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Thoughts on the VV 1-70
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Victrolacollector
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Thoughts on the VV 1-70
What are the thoughts on the Victor Victrola VV 1-70? They have the Victrola 4 reproducer, 10 inch turntable. They also have a 2 spring motor. But the downside is the pot metal tone arm supports. Any thoughts on the quality of the cabinets?
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OrthoFan
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Re: Thoughts on the VV 1-70
In addition to the pot metal arm support, there's also the issue of the pot metal sound box. I've come across about a dozen 1-70s over the years and all had swollen, cracked sound boxes. (This one -- http://www.phonographs.org/store/r-134a ... -2289.html -- is actually in pretty good condition, in comparison, though god knows what'll happen if you try to remove the back plate!)
As for the cabinet, I know that Victor used stained ash in place of mahogany trim -- http://www.victor-victrola.com/1-70.htm -- and all of the ones I've come across were full of scratches and nicks, especially on the top lid. The cabinet construction, itself, seems to be cheaper than was the case with the pre-Orthophonic era table models.
I've always felt that the original selling price -- $50 -- was a little steep for a non-Orthophonic model fitted with a relatively small horn, especially considering the fact that you could have bought a small upright cabinet model from one many of the competitors at the time for the same price, or less.
Still, when in good/restored condition, the 1-70 does do an acceptable job, and pumps out a nice even, mellow tone, though nowhere near as good as a smaller Orthophonic model, such as the 2-55 portable.
OF
As for the cabinet, I know that Victor used stained ash in place of mahogany trim -- http://www.victor-victrola.com/1-70.htm -- and all of the ones I've come across were full of scratches and nicks, especially on the top lid. The cabinet construction, itself, seems to be cheaper than was the case with the pre-Orthophonic era table models.
I've always felt that the original selling price -- $50 -- was a little steep for a non-Orthophonic model fitted with a relatively small horn, especially considering the fact that you could have bought a small upright cabinet model from one many of the competitors at the time for the same price, or less.
Still, when in good/restored condition, the 1-70 does do an acceptable job, and pumps out a nice even, mellow tone, though nowhere near as good as a smaller Orthophonic model, such as the 2-55 portable.
OF