[Vintage-Audio] Re H. Scott LT-110 Tuner

[Salmons, Michael]

Absolutely.=20

It seems that the only modern tuners of worth are high-end (magnum =
dynalab and fanfare are the brands most often touted as excelling in =
both performance and sonics). I'm sure someone on this list can refute =
this, it is a bit of a generalization. If you go to Best Buy or Circuit =
City and buy a home theatre amp expecting a decent tuner built in, don't =
bother, you won't find one.
There have been a few midline manufacturers who have produced a =
smattering of good tuners in the past ten years, like NAD and Onkyo, but =
they usually are not designed to enhance fringe-area reception, which is =
the situation a lot of people are in (myself included). They are usually =
oriented for urban or suburban area reception, which means less =
sensitivity, and few have better than middling selectivity.

I have been using a Pioneer TX-8500II (I think they made it around the =
end of the seventies) for some time now and I am quite happy with it. It =
bests the several modern tuners I have compared it to quite easily; it =
is a very sensitive radio and has very good selectivity. Audio quality =
is superb. I am in the middle of ordering a murata supernarrow filter =
for it right now to sharpen its selectivity somewhat. I'm using a =
standard dipole with it now, and its performance is good despite being =
in my basement; I can't wait to hook it up to a decent rooftop antenna =
(when I can afford it!).

The other older tuner I have had great success with is the Hallicrafters =
SX-96. It was designed mostly for shortwave listening, but it tunes the =
AM band. This radio is double conversion (as a result it really locks =
onto signals) and has a variety of filters, so I can fine-tune the =
selectivity as required. With a decent antenna this radio is unbeatable. =
Many evenings I've enjoyed the news and classical programming on CBC, =
Manitoba on 990 khz in surprisingly good audio quality.

Another tuner of note is the Sony ST-80, although it would require some =
modification to make it really shine. Despite this it does a very good =
job right out of the box. This is early 70s vintage and I see them on =
ebay all of the time for $20 or less.

Michael Salmons
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-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF [mailto:dfischer@usol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 5:22 PM
To: vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Re H. Scott LT-110 Tuner




	Hi All, =09
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I have been listening with the 1963 H. Scott LT-110 FM stereo multiplex =
tuner,
while the LK-72b amp is being repaired. I have not bothered to connect =
the tuner
to the outside directional FM antenna, just a pair of rabbit ears. Not a =
very
good antenna, especially when set upright with arms spread against a =
wall behind
my LD storage cabinet. Rather blocks FM line of sight signals. They darn =
near
need a Leader Dog to find their way! =09
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Just the same, this puppy sucks in signals like a Kirby vacuum with a =
souped up
V/8 Chevy sb engine running on airplane high octane fuel. The =
sensitivity and
selectivity is absolutely astounding. The designer was certainly =
thinking
quality when this tuner was designed.=09
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Some circuits are of mil spec construct, even to the point of using mil =
spec
parts. Perhaps overkill, but quality was obviously a high priority with =
the H.
Scott company.  =09
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Have any of you experienced superior performance on the older tuners as =
compared
to those built today?     =09
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Duane W8DBF=09
dfischer@usol.com=09

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