Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
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- Victor I
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Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
I finally have the big three. Brunswick Panatrope Cortez, Victor's Credenza and Columbia Viva Tonal 810. I wish I have a bigger room where they can stay side by side.
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Re: Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
Beautiful.
This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender-Pete Seeger.
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- Victor II
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Re: Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
waiting for the verdict...
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- Victor Jr
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Re: Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
Orthophonic Credenzas are legendary amongst machines, (for the most part) due to their bass response. That being said, to my non-trained ear, the Viva-Tonal has a slight edge over the Panatrope (which isn't chopped liver, either). Just thinking out loud.
Like what YOU like, but grab a great recud and give it a spin on each, one right after the other in rapid succession so you can judge.
Just as with a piano, room placement and whether or not the machine sits on carpeting are contributing factors. Make sure that the recud is a quality brand and a favorite so that you know it's nuances.
Stephen
Like what YOU like, but grab a great recud and give it a spin on each, one right after the other in rapid succession so you can judge.
Just as with a piano, room placement and whether or not the machine sits on carpeting are contributing factors. Make sure that the recud is a quality brand and a favorite so that you know it's nuances.
Stephen
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Re: Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
James, we think alike! I also have the big three! I'm going to put them side by side in my living room and make a video of the battle of the orthophonic era machines! Marc.
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Re: Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
I've taken a slightly different approach: a face-off. On one side of the room, my rather battered Orthophonic Credenza and my Victor V (oak speartip horn). Facing them from the other, Edisonic Schubert and Edison Triumph with cygnet horn (alas, 10-panel, not the more appropriate 11, but that's what I got with it). I like to think of them as opposing armies girding for battle. Outlying skirmishers elsewhere in the room: Edison C-250 with long-play gearing; Pathé/Diamond Diffusor; and, on a high shelf primarily for display, Columbia AH and Victor Monarch Junior front-mounts and a Pathé no. 0 cylinder machine. Each of those has its own animal: the Monarch Jr. a Nipper, the Pathé a ceramic rooster, and the Columbia a big, wooden cat figure (thumbing its nose at Nipper, natch!).marcapra wrote:James, we think alike! I also have the big three! I'm going to put them side by side in my living room and make a video of the battle of the orthophonic era machines! Marc.
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Dear god; How do you not trip over your collection. Sounds nice though, we should all be so lucky!drh wrote:I've taken a slightly different approach: a face-off. On one side of the room, my rather battered Orthophonic Credenza and my Victor V (oak speartip horn). Facing them from the other, Edisonic Schubert and Edison Triumph with cygnet horn (alas, 10-panel, not the more appropriate 11, but that's what I got with it). I like to think of them as opposing armies girding for battle. Outlying skirmishers elsewhere in the room: Edison C-250 with long-play gearing; Pathé/Diamond Diffusor; and, on a high shelf primarily for display, Columbia AH and Victor Monarch Junior front-mounts and a Pathé no. 0 cylinder machine. Each of those has its own animal: the Monarch Jr. a Nipper, the Pathé a ceramic rooster, and the Columbia a big, wooden cat figure (thumbing its nose at Nipper, natch!).marcapra wrote:James, we think alike! I also have the big three! I'm going to put them side by side in my living room and make a video of the battle of the orthophonic era machines! Marc.
This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender-Pete Seeger.
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Re: Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
Well, my wife does keep mumbling things about "we have too many machines in there...." But she's been very understanding and often even encouraging, so I guess "lucky" really is the right word!Phonoboy wrote:Dear god; How do you not trip over your collection. Sounds nice though, we should all be so lucky!drh wrote:I've taken a slightly different approach: a face-off. On one side of the room, my rather battered Orthophonic Credenza and my Victor V (oak speartip horn). Facing them from the other, Edisonic Schubert and Edison Triumph with cygnet horn (alas, 10-panel, not the more appropriate 11, but that's what I got with it). I like to think of them as opposing armies girding for battle. Outlying skirmishers elsewhere in the room: Edison C-250 with long-play gearing; Pathé/Diamond Diffusor; and, on a high shelf primarily for display, Columbia AH and Victor Monarch Junior front-mounts and a Pathé no. 0 cylinder machine. Each of those has its own animal: the Monarch Jr. a Nipper, the Pathé a ceramic rooster, and the Columbia a big, wooden cat figure (thumbing its nose at Nipper, natch!).marcapra wrote:James, we think alike! I also have the big three! I'm going to put them side by side in my living room and make a video of the battle of the orthophonic era machines! Marc.
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- Victor III
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Re: Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
Big three is certainly an accurate description. I recently acquired both the Brunswick and Columbia. The Viva Tonal needs some work, a broken spring, and someone swapped the gold for a nickel tonearm. Otherwise all are in decent shape..
please excuse all the 'clutter' on top, I was too lazy to move them...-
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Re: Orthoponic and orthophonic styles machines
Steve, your machines are to die for. Very nice display.