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

Thu Oct 3 23:43:00 2002

There were several variations on these H. Scott units, some not necessarily
spelled out in black and white. A good example is the LK-72 and its several
upgraded models. My 1963 is different several ways than the prior model.		

Personally, I was never impressed with the Fisher line of products. Most were
way overpriced, way overrated by Fisher and most were only slightly better than
average in performance. You paid for the name. Dollar for dollar, your money was
better spent elsewhere. I heard several Sony tuners that were vastly superior to
Fisher, and cost half as much.	

I find it interesting how many of the Sony products are still operating today,
such as my TA-1144 amplifier from 1970 and has never seen a service center. I
have an AM/FM tuner in a wood cabinet from the early seventies by Sony also, but
forget the model number. Still plays well. 	

I believe there was a failure by the audio users to distinguish between hype and
quality because of heavy marketing by several companies. 	

I know of several serious audio buffs who had Macintosh, and other big high
priced units, who had many service problems. In fact, the solid state units by
Macintosh made in the past ten years have a high rate of failure, and they are
not alone. 	

Just my observations - 	

Duane Fischer, W8DBF  	

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From: JM/CO <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re H. Scott LT-110 Tuner
Date: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:35 PM

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" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
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,

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