Scott 382-C (c. 1969–1971)
The Scott 382-C is an AM/FM stereo receiver. The period ads wrote it "382C." Scott introduced it in mid-1969 and pushed AM high fidelity, which was unusual. Most receivers of the time treated AM as an afterthought. Scott's own advertising (Audio, July 1969, p.2) claimed the 382C pulled in AM stations strongly and eliminated interference and drift, making both FM and AM listening a pleasure. The same ad ran in High Fidelity (August 1969, p.17).
The receiver was rated at 110 watts. Hirsch-Houck Laboratories tested it for Electronics World, and Audio (January 1971, p.2) excerpted the lab's findings. The FM tuner measured an IHF usable sensitivity of 1.8 microvolts, with full limiting at 3 microvolts. The report called the unit very sensitive - no surprise, as the lab put it. Hirsch-Houck also praised the "Perfectune" FM tuning indicator as easier to use and more accurate than a zero-center tuning meter. The AM section gave clean, undistorted sound that was easy to listen to. The surviving excerpt trails off mid-sentence after the sensitivity figures.
Beyond these period sources, little is documented about the 382-C. The Archive's materials have turned up no service manual, factory specification sheet, original price or production dates.
- Type: AM/FM stereo receiver
- Power: 110 watts (as described in the Audio/Hirsch-Houck report)
- FM sensitivity: 1.8 µV IHF usable; full limiting at 3 µV
- Tuning aid: Scott "Perfectune" FM indicator
- Marketed: advertised from mid-1969; still in the press into early 1971
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