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dzavracky wrote:I rarely go a day without listening to my cortez. In fact last night I wound mine all the way up and enjoyed 6 records without having to re-wind the machine. It was really lovely. The cortez is an amazing machine. With a loud tone needle and the speaker doors all the way open, you can hear the music from anywhere in my house. But if you don't want it nearly as loud, a soft tone needle is just loud enough to fill up my record room with music. If anyone is considering getting a Cortez... you wont regret it.

With regards to the horn... I actually took the 4 screws that hold the grill cloth in place out and put them in the top of the machine. That way the grill is just sitting in front of the horn, and is really easy to remove so I can admire the horn.


Cheers,

David

bigshot wrote:Here is a phonograph concert with mine. It gives you a good sense of how it sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLac8E4YqV4&t=6s

FellowCollector wrote:The Brunswick Cortez is an amazing phonograph and I would not hesitate to purchase this one if it is priced fairly. I like the sound of mine better than either of my Credenzas (2-door walnut and 4-door mahogany) and the motor is just about silent when running. And mine has its original, never rebuilt reproducer. Below is a link to one of several videos of my Cortez that I posted on my YT channel years ago. This one I recorded playing with the lid open because at that time I had very little room in front of the Cortez to step in front of it but it still sounded pretty nice I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqhU9TEnAs

Doug

FellowCollector wrote:Very nice, Stephen. I remember back in 2016 watching your presentation for the first time. It was (and remains) very enjoyable. Doug

bigshot wrote:Here is a phonograph concert with mine. It gives you a good sense of how it sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLac8E4YqV4&t=6s

MTPhono wrote:

bigshot wrote:Here is a phonograph concert with mine. It gives you a good sense of how it sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLac8E4YqV4&t=6s

Thanks for sharing - sounds great!

bigshot wrote:

MTPhono wrote:

bigshot wrote:Here is a phonograph concert with mine. It gives you a good sense of how it sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLac8E4YqV4&t=6s

Thanks for sharing - sounds great!

Thanks! I miked it really well because I wanted people to hear what it really sounds like. So many YouTube videos have the lid open while they're playing and the mike is on the camera as they are moving all around shooting pics of the hardware. This is as close as I could get to how the machine actually sounds.

bigshot wrote:Here is a phonograph concert with mine. It gives you a good sense of how it sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLac8E4YqV4&t=6s