Oh absolutely. As I said "it was above what it's worth to me", but still good value for someone else. The buyer was a room bidder, so they would have paid less in comission, and didn't have to worry about getting it homepoodling around wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 2:27 pm Well, with respect, I still think it was very good value indeed.
It all depends upon how much you want something - both in monetary terms and how much you can be bothered to secure the item.
EMG Mk.IV for auction in Glasgow.
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I'm curious as to what the EMG Mk.IV sounds like. From the look of it, the horn, including the tonearm, measures about 3.5 to 4 feet long. That would put it in the range of most of the "non-folded exponential horn" cabinet models such as the Victor Consolette.
I've seen a couple of YouTube videos but they don't provide a clue. One is playing acoustically recorded records; the other (posted by the late "Colonel") sounds rather tinny, probably due to a cheap microphone.
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I've seen a couple of YouTube videos but they don't provide a clue. One is playing acoustically recorded records; the other (posted by the late "Colonel") sounds rather tinny, probably due to a cheap microphone.
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You are quite right in my opinion, they are nothing special in terms of the real "hi fi" and "presence" offered by their larger cousins---more like a general standard portable, as you suggest. They are well built---although some cabinets are cheaper than others---but short internal horns with oval mouths will always be a compromise from an audio point of view.
For me, they are desirable to own to "complete the range" if machine collecting is your diving interest but I have never felt the need to buy one to experience the best in music.
For me, they are desirable to own to "complete the range" if machine collecting is your diving interest but I have never felt the need to buy one to experience the best in music.
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I agree with you, Graham. I owned one briefly but found it very underwhelming in terms of sound reproduction but also its "presence". It looks like a typical 1930s utilitarian cupboard you'd probably find a loaf of bread inside. Collectors of EMG need one but in my opinion there are far better table machines out there.emgcr wrote: ↑Thu Nov 18, 2021 12:23 pm You are quite right in my opinion, they are nothing special in terms of the real "hi fi" and "presence" offered by their larger cousins---more like a general standard portable, as you suggest. They are well built---although some cabinets are cheaper than others---but short internal horns with oval mouths will always be a compromise from an audio point of view.
For me, they are desirable to own to "complete the range" if machine collecting is your diving interest but I have never felt the need to buy one to experience the best in music.