Bass response increases as the size of the Orthophonic horn increases. $150 to $200 is an excellent price range. It allows you to replace the back bracket if needs be and to rebuild the reproducer without feeling that the machine has become a money pit. I love the sound of Orthophonic records on both my Credenza and my amputee 8-4 (someone cut off the legs and added casters so that it would fit under the window in their house. It may make the bass sound even better that close to the floor). Other brands of electrically recorded records sound good too, especially the OKehs and Vivatonals. The Vivatonals don't even sound as nice on the mid size Vivatonal machine I have.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of richard_rubin Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 8:33 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victrola 8-4 (VV 8-4) Thanks. Why do you suppose the bass response is better on the Credenza -- is the horn that much louder? Is it that noticeable? And what do you think the right price range would be? The guy seems to want $200; I doubt he'd go below $150. And I'm not sure what kind of work it might need... Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Peter Fraser <pjfra...@mac.com> Date:03/15/2014 7:50 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victrola 8-4 (VV 8-4) I had an 8-4; they sound great. They don't have the bass response that the credenza has, but they will certainly knock your socks off if you've never had an orthophonic before. Don't sweat the pot metal thing, if the price is right you should buy the machine and deal with the tonearm mount if you need to later. I tend to listen to period-appropriate records on each machine, and an orthophonic will certainly play up the deficiencies of acoustic recordings. But you can't go wrong with a big orthophonic like an 8-4! Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com > On Mar 15, 2014, at 4:02 PM, Richard <richard_ru...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I've been offered a Victrola 8-4 (VV 8-4), and I'm wondering what to do. I haven't seen it in person yet, so I don't know if it has any pot metal issues; does this particular model tend to develop those? And if so, where? Just the tone arm mount, or the tone arm itself? How about the reproducer? And just as important, how do these machines sound? I've never owned an orthophonic before (see other post) -- just earlier acoustic machines, and electric machines from the late 1920's on. Do acoustic records sound best on acoustic machines? And do later records (say, 1926 and later) sound better on orthophonic machines, or electric? I know this is a matter of personal preference, but I'd be very interested to hear your opinion. And does anyone out there own an actual VV 8-4? If so, how does it sound compared to, say, a Credenza, or a high-end Columbia Viva-Tonal? (I've seen the videos on YouTube, but it's hard to get a sense of how they actually sound that way.) If I want to add a n > orthophonic to my collection at some point, would I be much better off with a Credenza or some comparable machine? And what would be a fair price for an 8-4 in decent condition, assuming it doesn't need any work? > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
