A courier staggered out of a blizzard this afternoon, (three inches of
snow here now), and delivered the Denon.

It was described in the auction as used and excellent.
A better description would have been.. Removed from box with kid
gloves, used for 10 minutes, 2 presets tuned in, carefully replaced in
original packing with all accessories, original interconnect, AM loop
and an unread manual then carefully stored for 20 years.

Not a scuff, mark or sign that it has ever been out of box before,
totally mint and 100% working order.

A quick reseat of the internal connectors and a going over with
contaclean and pipe cleaners and I've been listening to radio 3 with a
good loud burst of the Bob Harris* show, and yes it is an improvement
over the receiver, bass seems more extended and voices are more 'alive'

The Radio 3 burble is still there but can be silenced by using the
Super Narrow IF setting so maybe our aerial system is not quite
perfect. Listening on loudspeakers the background is effectively silent

On long wave very good, hardly any local interference and lots of
continental stations with just the loop.

Overall I am an exstatic (geddit) bunny.


* With all the space on DAB and Freeview, I think it's time for BBC
Radio Bob. He could time share with BBC Radio Mike Harding if he finds
the hours too much.


--
Ken O'Meara
http://www.btinternet.com/~unsteadyken/

"UnsteadyKen" wrote in message
m...

A courier staggered out of a blizzard this afternoon, (three inches of
snow here now), and delivered the Denon.

It was described in the auction as used and excellent.
A better description would have been.. Removed from box with kid
gloves, used for 10 minutes, 2 presets tuned in, carefully replaced in
original packing with all accessories, original interconnect, AM loop
and an unread manual then carefully stored for 20 years.

Not a scuff, mark or sign that it has ever been out of box before,
totally mint and 100% working order.



Hah!



A quick reseat of the internal connectors and a going over with
contaclean and pipe cleaners and I've been listening to radio 3 with a
good loud burst of the Bob Harris* show, and yes it is an improvement
over the receiver, bass seems more extended and voices are more 'alive'

The Radio 3 burble is still there but can be silenced by using the
Super Narrow IF setting so maybe our aerial system is not quite
perfect. Listening on loudspeakers the background is effectively silent

On long wave very good, hardly any local interference and lots of
continental stations with just the loop.

Overall I am an exstatic (geddit) bunny.



Wait 'til the hot weather....





* With all the space on DAB and Freeview, I think it's time for BBC
Radio Bob. He could time share with BBC Radio Mike Harding if he finds
the hours too much.




Sounds like you've got an absolute bargain there!!

Enjoy!!

Keith G wrote:

"UnsteadyKen" wrote in message
m...

A courier staggered out of a blizzard this afternoon, (three inches of
snow here now), and delivered the Denon.

It was described in the auction as used and excellent.
A better description would have been.. Removed from box with kid
gloves, used for 10 minutes, 2 presets tuned in, carefully replaced in
original packing with all accessories, original interconnect, AM loop
and an unread manual then carefully stored for 20 years.

Not a scuff, mark or sign that it has ever been out of box before,
totally mint and 100% working order.



Hah!



A quick reseat of the internal connectors and a going over with
contaclean and pipe cleaners and I've been listening to radio 3 with a
good loud burst of the Bob Harris* show, and yes it is an improvement
over the receiver, bass seems more extended and voices are more 'alive'

The Radio 3 burble is still there but can be silenced by using the
Super Narrow IF setting so maybe our aerial system is not quite
perfect. Listening on loudspeakers the background is effectively silent

On long wave very good, hardly any local interference and lots of
continental stations with just the loop.

Overall I am an exstatic (geddit) bunny.



Wait 'til the hot weather....



There's gonna be some hot weather. Should I hold my breath?


--
Bill Coombes

"bcoombes" bcoombes@orangedotnet wrote in message
o.uk...
Keith G wrote:

"UnsteadyKen" wrote


On long wave very good, hardly any local interference and lots of
continental stations with just the loop.

