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Vintage Audio (record players, hi-fi etc) Amplifiers, speakers, gramophones and other audio equipment. |
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9th Sep 2019, 10:10 pm | #21 |
Pentode
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Re: Mono cartridge for 78rpm
A good Pye Black Box with a Ronette crystal cartridge takes some beating if you want to listen to 78s, rather than dub them or analyse them. Decca FFRRs sound particularly good.
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9th Sep 2019, 10:20 pm | #22 |
Pentode
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Re: Mono cartridge for 78rpm
The Wurlitzer 1100 78rpm jukebox, with the Zenith Cobra lightweight tone arm, was particularly good, but a Seeburg 100A from the same era was supreme.
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10th Sep 2019, 7:48 am | #23 | |
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Re: Mono cartridge for 78rpm
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The UK factoriy could, and did, make laminated pressings for special purposes, but the mass market standard for both EMI and Decca remained stock shellac until 78 ceased altogether. |
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10th Sep 2019, 9:05 am | #24 |
Octode
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Re: Mono cartridge for 78rpm
In addition to the cartridges I mentioned earlier in the thread I also have a MKii Black Box fitted with BSR SC11 and can confirm it too does a really good job. The autochanger is also handy
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11th Sep 2019, 9:18 am | #25 |
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Re: Mono cartridge for 78rpm
I think Parlophone was an EMI company but I have a number of these records ( R xxxx ) series; from the 1947 - 1950 period which have low surface noise.
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12th Sep 2019, 7:48 pm | #26 |
Pentode
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Re: Mono cartridge for 78rpm
I ended up buying an Audio Technica VM670SP mono cartridge. This has a 3mil conical stylus. The difference between this and the AT91 with a 78 stylus is quite marked, especially as the AT91 is stereo.
1940’s and 50’s records are remarkable in their detail. The older single sided records are better but are limited by their acoustic recording, still sound ‘right’ on a proper gramophone, like my Zonophone Model 1.
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