Advice on buying a Victrola. . . | Steve Hoffman Music Forums I recently have thought about getting back into 78's and was thinking that I would maybe get a period victrola to play them on Steve, I remember you have a Victrola that you love the sound of Does anyone have any advice on what to look for in a vintage Victrola? What should I watch out for?
Do I need a special needle for very old 78s? - Steve Hoffman Music Forums Innovative Technology VSC-550BT-TQ Victrola Some records sound a lot better than others, but I have scores of them I am having so much fun, I could easily become addicted to this It's strange for me, because although I am a dancer and am surrounded by music, was married to a musician and raised one, I have never owned much physical music except for a small amount of vinyl as a teen
Question about playing 78’s - Steve Hoffman Music Forums These Victrola’s basically have a bunch of replaceable nails for a stylus Works great My question is, how can you tell which records were made to be played with the “nail” stylus, vs a 78 that requires a proper 78 style cartridge stylus? I assume in the 40’s and 50’s these “nail” stylus’ were not what was used
Do I need a special needle for very old 78s? - Steve Hoffman Music Forums The safe bet is to get a true mono cartridge that can play a v-groove and use that on the old 78s It will do just fine, it won't destroy the music any more then the 100g + "tracking" weight of an old victrola Note I own a few crank victrolas as well as mono v-groove LPs and have a variety of cartridges and needles for just these reasons
Brunswick Victrola - Steve Hoffman Music Forums I just got a cool birthday present today A Brunswick Victrola model 10-7 The cabinet is still in beautiful condition All mechanics are in excellent
Victrola 6 in 1 player? Should I Buy? - Steve Hoffman Music Forums Amazon com: Victrola Nostalgic Classic Wood 6-in-1 Bluetooth Turntable Entertainment Center, Mahogany: Home Audio Theater Thank you My friend has one of these You'll get an awful record player of the cheapest quality, a radio, mediocre speakers, a record player with surprisingly decent sound quality