Philips 'Reverbeo' B7X14A query - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

'LIVEWIRE?' · 2nd Sep 2008, 7:31 pm

My question relates to the Reverberation Unit. I have refitted the spring line reverb. unit to the rear of the chassis with the spring line facing inwards, and am wondering if this is correct ( I removed it some while ago to facilitate repairs and have lost my note as to which way round it was originally fitted)

howard · 2nd Sep 2008, 7:43 pm

Well my Reverbeo looks like this from the back .... I'm sure you have refitted yours correctly.

I must straighten that piece of felt on the back of the reverb unit sometime ...

Howard

'LIVEWIRE?' · 3rd Sep 2008, 7:27 am

Thanks, Howard. As it's someone else's radio I wanted to be particularlysure that I'd reassembled it correctly.

geofy · 3rd Sep 2008, 10:41 am

Daft question time, I have not seen or heard one of these, what exactly does the reveb spring do, or do I need to open another thread for this

thanks
Geof

batterymaker1 · 3rd Sep 2008, 1:15 pm

It adds a little echo-like quality to the music.

geofy · 3rd Sep 2008, 2:15 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by batterymaker1

It adds a little echo-like quality to the music.

Thanks batterymaker1, I had a suspicion this was the reason as I couldn't see any electrical purpose for it, seems a bit of a bizarre way to do it. I would keep thinking something had come loose

Geof

Paul Stenning · 3rd Sep 2008, 3:43 pm

In a repair I wrote up ages ago here I said:

Quote:

As for the reverb thing - well it's OK on instrumental music, and does give a sort of surround-sound effect. But on speech, or songs with vocals, it's awful! I think it's more of a novelty really - I really can't imagine that people actually used it for serious listening.

With regard to the reverb system the publicity information says:

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Electro acoustical reverberation unit gives considerable depth and spaciousness to sound stemming from radio broadcasts or gramophone records and appears to expand the dimension of a conventional room to those of a concert hall.

Slight exaggeration I think...

Mike Phelan · 3rd Sep 2008, 4:49 pm

Nearly electronic organs had (have?) the same sort of reverb spring delay line.

My Saba radiogram does, and I actually use it (sad, I know) but I tend to turn the knob down or off on speech.

2nd Sep 2008, 7:31 pm	#1
'LIVEWIRE?' Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,081	Philips 'Reverbeo' B7X14A query My question relates to the Reverberation Unit. I have refitted the spring line reverb. unit to the rear of the chassis with the spring line facing inwards, and am wondering if this is correct ( I removed it some while ago to facilitate repairs and have lost my note as to which way round it was originally fitted)

2nd Sep 2008, 7:43 pm	#2
howard Nonode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK. Posts: 2,590	Re: Philips 'Reverbio' B7X14A query Well my Reverbeo looks like this from the back .... I'm sure you have refitted yours correctly. I must straighten that piece of felt on the back of the reverb unit sometime ... Howard Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Darren-UK; 4th Feb 2009 at 1:34 am. Reason: Huge embedded image changed to thumbnail.

3rd Sep 2008, 7:27 am	#3
'LIVEWIRE?' Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,081	Re: Philips 'Reverbio' B7X14A query Thanks, Howard. As it's someone else's radio I wanted to be particularlysure that I'd reassembled it correctly.

3rd Sep 2008, 10:41 am	#4
geofy No Longer a Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,798	Re: Philips 'Reverbio' B7X14A query Daft question time, I have not seen or heard one of these, what exactly does the reveb spring do, or do I need to open another thread for this thanks Geof

3rd Sep 2008, 1:15 pm	#5
batterymaker1 Heptode Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Posts: 672	Re: Philips 'Reverbeo' B7X14A query It adds a little echo-like quality to the music. __________________ Just playing with high voltage....

3rd Sep 2008, 4:49 pm	#8
Mike Phelan Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Near Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 4,259	Re: Philips 'Reverbeo' B7X14A query Nearly electronic organs had (have?) the same sort of reverb spring delay line. My Saba radiogram does, and I actually use it (sad, I know) but I tend to turn the knob down or off on speech. __________________ Mike.