Enjoying the Original Music Streaming Format - Analog FM Stereo


I am fortunate to live in an area where there are still some high quality FM Broadcast stations. I am also fortunate to have been gifted a near-mint, seldom used Luxman T-450 analog tuner (circa 1982.) Listening today to a broadcast of modern music on WDET, I was almost shocked by how fluid and dynamic the sound was. After so much digital streaming, much of it HD Flac, there is nothing like a well dialed in analog broadcast!

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Same here.

I live in the Chicago suburbs. We have here WFMT - Classical, and WDCB - Jazz.

Enjoying the reception with a Sony 730ES, Yamaha T-85, and a Sansui TU 710.

Listening to my tuner right now.  I just pulled my Fanfare FT1a out of the closet.  Forgot what a great tuner this is. 

MOST people have never heard great FM, I put a dedicated antenna in my attic, just above my MX110z’s renowned tuner, aimed at WBGO’s antenna which I learned here is not with the offices in Newark, NJ, it’s at 4 Times Square, Manhattan, 42nd Street and Broadway.

I’ve got to check the connections for my other antenna which captures OTA Digital TV and FM for my Garage/Shop system’s Yamaha CR-1040 Receiver. Many don’t know, OTA Digital TV is as good as your cable quality, amazing compared to tin foil wrapped rabbit ears. 

OTA TVfrom my roof antenna is superior to streaming the same local channels. I have a Luxman T110 tuner in mothballs. DC has one jazz and one classical FM station; I listen while driving.

I also have a MD 102 which is also a great tuner.   Unfortunately some local stations are being moved to HD or AM in favor of talk / news radio.