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Timbo in Oz

In Reply to: RE: Heathkit "FM3" posted by Eli Duttman on October 03, 2018 at 19:52:57

the benefits of a valve front-end outweigh the MPX units in most old and simple vale tuners.

Resistance to overload from in-band and from strong out of band signals, which are rife these days

A good modern SS MPX kit with big film type coupling caps to sustain deep bass area good idea.
Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

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I'm surprised both of you... - Steve O 05:47:02 10/04/18 (2)
...seem to believe the Heath FM3 warrants the expense and effort of an outboard MPX decoder let alone a complete rebuild and alignment. Apparently your experience with the tuner is significantly more positive than mine. Maybe I should reevaluate? Care to relate your experience with the Heath FM3?
- No Experience Here Too - Eli Duttman 17:06:27 10/04/18 (0)
  The Bench MPX decoder is easy enough, but if the Heath tuner is a POS, don't bother.
  
  Eli D.
- No experience at all! - Timbo in Oz 12:49:03 10/04/18 (0)
  It's just that in my experience valve FM front ends do have some advantages. If you drive them real hard, and well.
  
  Warmest
  
  Tim Bailey
  
  Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

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