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

Fri Oct 4 13:00:01 2002

In my youth I seem to remember a rash of Tuned Radio
Frequency (TRF) AM receivers. These were touted to remove
all the filter ringing and intermod crap of the superhet.
Since no one on AM is broadcasting anything worthy of
fidelity listening anynmore I guess it is no longer
applicable.

WBob

"Salmons, Michael" wrote:
> 
> Here are a few more that have been considered among the best tuners of all time:
> 
> Yamaha T-85 and T2- a handful of yamaha units such as these have five or more bandwidths and multiple-gang tuners (the T-85 has 9!)
> Kenwood 600-T (8 gangs, 3 filters)
> Leak Troughline (not sure what the tuning cap looks like, or how many filters, I have just read that audiophiles favor this tuner. Can be upgraded to stereo.)
> Quad FM-3 (same as the Troughline- some people swear by this Quad model in particular)
> Hallicrafters SX-62- the 62 and 62a, I believe, were the only classic hallicrafters receivers to tune FM as well as a multitude of AM bands. It has numerous bandwidths. The audio quality of this radio is reported to be outstanding, and the tuning extremely precise.
> 
> just adding to the list- this is not a reflection of my opinion as I have not had the pleasure of using them!
> 
> Michael S.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Duane Fischer, W8DBF [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent:   Thu 10/3/2002 10:31 PM
> To:     [email protected]
> Cc:
> Subject:        Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re H. Scott LT-110 Tuner
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> ----------
> 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
> 
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have been listening with the 1963 H. Scott LT-110 FM stereo multiplex
> tuner,
> 
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