Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?....

midareff168 posts04-01-2020 11:01am

I have and still use a Sansui TU-9900 ... Even with a Magnum Dynalab Signal Sleuth and 1/2 wave mast I can't get 125+ mile away west coast stations with any degree of Fidelity and consistency ...

FM is VHF, so reception is arguably confined to line-of-sight, which is limited by the curvature of the earth and the height of a radio station's antenna. As a practical matter, even with the best equipment, it is usually difficult to get reliable reception beyond 65-70 miles.

Right now listening to my McIntosh MR88 tuner.   FM HD radio is sounding very good. 

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FM HD radio is sounding very good.

Really?
An FM station using just one HD sub-channel has a maximum of 96 kbps. It’s worse if it uses multiple HD sub-channels. So HD radio is kinda like mp3 files; good s/n, but that’s about it. In other words, it’s anything but "high definition," as iBiquity/Xpiri acknowledge.

I have a Sansui TU-X1.

You need his wingman AU-X1 now.

I occasionally use a Pioneer TX 9500 with Bic FM 10 as an antenna; unfortunately the commercial radio stations in my area infest the ether with bad music and transmissions that saturate the signal.