07-22-2026, 01:35 AM
Tim;
I heard in one or more shango066 videos, where he was repairing early FM sets, that the manufacturers would add an extra cap in the audio output circuits that would make many of these sets sound sort of "muddy" and by clipping it out the fidelity would improve. It's sort of a mystery as to why they were added. maybe they thought that prospective buyers of FM sets wouldn't like them if FM didn't sound like AM broadcast?
Regards
Arran
I heard in one or more shango066 videos, where he was repairing early FM sets, that the manufacturers would add an extra cap in the audio output circuits that would make many of these sets sound sort of "muddy" and by clipping it out the fidelity would improve. It's sort of a mystery as to why they were added. maybe they thought that prospective buyers of FM sets wouldn't like them if FM didn't sound like AM broadcast?
Regards
Arran
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