Overall I am an exstatic (geddit) bunny.



Wait 'til the hot weather....



There's gonna be some hot weather. Should I hold my breath?



No and don't blink when it does arrive....

The Radio 3 burble is still there but can be silenced by using the
Super Narrow IF setting so maybe our aerial system is not quite
perfect.

I betcha as much as you like its got one of those Horizontal Halo
abortions for FM. Neigh on useless they are(..

Listening on loudspeakers the background is effectively silent

--
Tony Sayer

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
The Radio 3 burble is still there but can be silenced by using the
Super Narrow IF setting so maybe our aerial system is not quite
perfect.

I betcha as much as you like its got one of those Horizontal Halo
abortions for FM. Neigh on useless they are(..

Do you? based on what exactly?

David.

In article ,
David Looser wrote:
"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
The Radio 3 burble is still there but can be silenced by using the
Super Narrow IF setting so maybe our aerial system is not quite
perfect.

I betcha as much as you like its got one of those Horizontal Halo
abortions for FM. Neigh on useless they are(..

Do you? based on what exactly?

They seem to be the standard FM aerial fitted by the average company.
Loads round here. Thumping great UHF aerials which simply aren't needed
here since CP is so closee - but a grotty FM omni which will do nothing
for the multipath.

I'm sure they exist, but none of the communal systems I've come across
have decent FM reception.

--
*He's not dead - he's electroencephalographically challenged

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

tony sayer said...

I betcha as much as you like its got one of those Horizontal Halo
abortions for FM. Neigh on useless they are(..

Give that man a coconut, yes that's what it is.



--
Ken O'Meara
http://www.btinternet.com/~unsteadyken/

In article ,
UnsteadyKen
wrote:
tony sayer said...

I betcha as much as you like its got one of those Horizontal Halo
abortions for FM. Neigh on useless they are(..

Give that man a coconut, yes that's what it is.

If the 'burble' you reported is reduced by using narrow IF then a better
antenna may well improve the situation so you can use a wider IF with no
burbling and get lower distortion.

Slainte,

Jim

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Jim Lesurf said...

If the 'burble' you reported is reduced by using narrow IF then a better
antenna may well improve the situation so you can use a wider IF with no
burbling and get lower distortion.

Afraid the aerial choice is out of my hands as I'm in sheltered
accommodation, though I might try and persuade the Council that what we
need here is a rotator and one of these...
http://ronsmithaerials.com/catalog/G23.html
that would definitely sort it out.

I've had a couple of days to twiddle things and now it's found a
permanent location I've made up some very short fly leads from double
shielded cable as per... http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/tvplugs.htm
and all is peace.

I was hoping the Denon would pull in a few more stations, but it has
exceeded expectations, on the receiver I could get 12 stations more or
less perfectly, this has jumped to 20 plus a couple of local community
stations which were just noise before.

If I settle for slightly noisy stereo I can get umpteen from as far as
Crystal Palace 80 Km away. Choice FM on 90.50 is very strong here for
some reason


In mono the world is my oyster, Tacolneston 120km, Holme Moss 140km,
and Wrotham 145km so far, I've got a new hobby, FM DX'ing yo!.

MW and LW are impressive as well.

Long distance AM listening may not be Hi-Fi but it is hugely enjoyable.
Scanning through the bands you may come upon a delightful performance
of an enchanting piece and listen intently, interference, noise and any
thoughts of the mechanics of how it reached you banished. You will
probably never know what it was,who the performer is, or where this
gift of the airways came from and will never hear it again. But for a
few minutes, you experience your own world premier and the only
performance and listen entranced.

This just has to be the best 20 audio pounds I've ever spent, unlike a
Yamaha CT-700 or 800 in 1978 which cost a relative fortune and only
lasted a few months before being traded in as part payment on a motor
bike. A Suzuki X7, if you're reading Keith.









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Ken O'Meara
http://www.btinternet.com/~unsteadyken/