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Quad 22 infoa m 2...
Quad AM2 face view The AM2 was designed to compliment the Control 22 and FM1 units. The earlier AM1 (distinguishable by it's "half-moon" style switches) was very rapidly superseded by the AM2 as the complimentary am tuner for the set. Today, AM1's are extremely rare, and can attract large price tags.
The tuner boasts LW, MW, and SW reception, and works well over all three wave-bands. The tuning control knob exhibits another Quad innovation in that it incorporates a small gear system which allows fine tuning if the control is only turned a little, and much more rapid movement over the frequencies if turned quickly. MW, LW, SW tuner
Frequency responce switch The AM2 was designed to cater for two receiving requirements - the ability to receive strong local signals, but also have sufficient sensitivity to receive stations from much further afield. The frequency response switch facilitates this - in the "wide" position the response is optimised for local broadcasts, in the "filter" position high frequency whistles associated with leaking carrier waves are eliminated, and in the "narrow" position, very accurate tuning of weaker distant signals is possible. In this "narrow" position, the tuning indicator becomes operational also...
...the "magic-eye" style tuning indicator is used to aid very accurate tuning. Once almost tuned to a station, you can attain optimum signal response by tuning until the shaded area in the centre of the blue display is at a minimum. The Quad AM2 manual also suggests utilising the 5K equalisation slope on the Control 22 pre to further improve sound quality from distant stations. Tuning indicator
AM2 with Control 22, FM1 and Quad II's Just like the FM1, the AM2 is powered from the Control unit via a four pin plug. It also has a mono RCA/phono output and two 4mm sockets - one for an earth connection, the other for the aeriel. Pictured opposite is the full 22/FM/AM/II set-up. It's not advisable to always run the units stacked as shown in the photo due to obscuring the ventilation ducts on the bottom and top of the units, but it's fine for short periods of usage.

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