I have all three machines, the Amberola 1A, 1B, and III. The III is very close to the 1B in sound, but I think it's a little more midrangey due to the metal horn. But it does sound very good, and it's my second favorite 4-minute cylinder player on the basis of sound quality, the 1B being the best commercially produced 4-minute cylinder machine ever made in my opinion. George Paul and I are having this discussion currently over on the OTV board, and we both agree also that the 1A is the best sounding commercially available 2 minute machine. The horns used in all these machines were the best that anybody ever made for cylinder machines, the metal one in the III being a close derivative of the shape of the ones in the 1A and 1B. This metal horn has a fairly complex shape and was never used in any other Edison product.
Greg Bogantz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Medved" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and 1B > How does it compare with the 1B sound wise since the horn is different? > > Steve > > > >> Hey Jim,> > My Amberola III is absolutely one of my very favorite >> machines. Sounds > superb....looks superb......plays wax Amberols like no >> other vintage machine > I have ever heard....... It makes me >> happy.........> > Bestest,> > Michael Khanchalian (cyldoc)> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
