CHOOSING A SET

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 179, 30 August 1929, Page 14

CHOOSING A SET

So many people have bought reccivers 011 reput-ation or upon the assurance of otliers that intending purcliasers woulcl be well advised to give due thought to tlie following points when tliey are in search of new sets : — Tlie prime consideration is quality of tone. A receiver is essentially a musical iiistrument, and lasting satisfaction can be hacl only when the tone is natural and pleasant, and this quality of tone can easily be judged by any person of discriminating 'ear. Reproduction tliat does not unduly ernpliasise the liigh or tbe very low notes and tlint gives natural quality to tlie speaking voice is satisfactory. Tliis soi't of reprocluction is a substantial evidence, with out ueecl of further invcstigatiori, that the liieclianism is of good quality. _ Selectivity is the next most desirable feature. If tlie. receiver can sepqrate two local stations with only a sliglit movement of the tuning control, it possesses this feature. Sensitivity, or tlie abilitv to bring in many stations is the tliird factor, hut it is not so important as selectivity. A sensitive set will bring in more stations, but selectivity is needed for goocl tone quality witbout interferenee after tliey are brought in.