STA-82  44-Watt AM/FM Stereo Receiver with Quatravox
(310-2056)                 System Selection           Faxback Doc. # 33309

CHOOSING THE REST OF YOUR SYSTEM

SPEAKERS

No stereo system sounds better than its speakers, so choose the best you
can afford for your front or main speakers.  With a high quality receiver
like the STA-82, you should carefully consider Radio Shack's Optimus and
Nova-series speakers.  To be able to hear your new receiver's superior
performance, we recommend one of the Minimus or Electrostat speakers as a
minimum investment.

Ideally your rear channel speakers for Quatravox should be identical to
your front speakers.  This assures a perfect tonal match and makes it easy
and inexpensive to convert to one of the discrete 4-channel systems
whenever you're ready.  However, it is possible to enjoy the added
spaciousness of Quatravox with an inexpensive set of rear speakers like
Radio Shack's Solo-series.

Of course there are a wide variety of speakers intended primarily for
remote use.  Some are weather-proofed for outdoor installations and others
offer the convenience of a built-in volume control.  Naturally, if you plan
to use your remote speakers for critical listening, you should consider
using the same type of speakers for both your main and remote
installations.

Your nearest Radio Shack has a complete selection of speakers for every
application and budget.

TURNTABLE

For convenience, most people prefer a record changer (often called an auto-
matic turntable) to a manual turntable. A changer will play an entire stack
of records and returns the tone-arm to its rest at the end of the last
record.


For the best sound, your turntable should be equipped with a magnetic
cartridge.  Cartridges equipped with conical styli (needles) are usually
inexpensive and have good sound.  But a cartridge with an elliptical stylus
follows the record grove more accurately and, so, produces better sound.
Your Radio Shack store has a selection of changer systems which come with
factory-mounted bases and cartridges.

TAPE DECKS

Until very recently, reel-to-reel tape decks were the only possible choice
for those interested in true high-fidelity.  Recent technological advances
have made 8-track and cassette recorders approach the sound quality of
reel-to-reel machines.

Reel-to-reel decks are a must for those who want to edit their own tapes
and they still have, marginally, the best performance.

The best cassette decks, equipped with special tape bias settings and noise
reduction circuitry, will out-perform many reel-to-reel decks.  They have
the additional advantage of compactness and convenient pop-in loading.  In
addition, cassettes can be used in the car as well as at home.

8-track cartridges provide slightly less fidelity than cassettes or reels,
but have several advantages.  An 8-track recorder plays pre-recorded car
tapes at home and can save money by recording new auto tapes.  In addition,
an 8-track cartridge uses a continuous tape loop which can provide hours
of uninterrupted music. Many 8-track playback decks are less expensive than
record changers and let you use car tapes at home.

HEADPHONES

Any system can benefit from a good pair of stereo headphones.  They provide
convenient private listening and many people find the heightened stereo
very exciting.

Your STA-82's front-panel headphone jack will accept any low impedance
stereo headphones.  When shopping, wear each pair of headphones long enough
to be sure they will be comfortable.

ANTENNAS

Under most conditions your receiver's built-in antennas should provide
adequate AM and FM reception.  If you have difficulty see "HINTS FOR BETTER
SOUNDS", on Faxback Doc. 33311.


(SP/EB 5/22/96)