Fm tuner


I am looking to upgrade my fm tuner. I now have an old Rega Radio.

i listen mainly to classical,wfmt in Chicago and listen to that station as much as I do my vinyl and cds.

as I live close to Chicago receiving weak stations is not an issue.

i have recently upgraded to a Rogue Sphinx v2,kef LS50s and a rega p6.

im not really up on the latest technology so I think an fm tuner is all I really need.

any suggestions or thoughts will be appreciated.

allan
wino55
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I have had Magnum Dynalab 90 & 101 but tried the Macs and ended up with 2 that were neither. Mitsubishi FT 20 which I sold recently and still have a Updated Sansui 719 which is one  of the top 15 on the Tuner websites. Tube like in sound and also very close to the very best at a very reasonable price. Sansui 717 are very similar and easy to find on Ebay.
They are both Digitally Quartz Locked Tuners. The newer tuners are ok but not as smooth as the old tuners from late 70's and early 80's. Do your homework and you will be set. If you get a vintage tuner, try to get one that has been reworked. New caps, & most definitely recently aligned.
Dynaco FM-3 tube tuner, sounds as good as my friends McIntosh he says, and when perfectly restored, almost Scott good.

Or Marantz ST6000 is my favorite of the 8 I have right now. Next would be the LUXMAN T-117 or Rotel RT-950BX, all pretty cheap at less than $200 on ebay.
I tried several tuners fated i the top 20 on fmtunerinfo.com. they have not tested everything, but their evaluations are spot on. I sold my beautiful Kenwood 917 because the old IC driven B&K TS108 really does sloun just a bit better. I do liss the beautiful Kemwood. The Sansui 717, 707 and up are also really good sounding, but their mechanical parts are not as reliable, i.e. broken strings, staying adjusted properly. Mac and Sequerra are terribly overrated, but sweet sounding, not accurate. With the B&K, it helps to have a second tuner in the system forrplaying around. It is not fun. Just set the stations on the presets and enjoy.