[Phono-L] Amberolas 1A and 1B horns

[Steven Medved]

Hi Greg,
 
Do they sound better than wood?  I am very impressed by how much better wood sounds than tin, what a huge difference.  I always sound test reproducers with my tin horn as all the defects are pronounced.  Wood makes them sound better even when they are not.
 
Steve



> Steve, the 1A and 1B horns are very odd. They're made of a fibrous > material, molded or layed up against a form. Different from anything else > that Edison ever did. Someone on one of these phono boards had the answer > in a previous posting, but I can't remember the details. Hopefully they > will respond with a clear description.> Anyway, the horns are well damped due to this construction technique and > don't exhibit the ringing and resonances that are common with metal horns, > which is one of the reasons they sound so good.> > Greg Bogantz> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Medved" <steve_noreen at msn.com>> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:35 PM> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and 1B> > > > Thanks so much, what was the 1A horn made of?> >> > Steve> >> >> >> >> From: gbogantz1 at charter.net> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org> Date: Mon, 27 Oct > >> 2008 22:40:02 -0400> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and > >> 1B> > 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 Ediso> > n product.> > Greg Bogantz> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > > "Steven Medved" <steve_noreen at msn.com>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org> > _______________________________________________> > Phono-L mailing list> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org