Sound Sales Amp/Rx - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

David Simpson · 23rd Mar 2014, 11:47 am

Thanks for the info HMV1944. Would you be able to post a copy of your Amp circuit diagram, please?

Regards, David

hmv1944 · 23rd Mar 2014, 7:08 pm

David,
Certainly I can send you a copy. Can you let me know your address in a private message?
Alan Anderson.

hmv1944 · 24th Mar 2014, 9:02 am

Oops! Got that wrong! Here are some photos and the circuit I drew (hopefully with all the corrections in place).

KW2000A · 24th Mar 2014, 9:21 am

I can throw a bit of light on usage - these were supplied by several UK local education authorities as the standard receiver for schools. Usually placed on a heavyweight trolley for moving from classroom to classroom along with an enormous speaker. Dates? Certainly in use in 1957 in Lancashire schools. I seem to recall a later addition of a Clarke & Smith record deck which used the amplifier. However portability was lost. I might have a picture of a classroom with the students paying the rapt attention of those times to BBC Schools - I guess the enthralling <<MUSIC AND MOVEMENT>> broadcast! Will search when back home.

hmv1944 · 24th Mar 2014, 10:35 am

Thanks, my Sound Sales amp has 1947 stamped on the electrolytic can. Sound Sales amps were used by the BBC. Those examples now sell for over a thousand (pounds).

David Simpson · 24th Mar 2014, 11:54 am

Many thanks KW2000 and Alan for the info.
I guess Sound Sales was another of these lesser known companies who flourished in the 40's & 50's, then went out of business or were absorbed into one of the major electronics manufacturers. Similar to my findings whilst researching "Coastal Radio" and "Rees Mace" a while ago.
Thankfully, there seems to be a dedicated wee band of enthusiasts who, (like me & "Coastal Radio"), are determined to keep them in decent working order.

Regards, David

Station X · 28th Mar 2014, 12:06 pm

There's an article on a very similar tuner in Issue No.148 April/May 2014 of Radio Bygones.

turretslug · 28th Mar 2014, 12:16 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmv1944

Thanks, my Sound Sales amp has 1947 stamped on the electrolytic can. Sound Sales amps were used by the BBC. Those examples now sell for over a thousand (pounds).

Does selling price have anything to do with presence or absence of PX4s perchance? I sense magpies at work...

Herald1360 · 28th Mar 2014, 9:23 pm

A grand for just a couple of used PX4s is a bit steep- the amp itself (or at any rate the wound components must count for something. Pretty much any push pull valve amp with some credibility will fetch hundred(s) these days. They won't hurt the price and there's a good chance that if the whole tuner/amp were sold, only the amp would survive

Nickthedentist · 28th Mar 2014, 9:39 pm

Some Sound Sales stuff here; http://mike.wepoco.com/Home

bc312 · 29th Mar 2014, 12:19 pm

For those who are interested and subscribe to Radio Bygones, there is an article on Sound Sales products in the latest issue (No.148, Apr/May 2014).

G8GUH Gerry · 29th Mar 2014, 3:18 pm

This is a bit of a coincidence - my article being published in RB while this thread is running! - I had not been on this forum for a while and just happened to log in this morning. Just about all I know about Sound Sales is in the article, so I would recommend that interested folks read it - it provides what I could find out about the company and several other of its products. However, if you don't have a subscription to RB (no excuse!) I may be able to answer questions. The DX Plus-3 that I have is a tuner only (no lovely PX4s in this one) - it works very well when fed into an amp though - (a slightly-later period QUADII and University S-5 'Senior' speaker).

23rd Mar 2014, 11:47 am	#21
David Simpson Nonode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aberdeen, UK. Posts: 2,857	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx Thanks for the info HMV1944. Would you be able to post a copy of your Amp circuit diagram, please? Regards, David

23rd Mar 2014, 7:08 pm	#22
hmv1944 Tetrode Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 76	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx David, Certainly I can send you a copy. Can you let me know your address in a private message? Alan Anderson.

24th Mar 2014, 9:21 am	#24
KW2000A Triode Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posts: 40	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx I can throw a bit of light on usage - these were supplied by several UK local education authorities as the standard receiver for schools. Usually placed on a heavyweight trolley for moving from classroom to classroom along with an enormous speaker. Dates? Certainly in use in 1957 in Lancashire schools. I seem to recall a later addition of a Clarke & Smith record deck which used the amplifier. However portability was lost. I might have a picture of a classroom with the students paying the rapt attention of those times to BBC Schools - I guess the enthralling <<MUSIC AND MOVEMENT>> broadcast! Will search when back home.

24th Mar 2014, 10:35 am	#25
hmv1944 Tetrode Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 76	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx Thanks, my Sound Sales amp has 1947 stamped on the electrolytic can. Sound Sales amps were used by the BBC. Those examples now sell for over a thousand (pounds).

24th Mar 2014, 11:54 am	#26
David Simpson Nonode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aberdeen, UK. Posts: 2,857	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx Many thanks KW2000 and Alan for the info. I guess Sound Sales was another of these lesser known companies who flourished in the 40's & 50's, then went out of business or were absorbed into one of the major electronics manufacturers. Similar to my findings whilst researching "Coastal Radio" and "Rees Mace" a while ago. Thankfully, there seems to be a dedicated wee band of enthusiasts who, (like me & "Coastal Radio"), are determined to keep them in decent working order. Regards, David

28th Mar 2014, 12:06 pm	#27
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,289	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx There's an article on a very similar tuner in Issue No.148 April/May 2014 of Radio Bygones. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

28th Mar 2014, 9:23 pm	#29
Herald1360 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 16,536	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx A grand for just a couple of used PX4s is a bit steep- the amp itself (or at any rate the wound components must count for something. Pretty much any push pull valve amp with some credibility will fetch hundred(s) these days. They won't hurt the price and there's a good chance that if the whole tuner/amp were sold, only the amp would survive __________________ ....__________ ....\|____\|\|__\|__\_____ .=.\| _---\__\|__\|_---_\|. .........O..Chris....O

28th Mar 2014, 9:39 pm	#30
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,861	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx Some Sound Sales stuff here; http://mike.wepoco.com/Home

29th Mar 2014, 12:19 pm	#31
bc312 Pentode Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Longfield, Kent, UK. Posts: 240	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx For those who are interested and subscribe to Radio Bygones, there is an article on Sound Sales products in the latest issue (No.148, Apr/May 2014). __________________ Leave me alone - I know what I'm doing. BVWS member, EUG, G-QRP Radio Bygones/Radiophile

29th Mar 2014, 3:18 pm	#32
G8GUH Gerry Triode Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 15	Re: Sound Sales Amp/Rx This is a bit of a coincidence - my article being published in RB while this thread is running! - I had not been on this forum for a while and just happened to log in this morning. Just about all I know about Sound Sales is in the article, so I would recommend that interested folks read it - it provides what I could find out about the company and several other of its products. However, if you don't have a subscription to RB (no excuse!) I may be able to answer questions. The DX Plus-3 that I have is a tuner only (no lovely PX4s in this one) - it works very well when fed into an amp though - (a slightly-later period QUADII and University S-5 'Senior' speaker).