Audio Flynn Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Digital need not apply. What tube or analog tuners are people using? Why was it selected? Any mods to the tuner? Specialized antenna used? Me Denon digital with Terk indoor antenna; soon to go analog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khorn58 Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Stock Scott 310-E with nothing special for a antena. really pulls the sations in and is sweet and warm sounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Marantz 10B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 McIntosh MR71 Fisher 100-T Fisher 500C Marantz 10B (boat anchor that one day WILL be restored!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 ---------------- On 10/31/2003 12:58:09 AM Audio Flynn wrote: Digital need not apply. What tube or analog tuners are people using? *H H Scott 350(A) Why was it selected? *Bought it locally with a Scott 222-C Any mods to the tuner? *Restored/aligned by Ryan Inman Specialized antenna used? *No. Finally decided I need an antenna because of surrounding mountains. Me Denon digital with Terk indoor antenna; soon to go analog. ---------------- Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodger Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Pioneer TX-900 restored by friend Dave Mx-110 Win dodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrop Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Magnum Dynalab FT-11 analogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whell Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 A Kenwood KT-6007, all stock, no mods. Nothing special about this unit really, other than it sounds great for the money, and came to me fairly cheaply. I have it connected to a Magnum Dynalab outdoor whip antenna. Pulls in stations really well, though adjacent channel rejection is a slight problem. Prior to that, I had a Yamaha T-85 that I found at a pawn shop for $50. Kept it for a couple years, then sold it recently on Ebay for $310, deciding that I didn't listen to FM that much, and could use the extra cash for other equipment. The T-85 was a great unit, but the Kenwood sounds fine to my years, and I'm $260 ahead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Tuners used to be one of my favorite things to change around. They were cheap and plentiful. The last 2-3 years has seen vintage prices skyrocket on eBay with the more "popular" tuners value increasing by anywhere from 50%-500%. After trying out many different tuners (Mac 74 & 78, MD 101, various Yamaha's and Pioneer's), these are what I have in use. Accuphase T-101 - slightly modded, aligned and checked out by Mas at Accutech - This is the best tuner I've tried. Great reception and sound, built like a tank. Sony 5000FW - I have 2 of them. Both have been aligned and serviced by Mas. - A real sleeper. This unit was built with "spare no cost" from the bottom up. Once again, great reception and sound. Also built like a tank. Sansui TU-717 - A real popular tuner that supposedly can be modded to "Super Tuner" status. Mine is stock and untouched by a tech yet. Sound and recption are very good, but the above units do have slightly better sound. As far as antennas are concerned, since I live in a gated community with a very active CC&R police force, outside antennas can't happen very easily. What has worked extremely well is a $9.99 set of rabbit ears from Home Depot. I've tried various signal boosters, a MD Signal Slueth and even bought a $250 APS whip that I would put up and take down after listening. Nothing worked any better the the rabbit ears. Try going to the Tuner Information Center for further info. http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/index.html Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnsonhp Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Scott 355 pre-amp w/tuner Vintage Scott tuners seem to be a classic product cool looks no mods I need an antanna but I don't listen to FM radio in the house. I have it tuned to AM for sports and news...don't really use the tuner. I also have an AVR for the rest of the family...my son listens to the radio on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 ---------------- On 10/31/2003 9:30:27 AM mdeneen wrote: ...I would suggest you carefully consider your LOCATION above all else. If you are in an easy reception area, even a two gang front end will be fine. If not, you really want a tuner with 4-gang front end and at least 4 IF stages. For great value, look for Kenwood KT-7500, 7300, KT-8005, Pioneer TX-9500, Sansui TU-919 etc,. mdeneen ---------------- mdeneen has some great advice here, especially about your location. BUT, scratch the Sansui TU-919 off the "great value" list unless you find somebody that isn't aware of the current market. They are now going for over $1,000 on eBay. Check out the following link for a discussion about 919 prices. http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/vintage/messages/56106.html Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrPyro Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Not really vintage, but I have a Magnum Dynalab Etude. It has excellent sensitivity and switches for dealing with multi-path and Mono/Stereo, and a nice digital display for the frequency. I just use a generic RadioShack T-type FM antenna. I really love it since I'm able to "detune" it to get the best signals. I definately wouldn't give it up since I really like it! -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Landau Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I'm currently using Kenwood KT-600T. It is very good sounding with excellent reception. I've owned a Marantz 10B which was also very good but way to overpriced for its performance (great reception, smooth analog sound but lacked bass definition). I sold it and kept the Scott 4310 which my father listens to now, and is much better to our ears. They were used with an AudioPrism 7500 antenna. I also own a Sansui TU-919. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 SEQUERRA FM-1 MARANTZ 10B Both sound identical very sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 McIntosh MX-110 Kenwood KR-9600 The Kenwood has a more sensitive tuner but the Mac sounds sweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hardy Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Early 1960's Sherwood S-3000 (FM mono) or its AM/FM or stereo brethren. Really good sound Really inexpensive Really funny looking Pretty sensitive (mono helps a lot!) The S-3000 is the best sounding tuner I own (and I have several, including a Sansui TU-717). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leok Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Magnum Dynalab 101A of course I had to replace the electrolytic output caps w/ polyprop. leok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofy Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Eico HFT-90 It is mono without the multiplexer but sounds darn good. $20 off eBay and they are always on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBusa Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I currently am using a carver tx2 (yes digital). I rarely listen to the radio because I hate the commercials. There's some really great tuner info here ...mostly vintage but some digital also. They rate the kenwood L-02T as the absolute best tuner money can buy. http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Right now, just a 25 yr old GE clock radio tuned to the teenybopper station to get me out of bed in the AM. I've got a bone stock Scott 310-D sitting around. I've been listening to a lot of NPR and Canadian radio in the truck lately, and am considering having the 310-D restored. Anybody got an MPX unit sitting around for it? It'd be a 335. For some reason I let my boss sell a 333-B(IIRC) for $150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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