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The best sounding FM Tuner is.....

OK Magnum Dynalab, Fanfare, Day Sequerra, etc. owners...I have no "high end" dealer in my area that carries a great tuner. I probably will not have the chance to listen to or 'a/b' compare a tuner before I decide to purchase. I'm asking anyone with comparison experience or anyone that feels that the own the best to respond in this discussion. Thanks, I look forward to reading your responses!
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psacanli
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Try an old(late 70's) Hitachi FT920 tuner(cheap like borscht) with 'v.good' AC conditioning. I bought one new in 76/77, it has been on 24 hours a day ever since w/o any trouble!, and I enjoy the FM sound immensely(so does anyone who listens except a 17 yr old male)-surprisingly so- through my Spectral system(of course there is some carrier noise but it does'nt distract me-teho.
almaro
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Thanks Psacanli - could you suggest where I might find the Hitachi FT920. A unit that still plays after being on 24 hours a day for 30 years, surely deserves a look and I'm curious........
jimmyblues
56 posts
 
I've owned myriad vintage FM tuners and have enjoyed everyone of them.

Of the tuners I've owned, my favorites include:

Day Sequerra FM Studio

McIntosh MR65B

Marantz Model 125

Revox B261

Naim NAT 01
ricktpt
35 posts
 
Pioneer TX-9500 II

Pioneer TX-9800

Pioneer F-91

I own all three.

The TIC guys are Kenwood "'hos"....
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gawdbless
1,235 posts
 
Naim NAT 01 is a damn fine tuner but goes for silly money secondhand and thereby only chased by sadists and those with more money than sense,lol.
Then again Meridian did a tuner a thousand years ago the 104,
sounded rather good if my memory serves me.
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