Neat! Reminds me of my 1975 Realistic STA-47 I use out in the garage. Radio Shack was still using that old style Quasi-Comp circuit in some of their gear until the early 80’s whereas most manufacturers had stopped using it by ‘74 or so. Their receivers worked pretty well and had sensitive tuners though, and they met a reasonable price point.
@@johnbeckham1483 wish mine had been! My first was the Stereo Three, basically a table radio with separate speakers. Would’ve been a happy camper if I had the STA-47 as my first receiver. Could’ve had a turntable with a magnetic cartridge, recording outputs, a tape monitor loop and bass / treble controls!
I have 2 Realistic STA 46. In first unit, the stereo light does not come on, signal meters barely move. Don't know yet if the light is burned out or if it's the weak reception. I've had this problem with Marantz receivers and was able make an easy fix by adjusting a certain variable resister explained in the Marantz service manual. In this case I have no reference to go by. __ The second STA 46 receiver Has low volume noise/crackling in the "right channel" when in stereo mode. However, when switched into "mono" both channels work fine. I sprayed the pots with Deoxit, but the problem persists. Can someone tell me what adjustments or fixes I need to make on both units. Any help or suggestion would be deeply appreciated.
