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

[JM/CO]

The Scott LT-110, which is the kit version of the 350 series is an excellent
FM tuner, as far as performance and sonics are concerned, although the
quality of components is not as good as some others manufactured around the
same era. The circuit was originally developed in the "mono" days for the
model 310. All subsequent Vacuum tube H.H. Scott tuners and receivers (
except the 370 tuner and 345 receiver, which are not as sensitive) used the
same circuit. Later models had different tube lineups in the IF strip, but
the front ends were all the same. It is good to bear in mind that H.H. Scott
was one of the companies that pioneered quality audio after WW II. The US
and Great Britain INVENTED the audio industry, only to see it slip into the
domain of the "Pacific Rim" manufacturers in the late 60s and early 70s.
In any discussion of the relative merits of various FM tuners, one must
clearly distinguish between vacuum tube and solid state gear. Most people
who have had extensive experience in this field prefer vacuum tube units,
for their superior sound quality. I have heard a few solid state units that
I have liked also, but I run tube units exclusively in my own systems.
The following list are pretty much considered the best that were ever made.
( Not necessarily in this order ):
Marantz 10-B
Fisher FM-1000
McIntosh MR 67 and MR 71
REL Precident ( Very rare unit )
A couple of the lesser tuners that also get high marks include:
Fisher FM-200
H.H. Scott 350-C
Chuck N1LNH

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer@usol.com>
To: <vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:22 PM
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Re H. Scott LT-110 Tuner


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> Hi All,
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> I have been listening with the 1963 H. Scott LT-110 FM stereo multiplex
tuner,