Even though equiped with EL 84 tubes, this model had high impedance loudspeakers
(800 ohms). The main reason was certainly the massive production of these
loudspeakers, famous for their relative fragility.
An interesting effect can be used during listening, this set has the
bi-amplification. It is the Reverbeo effect which is got from a spring delay
line installed at the bottom of the cabinet. A channel is used for direct
listening while the other is supplied through the delay line. The proportion
is adjusted with a balance potentiometer just as if the set was really stereo...
This effect gives the subjective impression of listening in an echoing room
like a cathedral in example.
F8X12A/19
Monophonic tuner part |
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Electronic tubes
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Output |
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Surround |
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Tone adjustments |
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4 X 800 ohms loudspeakers |
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Turntable
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Inputs |
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Miscellaneous |
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Photo: thanks to Andrée Jeantaud