CHRYSOVOX

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:15 am

Has anyone ever seen a CHRYSOVOX ?

I tried to buy one on Ebay recently but the item was removed before it was sold it can still be viewed here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gramophone-Wi ... _101wt_958

Curt A · Post by **Curt A** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:03 am

No, but I want one... it's like a Polly portable with a metal horn.

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:09 pm

It's back on Ebay but I can' see anyone paying that price for it !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gramophone-Wi ... 1553381627

Post by **Lucius1958** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:40 pm

Jeez.... how much does that resonator weigh?

Bill

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:27 am

Weigh? Probably not as much as you think. I have a similar machine: the "Phonos" diaphragm machine but with a celluloid type diaphragm and it is fairly lightweight.

As for the machine on eBay, it has a PAPER diaphragm similar to the Pathé Diffusor system. It is a rare beast but not really worth £500! Mind you, I've seen people paying near that sum for ordinary coloured cased 102's which are very common. I know which machine would interest me more.

Post by **Lucius1958** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:22 am

Steve wrote:Weigh? Probably not as much as you think. I have a similar machine: the "Phonos" diaphragm machine but with a celluloid type diaphragm and it is fairly lightweight.

As for the machine on eBay, it has a PAPER diaphragm similar to the Pathé Diffusor system. It is a rare beast but not really worth £500! Mind you, I've seen people paying near that sum for ordinary coloured cased 102's which are very common. I know which machine would interest me more.

Ah: I thought the whole damn thing was metal....

Bill

Edisone · Post by **Edisone** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:19 am

Very more similar to the Pathé than anything else, and probably sounds decent. Note the little curve at the outer edge of the cone - that's where all the flexing is possible. I have a nice Pathé Diffusor which is almost silent, because somebody replaced the cone with an actual CONE - no outer curve. It's as flexible as a paper brick!

tinovanderzwan · Post by **tinovanderzwan** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:08 am

Edisone wrote:Very more similar to the Pathé that anything else, and probably sounds decent. Note the little curve at the outer edge of the cone - that's where all the flexing is possible. I have a nice Pathé Diffusor which is almost silent, because somebody replaced the cone with an actual CONE - no outer curve. It's as flexible as a paper brick!

try to find a modern speaker of the same diameter pref, second hand and use the outer rubber as a flex for the dissfusor
you sometimes see these on ebay they sell for the magnet if the speaker cone has holes but the rubber can sill be salvaged

tino

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:48 pm

Back on Ebay if anyone cares to offer !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gramophone-Wi ... 1559344399

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