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In the Thread: A tube tuner? REL Precedent 646C
Post Subject: Partly to blamePosted by Paul S on: 8/1/2008
Romy, does the REL use capacitance or inductance tuning? I was thinking H. Of course all the old caps are shot. That's another case where the True Vintage Believers (TVB) are really too funny, when they insist on "original" parts. IMO, the only issue with parts upgrades in most cases like this one is alignment, where the values all have to be trimmed. IMO, very few of the old parts are "better"; some, maybe, but very damned few. This can get right down to tube sockets, wire and even solder joints. Also, those wonderful old pots often corrode eventually, so they can be noisy and/or track poorly. But in cases like the REL, it's the design and over-the-top implementation that set it apart. We've come a long way since then with most of the parts, and time has often worked its Special Magic on parts that started out OK.
On the "vintage" front, the thing does LOOK cool! It LOOKS like it should sound good...
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