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Review 4 of 20
Price Paid:
$15.00
from Local thrift store Summary:
A very nice set that I picked up from the thrift store here in Baltimore city. After I got it home, I replaced two of the dial lamps and cleaned all the pots and switches. I also replaced the second of the 2 three pin ceramic filter with a 150khz low loss one. This improved selectivity to a moderate degree. Good sensitivity and a very pleasing tone quality. Another reader spoke of the 420 watt rating. This is how much power it consumes from the mains to produce about 65 wpc into 8 ohms and probably about 100wpc into 4 ohms. Also another reader spoke of what he thought was a weakness of shutting down when driven hard. On the contrary, this is a very desireable feature that PROTECTS the set in the event of an overload. Strengths:
Beautiful sound almost DC quality and enough power to drive almost any speaker to room filling volume. Shut down protection. Runs cooler than most sets I have had. Appears to be well made. Love the weighted tuning and the two meters for signal strength and centr'e tune. Weaknesses:
Could have had an extra gang in the front end and an extra IF stage. This is only an issue if one lives near to FM transmitters and in a crowded region. Similar Products Used:
Technics SA-616, Marantz model 4300 quadradial, Yamaha HTR-5790, Pioneer SX-950
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