Scott 2990 (c. 1963)

The Archive knows the Scott 2990 almost entirely through period advertising. No service manual, factory specification sheet, or independent test report has turned up.

What is known comes from Scott's launch campaign for three new amplifiers in the fall of 1963. An advertisement in Audio (September 1963, p.2) presented the 2990 as the top of the trio - an 80-watt stereo amplifier - alongside the new 222D at 50 watts and the 200B at 30 watts. The same spread ran again the next month, with Audio (October 1963, p.2) billing the 2990 as a best-selling stereo amplifier and the top model of the new group.

Scott's amplifier ads of the period also pushed heavy, oversized output transformers and conservatively rated components as the company's general approach to construction. Audio (November 1963, p.2) shows this theme. That language covered the whole brand, not one model, and the surviving sources don't spell out the 2990's circuit details.

Beyond these fragments, little is documented. Production years, original price, detailed specifications, and even the basic design of the 2990's circuitry are not confirmed in the materials available to the Archive.