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.
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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I think that's true. Even among audiophiles, many who buy a pricey tuner won't go to the trouble of adding a proper antenna for their location. With FM, the antenna can be as critical as the tuner itself. I'm still using my McIntosh MR-80 that I bought back in the late '70s. There are still some bright spots on the FM dial, and a good tuner can make a big difference. |
@motown-l How is stereo FM better than streaming? Aren’t FM stations nowadays broadcasting digital sources anyway? You’re not claiming they still spin analog vinyl records in the station booth, are you? I’ll bet those are all long gone. I’m probably closer to the nostalgia of true analog FM from source to sink. I just bypass the broadcast spectrum and play the analog LPs in my own listening room. |
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