Hi, my pre amp is a Linn AV5103, would that effect the Troughline? The Stereofetic sound fine, not quite as detailed as the Kudos.
What would the opinions of a Quad FM4 be. I know the brand by name have no experience of them.
I’m looking to listen to quality broadcasts on R3 primarily and R2/R4 occasionally. I like to record live concerts to tape (Studer) so sound quality is paramount. The Kudos is good but a little hard (almost digital) but that is how it was designed to compare with CD.
I’m disappointed in the Troughline, the rave reviews given on the internet don’t actually appear to match the the output. Perhaps it’s a hang up on valves?
What would happen if you drove a car that was 60-70 years old and not had anything done to it. What do you think it would drive like? That is similar to these old tuners. Like anything that is that old it will need a complete restoration. The Leak Troughline if properly restored and realigned can sound superb. The original stereo model had a very poor stereo decoder which outputs a very low signal. Replacing this decoder with a modern one can yield better stereo performance and near line level output at full quietning. Some of the early mono Troughlines didn't have the bandwidth for proper stereo operation so it could be an expensive exercise converting it to stereo for minimal gains. Correctly aligned Troughlines it possible to get 26dB of channel separation. Check out some of my articles and reviews in HiFi World, HFN & HiFi Choice from back in the 1990s. Done properly the Troughline is hard to beat, even against some of the more expensive and complicated American tuners of the day.