[ARC5] ARC5 receiver audio output questions

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 11 Apr 2014 at 16:11, Geoff wrote:

> Yeah, for CW and space shuttle audio AM you dont need much fidelity, just 
> run the 12A6 wide open.

Which it does in the normal ARC-5 anyway...

> OTOH if you want to listen to high quality ham or BC AM then feed the 
> detector load into a nice preamp/PP amp of 10W or more. You benefit from 
> much lower distortion to begin with using PP and then run the gain control down
> to a comfortable level for even lower distortion and into a quality speaker.

Absolutely agree.  Best of both worlds: 1) no unnecessary mods to the audio 
system in the receiver, and 2) far better audio and lots more of it.

Ken W7EKB