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Can any of you knowledgeable guys id this machine for me


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i thought it was a vv 2-60 but not too sure.

VV 2-55 ... brutal on records

Yes, it is a VV-2-55. Perhaps using soft tone needles is a good idea.

I'm pretty sure, from previous posts, that the reproducer is sealed and cannot be opened safely for repair. Anyone?

Torjazzer wrote:I'm pretty sure, from previous posts, that the reproducer is sealed and cannot be opened safely for repair. Anyone?

No that is the VV 2-35, a machine with a simple tone arm without a crook. The 2-55 uses an ordinary Orthophonic sound box with a " scratch muffler" . I've never known these machines to be all that hard n records if the reproducer is I'm good co diction and if the rubber isolator is appropriately soft.

Uncle Vanya wrote:

Torjazzer wrote:I'm pretty sure, from previous posts, that the reproducer is sealed and cannot be opened safely for repair. Anyone?

No that is the VV 2-35, a machine with a simple tone arm without a crook. The 2-55 uses an ordinary Orthophonic sound box with a " scratch muffler" . I've never known these machines to be all that hard n records if the reproducer is I'm good co diction and if the rubber isolator is appropriately soft.

Thanks for clearing that up. However, I have to side with Edisone on the possible damage to records. Looking at the position of the needle chuck in relation to the spindle, I don't know how this machine could track properly. With these two points so out of alignment, I would expect record damage.

Well, when the reproducer is properly set on the tone arm the tracking is pretty good, just about as good as that of the 102. I think that the auction pictures are taken at odd angles. Now, the 2-35 is another story. Reproducer rigidly attached to a straight tone arm which is hinged at the back like a Victrolita or a 1908 vintage Columbia. Now THATS brutal!