I've had an SP600 JX-17 for a couple of years now and I like it a lot. Here's another site, however it is a bit irritating because of its TYPE FONT FOR THE HARD OF SEEING and a cumbersome number of theatrical click-throughs to get to the information. Meantime you can expedite your accumulation of knowledge with simple Google searches, which would tell you about the differences among SP600, 400 and 200 variants to start with. Yeah Dave, I agree with John's point to start a receiver impressions thread since you're clearly shopping, and a number of people could later tap the archived answers. never seen a bad original component (including capacitors) in any of the ones I've had. Of course that earlier PS was absolutely bulletproof. The power supply appears to be the weak point in the SP-600.ĪNother advantage the SP-600 has is that the power supply is internal rather than an external 'cat coffin' like the earlier super pros. It's a true joy to tune around, much better than the SP-400 et. The SP-600 is more stable than the earlier Super Pros but only has a single ended 6V6 audio output. RF performance, especially on the higher bands, is better than the earlier super-pros it is double conversion so the image rejection is MUCH better. It is much more difficult than average to repair/recap, and they are usually liberally strewn with black beauty caps that will most likely be leaking. It has 3 non-crystal selectivity positions plus 3 crystal selectivity positions. The SP-600 does NOT have the continuously variable IF that the earlier Super Pros have. Does it have the same wonderful variable LC IF bandwidth that the SP-400 has, for example? Are there any ways that it is better than the SP-400?ĭave, maybe you want to make a thread for 'receiver impressions'.

I was wondering if it is in any other ways less than the SP-400. Mostly what I have heard, aside from it's praises about being a smooth tuner/band cruiser, is that it does not have the fine 14w push-pull AF PA that the SP-400 has. One thing I have noticed is that it is usually compared to the SP-400, which has enjoyed glowing praise. Is it a receiver worth owning/using/keeping? Does it have any notable of strengths and/or shortcomings? Could you draw some comparisons with more well known receivers? Mostly I just want to know what someone who knows them thinks of them. Specific receiver experience/impressions: Hammarlund SP-600-JXĭoes anyone have any personal experience with/impressions of this receiver? I have just been doing some reading, and was wondering if this croud had a opinions of it.

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