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March 27th 05, 03:42 AM

wrote:

Eric F. Richards wrote:

I had an SMC HF-150, which wasn't very good, but wasn't too terribly
bad, either.

Eric F. Richards

"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass,
often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940

Hmmm. I must have lucked out. I have one of the SMC models and it works
great.

Mine had a tuning knob that felt like I was grinding up sand. I've
not read a single comment about a genuine Lowe that had anything
negative to say about the knob "feel." Also, there was the debacle of
Lowe having to rebuild/refurb SMC's because SMC plainly botched the
job.

Mine also drifted for about an hour after turning it on, something
else I've not heard anyone say about a "genuine Lowe."

By the way, if you or anyone else knows how to deduce the age of a Lowe
receiver from its serial number, please let me know.

Sorry, can't help you there.

Thanks,

Steve

--
Eric F. Richards

"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass,
often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940