SWEET 1957 RCA VICTOR 9-ES-6H TWO TONE RECORD PLAYER

[seatboi]

GORGEOUS Hi-Fi! Wish I still had all mine...lost all of em' in a storage unit I could no longer afford to pay for along with several roundy TV's...;(

[VTMCompany]

i think with that stereo tonearm, the unit has to date a couple of years later, as rca started their new stereo line in 1958.

[tubellarbells]

Billy Idol and Talk Talk on a vintage player !...special combination !.

I think sometimes stiff needles/cartridges in these units find more difficulty to track these 80's modern records and sometimes they even jump. Once they put a ronette in my Perpetuum Ebner 660 which used to carry a flip-over type of cartridge and some full-sound 45s with lots of bass couldn't be tracked correctly unless you gave the tonearm more weight.

Thanks for sharing and a bit more light would be even better.

[frangiul13]

Thanks again for your comments! Actually, this RCA has the 89T powerpoint cartridge, which tracks stereo and modern records very well. No problems with skipping and no need to tape a coin on the tonearm :) Listen to how nice they sound! Yes, light a bit off, but I was more interested in throwing a quick vid up there. Will post better views of it at some point...

[vinylman86]

does it track modern lps and 12" dj singles well? i have issues with those type of records on some of mines even stereo record players too and all of them have good needles.

[frangiul13]

Yes, tracks all records fine. You can obtain these cartridges with stereo compatible needles.

[damusician]

i notice the tracking problem with my '72 ge, '67 and 62 magnavox, '66 arvin and my '69 panasonic record player with some 80's records especailly ones in mint condition.

[tubellarbells]

You know, my general experience is most late 60's and early record changers have ceramic cartridges and needles are sometimes very stiff and do not track well wider dynamic range records like most late 70's and early 80's ones, and it gets even worse unless you set tonearm weight a bit heavier. There you have the option of installing a magnetic cartridge with an MC amp and can liberate records from too heavy tonearms. My 2 cents.

[damusician]

when you mentioned needles are very stiff, do you mean the rubber piece that the needle sits in?

[tubellarbells]

I suppose that's one problem and also the thickness of needle tubes compared to the ultra flexible ones in magnetic cartridges made for super fast lateral movement hence accurate groove tracking....

[tubellarbells]

part 2 :)

Also, let's not forget the mass of the needle itself. Back in the 60's most needles where not as thin as those today. If you add the stiff rubber piece etc. you get rather slow and static needles for highly dynamic record cuts. Now. you can play mosr records just the same but..ru out of space here grrrrr....

[jasonlava]

SWEET!

[frangiul13]

Thanks! Hope you are enjoying my collection! More to come...! :)

[damusician]

awesome player! i want the wooden orthophonic one that contains 3 speakers and 4 legs.

[frangiul13]

Yes, the Orthophonic High Fidelity models are nice indeed. I especially like the 45rpm model. In these units, the woofer is situated in the middle between the midrange and tweeter, which are both angled outward to produce room-filling "orthophonic" high fidelity sound! ;)

[damusician]

another cool thing about them is that it has an external speaker out and also can be used as a tape out.

[frangiul13]

Precisely so. RCA also came out with "Stereo Orthophonic High Fidelity" units in the late 50's. These particular units contain dual amplifiers for the L and R channels. The Stereo models look exactly like the one you want, with a nice wooden case and four screw-in legs!

[damusician]

i know exactly what your talking about.