Right tuner for the job


Hello, I have 3 son's at home who use my stereo system. I need a recommendation for a tuner that has preset buttons so my guys are not constantly using the tuning dial to find their favorite stations. What's a good tuner that offers station preset buttons on front? Thanks.
warren2828
Do you need a remote? Find a tuner which offers three "banks" of channel memories and then give each one "bank." (1-10/11-20/21-30 for example) Yamaha/NAD/Sherwood tuners among others all had this feature. Check out the Marantz ST-6000 as well. (For around $270 New, this tuner seems like a decent deal.) Or you could buy from me one of my mint/as new tuners...Sherwood TD-7010/Marantz ST-59. Bill
Thanks for the additional info. Given your present audio equipment, I'll conclude that you want to get a first-rate tuner, but are willing to buy a used unit. Have you considered getting a Sequerra tuner? They were -- and still are -- one of the finest tuners ever made. It will probably take some time to track one down a Sequerra, but you won't ever have to worry about getting something "better".
Not to be rude, but does anybody bother to READ what the gentleman is requesting? He wants something with PRESET buttons, so stop suggesting analog tuners already! =)

That said, here are my recommendations: It would be nice, I think, to retain a tuning knob, but have the addition of preset buttons. Sony did one of the best jobs of this, and their tuners such as the ST-S730ES or SA5ES are regularly available. Also very similar in circuit design concept (and good sounding too) are the Sansui TU-X701, Luxman T-117, Denon TU-800, and JVC FX-1100 or FX-1010TN, but all without tuning knob. I own all but the Luxman, and they all perform very admirably. Note, of course, that unless you have the IF filters replaced and an alignment done that performance can be variable, as with any tuner. The Audiolab is also reportedly good, but can be hard to find.

Yamaha also produced a very good line of tuners including the T-70, T-80, T-85, TX-1000, TX-2000, TX-900, and TX-950/930 (identical with different display colors). The TX-1000/2000 (identical but faceplate) and TX-930/950 also offer station naming and tuning knobs. I particularly like the T-85 for its auto-tracking discriminator, 4 IF settings, balanced mixer front end, and discreet linear multiplier stereo demodulator, much of which is also in the TX-1000.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask any other questions you may have.
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Ryanmh1, I thought if any one would know it would be you, you can have an analog tuner with pre-sets. Good suggestions by the way.