saba: 125-Stereo; Freiburg Vollautomatic

As this radio has no stereo decoder, what happens when you press the "stereo" button on VHF? On mine, the volume drops, but I can hear no other change in the sound quality.  Bryan

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This function is for listening records in stereo only. You get two separate channels from record/line input to the loudspeakers. The center tweeter is turned of, when stereo is pressed.
Martin

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Martin - thanks! That makes sense. I now realise that I shall have to find one of the very last Freiburgs (an 18) to have pure stereo sound!! Bryan 

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Bryan,

you could go for a Freiburg 14 - they have a decoder as an option if I recall correctly, mine was ready fitted with one but you can always find one to fit later if you find a Freiburg 14 without one.

If I recall correctly, on some of the earlier stereo Freiburgs switching from stereo to mono changed the configuration of the output stage from 2x single-ended output stages (for listening to stereo records/tapes, as Martin said) to a mono push-pull output stage.

Regards,

Mike.

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Hello Mr Izycky

This function has, Fribourg's 125 Automatic, exactly.

Stereo 2 x single ended (for listening to stereo records/tapes)
Mono (Radio) Ultra-Linear push-pull mode l

 mfG knoll

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Hello Mike!

What a small world! I bought a Bush radio from you several years ago and am a big fan of your Bush site!  Thanks for the advice - I've got my eye on a Freiburg 18 at the moment and, if successful, will probably sell the 125. All the best, Bryan

 

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Well - I now have a Freiburg 18 with a stereo decoder which works very well, but I much prefer the appearance of the 125! So - can I put the chassis of the Freiburg 18 into the case of the 125 so that I get the benefit of the later technology within the older case??

 

Bryan

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