How does an Edison Diamond Disc sound through an Orthophonic Horn? This has been the certifiable wet dream of any serious Edison -phile. : ) While at the time there were several after market solutions available to fit an Edison compatible soundbox to a Victrola, the most convincing solution was the Brunswick Ultona soundbox, whose Edison side mimicked the construction of an Edison reproducer. Now here you have an example – an experiment of mine that I did a few years ago. I took an Ultona soundbox and made it to fit into the tonearm of an Orthophonic Victrola. Originally I started out with the Brunswick mica diaphragm, which sounded great, but exhibited some damaging resonances. So the next step was to refit the reproducer with an orthophonic diaphragm. Not the quantum leap that I expected, but it increased the treble details of the reproduction, while not doing much in terms of additonal bass response. The 1927 Victor Automatic Orthophonic Victrola 10-50 has the largest and highest fidelity horn of any home Victrola ever produced in the USA. www.youtube.com What I am playing in this demo: Edison ACOUSTIC Diamond Disc 51177-L Ritzi Mitzi – Foxtrot Dave Kaplan Melodists, an Edison Studio Band 1923.05.17NYC This side is one of the greatest sounding Edison records. Edison Electric Diamon Disc 52321-L Ida! sweet as apple cider – One-step Winegar’s Penn Boys 1928.05.04 NYC Recorded with the new RCA recording equipment. My only electric DD, rather worn and with a skip – my …
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