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HH Scott 350 fm tuner

Hi,
I just bought a Stereomaster 350 tuner in good working condition. I went to someones house to pick it up and he had it playing through his desktop sized speakers but that was enough to decide that it was worth the $100.00 price tag.
The problem that I had in setting it up is that my cable rca males are too large for the narrow and close together rca female inputs on the back of the 350 chassis. I was able to partially plug in the monster cable ends but I'm getting very low volumes so I had to turn up the volume on my ASR Emitter II all the way just to hear anything. I'd rather use the Monster Cable than a $3.00 cable from Walmart.
I'm wondering what other people have done to remedy this problem. My initial thought is to find extensions that will fit on the end of the Monster Cable but will also plug into the Stereomaster however my question being, which extensions and where do I find them?
Thanks!
goofyfoot

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goofyfoot OP
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The problem wasn't exactly the connection as I had thought. I found a pair of right angle adapters for less than a cheaper interconnect cable at Radio Shack and at a certain angle, they both fit tight.
My problem is that I don't have enough neutral between the tuner and my DAC. They're somewhat close together but not so much so that I could have envisioned this to be a problem. So what to do; disconnect the DAC interconnects at the back of the amp and the volume increases exponentially.
Fortunately I don't listen to a a lot of radio so I won't have to go through this routine very often.
Anybody know where I can find a 350 Stereomaster manual and schematic? I'm thinking about comparing the multiplex circuitry with the 310 E to see if if I can modify it in the 350 as well as other tweaks (by my tech.). I'm assuming that now the 350 is probably operating at around 50%.
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'Well, I'd rather use what works including $3 cable from Walmart.'

So this is the only antidote to the problem? Get real.
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10-06-14: Czarivey
No the solution to the problem is to use wire that matches component weather it's $3 ones from Walmart or not.
The idea of cabling is not tied up to the cable quality or brand, but rather to the system synergy.

Please read the last part of my question to understand what type of information I am asking for.

'however my question being, which extensions and where do I find them?'

i.e. right angle extensions
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Thanks Dan,
I'll pick up two gold plated right angle rca extensions for now. This will allow me to try different sets of cables and serve as a starting point.
I didn't know that asking such a simple question could be so complicated.
Thanks.
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Thanks Al for the PDF.
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Thank you Tls49! I now have the schematics that I need and I've been searching for those for a couple of weeks now.
The current problem which is the most noticeable in my 350 pertains to the Multiplex Stereo. Mono sounds fine but Stereo sounds like gravel aggregate.
My hope is that the local technician will resolve this problem and that I'll come out clean under what I would have paid for a Mapleshade tuner. But if not, no big deal.
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Certainly Tls49, I'd greatly appreciate having those. If you have a way for me to call you, then I'll give you my email address. In other words, I'm trying to figure this out. Any suggestions?
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Tls49, I apologize but that email address has been inactive for years now. I've just updated my email address, would you mind sending me that file once again? Now I see the value in updating my info.
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Tls49, OK I've figured out how to check my Audiogon messages, go figure.
I sent you a response.
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Tls49, I sent you a return response. Please check your mailbox.
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Thanks to everyone, I'm very grateful to have this source for information. I had no idea that the topic would end up taking a different direction from where it started but the documents that I've collected will be extremely helpful to both myself and my local technician.
I may post the tweaks and changes that were done once my radio has been serviced and I'll give my impression of its overall performance as well.
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@hifigeezer Good grief, this thread is nearly ten years old. Anyway, I'm able to connect a pair of RCA Monster Cables just fine. As for Radio Shack, they made some good things. They had a respectable turntable and a shortwave radio among others. They'd still be in business if they had continued building personal computers.

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