It is wonderful to see one of these fine sets in operation! I too own a Brunswick Panatrope PR-148C, however it is yet unrestored. It is complete though every tube is missing. I'm afraid replacing all the tubes will be a costly endeavor. So it is on the back burner for now. Thank you for demonstrating yours with an early Light-Ray recording! I'm afraid YouTube doesn't quite do justice for the sound quality as hearing it in person would.
wow, thanks for this wonderful and rare experiene to hear an early Brunswick electric machine! it sounds good!! You must be proud to own this. I agree with pax41 about the sound of the early light rays. It almost hurts to find hot abe lymans on that label, because you know they will howl and ruin the music.
i won this record on eBay because i wanted to hear and post it on my exponential-type panatrope, 14-7 from 1927. the newbie seller mailed it to someone else who eventually returned it. then the seller shipped it to me in flimsy envelope so i got it in pieces.
I have one of these and have had a problem getting it going. I had the power amp rebuilt but I have a problem with a lite smoke and /smell comeing from Radio drawer. Anyone out there work on these? Many Thanks!
It looked to me like first, he flicked the stylus to get any lint off it, then made a quick final check to make sure the screw holding the stylus in place was snug enough.
Brunswick Lite Rays have terrible sound in my opinion. It was a failed process and why they switched to the better Westinghouse recording technique. I have read they had many complaints from consumers on it and compared to Victors and Columbias of the same time they sound pale.
It is wonderful to see one of these fine sets in operation! I too own a Brunswick Panatrope PR-148C, however it is yet unrestored. It is complete though every tube is missing. I'm afraid replacing all the tubes will be a costly endeavor. So it is on the back burner for now. Thank you for demonstrating yours with an early Light-Ray recording! I'm afraid YouTube doesn't quite do justice for the sound quality as hearing it in person would.
Aerofox441 4 months ago
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NEWbobofhollywood 2 months ago
wow, thanks for this wonderful and rare experiene to hear an early Brunswick electric machine! it sounds good!! You must be proud to own this. I agree with pax41 about the sound of the early light rays. It almost hurts to find hot abe lymans on that label, because you know they will howl and ruin the music.
2reeler 9 months ago
This is a very interesting machine. Where did you find it? Please upload some more videos of it!
Ronald070 1 year ago
i won this record on eBay because i wanted to hear and post it on my exponential-type panatrope, 14-7 from 1927. the newbie seller mailed it to someone else who eventually returned it. then the seller shipped it to me in flimsy envelope so i got it in pieces.
VTMCompany 1 year ago
I have one of these and have had a problem getting it going. I had the power amp rebuilt but I have a problem with a lite smoke and /smell comeing from Radio drawer. Anyone out there work on these? Many Thanks!
alsouthstuff 2 years ago
is the speaker original? moving coil dynamic or moving iron?
Jimmyhaflinger 2 years ago
but which did he love most...the pal or the gal?
VTMCompany 2 years ago
bob: we of the strictly-soundbox society, wondering WHAT are you doing to the electric pickup before you place the needle on the record?
does one have to angle it in a certain manner?
VTMCompany 2 years ago
It looked to me like first, he flicked the stylus to get any lint off it, then made a quick final check to make sure the screw holding the stylus in place was snug enough.
PerisphereRec 2 years ago 2
bob: who's this vocalist? love the sound of early brunswick lite-rays! this machine is beautiful!
VTMCompany 3 years ago
It's Sophie Tucker
hotsickle 2 years ago
NONSENSE...this is a male tenor!
VTMCompany 2 years ago
Brunswick Lite Rays have terrible sound in my opinion. It was a failed process and why they switched to the better Westinghouse recording technique. I have read they had many complaints from consumers on it and compared to Victors and Columbias of the same time they sound pale.
pax41 2 years ago 3