Kenwood L-02 tuner actually a unicorn

Hi guys. On audiomarkt.de there was one sold for € 2.200,- this year. Dealer was Audio Reference, Steinstrasse in 40213 Düsseldorf. I saw the L-02T but because of money issues I kept my L-01T. L-02T for sure is one of the few state of the art tuners available. I was lucky to compare the unit at the dealers showroom against Accuphase T-109V, McIntosh MR-78, Klein & Hummel FM 2002, Kenwood KT-917, Wega Lab Zero, Restek Metric, some tuner from Tandberg (can´t remeber), Sansui TU-1X, Linn Kremlin, Day Sequerra, Marantz 10B and Burmester 978 Reference - all tuners were sold through this particular dealer this year. All tuners were top performers whereas I liked the Restek, the Day Sequerra and the L-02T most.
I don´t know where this dealer got this bunch of great tuners from but as far as I know he sold all of them.

*** My boss has a mint TU-X1 and doesn't use it. Refuses to sell it to me too... pisses me off

Hack, kill you boss and while he was still warm snatch from him the TU-X1. You will spend 10-15 years in jail but, trust me, the TU-X1 does worth it.

I used to own,and really miss,my L-01t.At that time(and to this day)I lusted for the LO-2t.GOD,what a stunning,and classic product!!Best regards.

FWIW, in Japan, they show up on the used market from time to time. The FM band here in Japan goes from 76-90, making it useless in most other places. If I knew a) how to get the band widened for reception purposes, and b) get the dial and dial labels changed, I would buy one. As it is, I am not a fan of radio broadcasts in Japan (it may be slightly better than TV broadcast content quality but that's not saying much), I remain on the sidelines.

Well at least we know they really exist. I guess I will spend more time trying to get one. Maybe a trip to Japan is in order to see one.