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Post by julesd68 on Jan 16, 2015 12:30:49 GMT
Just loving listening to good ol’ fashioned analogue FM on my old skool Toshiba tuner. Easily the best tuner I have had, it has a wonderfully full, warm sound with powerful bass - Classic FM doing the business and sounding so sweet right now. Love the dials which allow you to tune in the signal to perfection. The weighted tuning is also a joy and reception is remarkably hiss free with just the string aerial hanging by the window.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 13:01:55 GMT
There is a certain satisfaction to FM Jules I would agree, last time I saw meter like that was on old Stalker 9 DX rig brings back memories
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Post by Pinch on Jan 16, 2015 13:29:52 GMT
That's a lovely shot, Jules. There's still a tuner-shaped hole in my system - I'd love to find something similar to yours with the mechanical dial - the only one's I've come across in second-hand shops and the like have been nondescript black boxes with rather characterless buttons and digital displays.
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 16, 2015 13:57:25 GMT
I love a good tuner! I had a bit of a problem with tuner and receiver buying at one time! I'm down to just three usable ones now, having divested myself of loads. This is my favourite, and the best all-round tuner I've ever owned, the Accuphase T-101 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 15:00:50 GMT
I currently use an old Technics tuner which is very good but I revisited my past and bought a Myst TMR. It needs a stronger signal though, so I'll have to simply enjoy looking at it until after I move house.
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Post by Chris on Jan 16, 2015 16:07:00 GMT
Yip another FM /broadcast fan here especially of spoken word. I've got a Denon tuner lying about but radio has been incorporated into my iPads duties now as well.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 16, 2015 19:42:20 GMT
That's a lovely shot, Jules. There's still a tuner-shaped hole in my system - I'd love to find something similar to yours with the mechanical dial - the only one's I've come across in second-hand shops and the like have been nondescript black boxes with rather characterless buttons and digital displays. Hi Pinch, this is what I used to research vintage tuners - it’s a superb source of info … www.fmtunerinfo.com/index.htmlIt took me a little while to find what I wanted but there are some nice ones out there. Ebay is worth a look - take a look at the vintage Pioneers for starters … This German site always has some decent retro tuners. Check out this Marantz - the tuning wheel and radar like screen look fab … Shame they want 950 Euros for it!! www.springair.de/detail/index/sArticle/72299 |
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 16, 2015 20:10:39 GMT
I love a good tuner! I had a bit of a problem with tuner and receiver buying at one time! I'm down to just three usable ones now, having divested myself of loads. This is my favourite, and the best all-round tuner I've ever owned, the Accuphase T-101Did I sell you that Chris? Used to have one of those, agree it's the best tuner I've ever heard. |
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 16, 2015 20:52:27 GMT
No, I've had mine for a long, long time but I remember one of the times that yours changed hands, it pissed off a grumpy Dalek with an over-enthusiastic sense of entitlement!
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Post by vinylspinner on Jan 16, 2015 21:14:48 GMT
My name is Nigel.....and I am a FM tuner addict, did have over 24 at one point but since rehab I am down to 11, am I cured?
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Post by Greg on Jan 16, 2015 22:45:01 GMT
Nope, you are not cured  Maybe to help you I should take one off your hands even though I am generally happy listening to a basic FM radio in the kitchen. Who knows, time to reconsider, don't you think? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 23:39:13 GMT
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I love a good tuner! I had a bit of a problem with tuner and receiver buying at one time!
I'm down to just three usable ones now, having divested myself of loads.
This is my favourite, and the best all-round tuner I've ever owned, the Accuphase T-101
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Seconded - I use the same tuner, fed by an FM antenna on the roof. Absolutely brilliant.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 17, 2015 0:13:22 GMT
No, I've had mine for a long, long time but I remember one of the times that yours changed hands, it pissed off a grumpy Dalek! Ah yes, I remember now.. |
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 17, 2015 0:18:10 GMT
Ha, you were typing that while I was editing my post!
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Post by MartinT on Jan 17, 2015 12:36:02 GMT
Do tuners still hold their value? In some ways I wish I hadn't sold my Hitachi FT5500-II, but then again the digital radio feed from Sky isn't bad at all.
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 17, 2015 12:46:50 GMT
When all the news about FM in the UK was doom and gloom because of the proposed shut-down, the prices reached rock bottom and I kept telling people that there had never been a better time to buy a good quality tuner. I've not really been looking lately as I'm so easily drawn into buying the bloomin' things, but I would imagine that they're fetching a little more now than they were say 3 or 4 years ago. Your Hitachi is a pretty cheap buy |
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Maybe to help you I should take one off your hands even though I am generally happy listening to a basic FM radio in the kitchen. Who knows, time to reconsider, don't you think?