- HMV 5A 5B soundbox differences - Talking Machine
It is a case of clear improvement; HMV engineers launched the 5A which was an English version of the no 5 (orthophonic) which sounded the same, but later they continued experimenting and finally launched the 5B, a definite upgrade of the boomy 5A The 5B lasted many years, while the 5A is much scarcer
- HMV model 156 - The Talking Machine Forum
Just to add, Victor Talking Machine Co was the parent company, HMV the UK daughter Victor machines are open horn american machines, Victrolas are american internal horn machines like yours Your HMV model 156 was made in the UK and is based on the american Victrola Consolette, later called VV-4-3
- HMV 157 - The Talking Machine Forum — For All Antique Phonographs . . .
The HMV 157 has an exponential tone chamber that's divided into two sections before joining at the mouth The larger HMV 163 was fitted with a four chamber horn--as were it's bigger brothers, such as the HMV 194 and 202--emulating the design of the Orthophonic Credenza's horn
- A blue HMV model 99 - The Talking Machine Forum
Re: A blue HMV model 99 Post by Phono48 » Fri Sep 09, 2022 5:55 pm epigramophone wrote: Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:31 pm The weak point of the 99 is the thin pot metal casting on which the tonearm is mounted
- HMV 156 vs. Victor Consolette - The Talking Machine Forum
HMV seems to have copied used numerous standard oak mahogany Victor cabinet designs, almost from the start, so there was definately some design sharing going on until the orthophonic era HMV's model 11, 12, 14, 16, appear to be identical to Victors VV-XVI, XVII, etc, just to name a few
- What is the Best HMV portable? - Talking Machine
The HMV 102 is considered the best portable ever made, but they are also the most expensive to buy because everyone wants one There is no such thing as an HMV with a riveted spring barrel, unlike Victor, so you have no worries about servicing their motors, but the very first 102's used a No 16 soundbox, this IS riveted together meaning they
- Victor HMV exhibition - The Talking Machine Forum — For All Antique . . .
The L shaped slot on the Victrola VV-IX does seem to be fractionally longer (but only 0 1mm or so) than the one on the HMV 162, which seems to be enough to stop the pin on the UK soundboxes moving into the other part of the slot when the soundbox is rotated
- The Sound Comparison between HMV 202 and Two-Door Credenza
The HMV sounds to me somewhat distant and even muffled in some passages Mind you, both machines are very impressive, but I prefer the Credenza for this recording However, I believe that the real test for these Ortho machines is how they reproduce the full symphony orchestra, which is probably the most complex sound environment in the musical
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