[BC] Dolby B On FM Stations

Tom Dimeo mwam
Sat Dec 23 07:33:49 CST 2006


You just reminded me that I have a Marantz 2325 AM FM 
receiver stored up on the third floor (thanks) that I haven't 
used in years. It had a selection to receive Dolby B. I think 
the only station in this area that broadcasted in Dolby B was 
WITF 89.5. To me, the station sounded better when receiving 
it normally rather than when using the Dolby B decoder in the 
receiver. It had a tone, I think four hundred Hz, to adjust 
the audio level for Dolby reception. The receiver had a 
choice of bass and treble turn over frequencies, a mid range 
control in additional to the bass and treble controls. I 
gotta see if it still works.

The dial was slipping when I stopped using it, anyone know 
where I might be able to purchase some dial cord?

Tom

** Message Separator **
>This was actually allowed back in the '70's. U.S. FM 
>stations could use Dolby B with 25 us pre-emphasis.




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