Yes, the 104 was a big step up from the 100 loudspeaker. The 100 uses an armature connected to the cone, driven by a coil and horseshoe magnet - it's poor on bass AND treble, but worked well enough for many. The 104 is a moving coil speaker (the first one made, I believe), with a powerful electromagnet - much better for music reproduction.
At http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/323/T0000323.htm you can download info from Riders' manuals for the Hyperion and hundreds of other models ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Rubin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victrola VE 15-1: Electrola Hyperion > Thanks for all the information, Doug. My 15-1 is one of the later ones -- > the serial number is 1908, which means it was about two-thirds of the way > through the run, and was shipped in the second quarter of 1926 -- but the > ID > plate reads "Hyperion." I'm pretty sure I have the 104 speaker, as it's > not > a ten-inch speaker. Do you have any idea why Victor switched speakers in > the middle of a run? Was the 104 considered to be an improvement over the > 100, or the opposite?
