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At auction

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auct ... fa00c6a6ee
The current owner had it by decent. Relieved to hear it.

For posterity---sold for £4,160 including all expenses (Hammer price £3,200).

Good machines are still making good money, despite what the doom mongers would have us believe.
This Mark IX had the benefit of a better horn than most, and sold accordingly.

“That is without a doubt one of the ugliest machines I have ever seen.“

PeterF wrote: Fri Sep 02, 2022 1:27 pm “That is without a doubt one of the ugliest machines I have ever seen.“

But not as ugly as the wardrobe (sorry VE9-54) even with the doors shut.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So you likely also hate the big HMV 193/194/202/203 stuff as well?

I understand and have witnessed that the papier-mâché monstrosities can sound incredibly good, but to call them attractive is obviously a bit too far from reality.

The 9-54, with its primitive electronics and limited capabilities, is nowhere near as good to listen to, except:

- it has a volume control

- the changer, when operating correctly, is a joy to behold

- unit represents a considerably lower risk of user decapitation

All in good fun, guv.

Although one of the lowlier big EMG models (relatively) this had excellent condition in its favour - about the best you could hope to find - AND wonderful provenance having belonged to a famous conductor and coming directly from his family. On that basis I think it was a nice price for the lucky buyer, personally!

I don’t understand the folks that find the EMG/expert machines to be “ugly”… finer machines, I have never seen nor heard. I guess there really is no accounting for taste

Sadly, I doubt I’ll find an affordable one living here in the states.

Maybe when the horns were new, these things looked better. The cabinets are generally nice looking, but every one I’ve seen has a saggy chipped gray horn. Best enjoyed with ears open and eyes closed.

I agree entirely. They sound superb - because they were designed to produce the best possible sound, not compromised by aesthetics. I am also in the states - and had one shipped from the UK! Expensive, but worth every penny. Such a great joy to hear every day.

anchorman wrote: Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:58 pm I don’t understand the folks that find the EMG/expert machines to be “ugly”… finer machines, I have never seen nor heard. I guess there really is no accounting for taste

Sadly, I doubt I’ll find an affordable one living here in the states.