Great stuff! I would send the Scotts out to be made "healthy", while retaining the original sound, no extra mods. Magnum Dynalab ST2 antenna w/ adapter from coax to antenna terminals. Get an inexpensive cd player, (alot of good choices) that matches the Scott faceplate color. Next choose speakers from the same era, many greats to choose from. Then just enjoy! I just got a Fisher 500 mono receiver, (blond cab) Fisher's first. Then, an EV Centurion, (big, blond) speaker cab. Fisher is going out for service, and I'm filling the EV w/ their top 3-way stuff of the day. Then we'll have a contest who enjoys who's system the most.... we'll both win it! Again, enjoy!!
Your feelings on vintage audio.
Harkening back to the days of my youth.....my neighbor owned a console with a Scott fm tuner, Fisher amp and a TT. I loved playing with and listening to music through it.
And with the resurgence of interest in older equipment in the market, its' impression of quality sound reproduction and build, perhaps nostalgic feelings and wanting to dabble in tubes on my part, I've gone ahead and purchased a Scott 350B tuner.
I'm also looking at another 350 and Scott intergrated.
I know they'll need some work. But for the price it seems like a fun way to step into tubes, satisfy this urge and you gotta admit some of that gear is absolutely stunning looking!
So...What do you guys and gals think? Worth the admission price plus repairs? Waste of time and cash? Could do better DIY or newer used equipment?
Sound Quality? From reading sounds like I might be getting mids but poor highs and poor bass!
Build Quality?
How does CD sound through the gear? Are there difficulties using CD with this older gear?
Maybe some speaker recommendations. Sat/Sub (problems with subs?), monitor, full range or single driver? The integrateds I'm looking at run anywhere from 15 to 30 watts RMS.
Thought this might be a fun pastime; I look forward to your input.
Best
And with the resurgence of interest in older equipment in the market, its' impression of quality sound reproduction and build, perhaps nostalgic feelings and wanting to dabble in tubes on my part, I've gone ahead and purchased a Scott 350B tuner.
I'm also looking at another 350 and Scott intergrated.
I know they'll need some work. But for the price it seems like a fun way to step into tubes, satisfy this urge and you gotta admit some of that gear is absolutely stunning looking!
So...What do you guys and gals think? Worth the admission price plus repairs? Waste of time and cash? Could do better DIY or newer used equipment?
Sound Quality? From reading sounds like I might be getting mids but poor highs and poor bass!
Build Quality?
How does CD sound through the gear? Are there difficulties using CD with this older gear?
Maybe some speaker recommendations. Sat/Sub (problems with subs?), monitor, full range or single driver? The integrateds I'm looking at run anywhere from 15 to 30 watts RMS.
Thought this might be a fun pastime; I look forward to your input.
Best