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Sherwood S-2300 vs Proton (NAD?) 450

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Bronica S2A

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Hello,
I own a Proton 450 tuner, which I've heard may actually be a NAD tuner, and I may in the future have access to a Sherwood S-2300 tuner. I live in St. Clair, MI. and I use the Proton to pull in mostly WDET, around 50 mi. away. I get (on most days) 3 signal bars for good mono. It reportedly has Schotz tuner circuitry, which helps with distant stations. If I acquired the Sherwood, I would have it rebuilt and aligned by Radio X tuners. My question is, would the Sherwood perform as well with weak, distant stations?
Thanks
"When we look into the deepest space with our most powerful telescopes, we see only the past"

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I'd suggest you also look at the Tuner Information Centre - Timbo in Oz 19:04:37 10/05/13 (0)
Can't hurt.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
You neglected to mention a critical piece of information - 1973shovel 07:13:11 10/03/13 (6)
What antenna are you using?
One of the several tuners I own is the Dynaco FM-3. No one has ever mistaken them for a DX (distant reception) champ. I would bet money the Sherwood could easily out-perform the FM-3 in DX.
Yet I have no problem receiving my favorite music station signal, which is over 50 miles from me. That's because I use a directional Yagi antenna.
Get yourself a good, outdoor, directional antenna (if you don't already have one), and as long as the Sherwood's in good working order, I'm confident it'll work just fine.
Edit: And by "just fine", I mean very likely you'll be able to listen in stereo, not just mono.
Keep us posted

Edits: 10/03/13
- RE: You neglected to mention a critical piece of information - Bronica S2A 08:31:24 10/03/13 (5)
  Hello,
  I live in a condo, half-basement unit, so no outdoor antennas. I use a C. Crane dipole.
  "When we look into the deepest space with our most powerful telescopes, we see only the past"
  - RE: You neglected to mention a critical piece of information - Awe-d-o-file 11:46:36 10/04/13 (0)
    Do you have access to a long gutter outside? Run coax to it and connect the center conductor to it after you use something to get clean bare metal. You never know..........
    
    ET
  - Ouch - 1973shovel 02:48:49 10/04/13 (3)
    What about a Rhombic antenna? I've never tried one, but Timbo, our resident antenna expert, thinks highly of them.
    
    Below is a link to 300 ohm white twin lead you could use to make the Rhombic. It should hide fairly well around the edges of your ceiling.
    
    If that's out too, then your only hope for an answer will be from someone who's used both tuners.
    
    Good luck.
    - White twin lead (Open in New Window)
    - RE: Ouch - Bronica S2A 06:51:20 10/04/13 (1)
      Hello,
      It's weird, I can see your Audio Magazine pdf on my Ipod touch, but for some reason, the pdf doesn't want to load on my pc, which I would need to print it out. I have Windows 7, 64 bit. Could there be any other way for you to send it to me?
      Thanks
      "When we look into the deepest space with our most powerful telescopes, we see only the past"
      - You have mail - 1973shovel 17:28:35 10/04/13 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Ouch posted by Bronica S2A on October 04, 2013 at 06:51:20
        
        You can check the Asylum FAQ section where the Rhombic article is on file. Or, once you answer my Asylum email, I can send you the article, if that works better.
    - RE: Ouch - Bronica S2A 06:12:58 10/04/13 (0)
      Thanks, I'll probably try it!
      "When we look into the deepest space with our most powerful telescopes, we see only the past"

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