilt and tuned, they sound as good as an Orthophonic, to me.
Harvey Kravitz
The other advantage of a 4 is that your acoustical records will sound better, too, where the 5 or Ortho tend to make these sound a little flat, in my opinion.
I think the 4 is the optimum of all worlds, actually.