jdandy
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It doesn't appear there is much interest in FM tuners on the forum. As an avid FM radio listener I can't help but wonder why no one talks about tuners on the Shark. There's not even a tuner forum in the index. Perhaps it's because tuners are not seen as true high fidelity audio components any longer. Perhaps it's due to a decline in quality FM programming and/or poor signal processing by station engineers. Maybe it's because there are so many other sources for audio that FM is discounted as a respectable and enjoyable source. What do you think?
I have always had a tuner in every system I have assembled going all the way back to my first high-end system in 1968. I used a Dynaco FM3 tuner in those days and the rich selection of radio in San Francisco made for excellent listening. In fact, the tuner was as an important a source component as the turntable or the reel to reel tape machine, all of which were the primary source components of the day. Everything was analog. Digital hadn't even been thought of yet. In my opinion, a sound system is not truly complete without a tuner. I have owned some sweet tuners from Crown, Carver, Sony, Kenwood, Tandberg, and McIntosh. I currently own a Tandberg 3011A, a McIntosh MR85, and a McIntosh MR88. I am a regular listener to all three tuners. I have a couple pop stations I enjoy, and the excellent late night jazz that comes from the public service FM station broadcast from the University of Florida in Gainesville. Their signal is exceptionally clean, uncompressed, and a joy to hear. Anyone hearing such a good quality broadcast on a high-end tuner would be hard pressed to believe they were not listening to vinyl or CD. I still see a high-end tuner as a great source component for audio entertainment and that is unlikely to ever change. In fact, I am now considering a new tuner, the Magnum Dynalab MD108 Triode FM tuner. It just so happened that a friend shipped me his MD108t to play with over the holidays and I have been having a blast with it in the studio system. It is so musical, with amazing separation and sound stage, not to mention the MD108t has been on my wish list for quite some time. The MD108t is an all analog tuner with a fully balanced tube output stage. It is a true high fidelity audio component that deliver exceptional sound quality. I am going to miss this tuner when the time comes that I have to return it.
So, do you have a tuner in your system? Let us know what you think about a tuner being an important or not so important part of a sound system.
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I have always had a tuner in every system I have assembled going all the way back to my first high-end system in 1968. I used a Dynaco FM3 tuner in those days and the rich selection of radio in San Francisco made for excellent listening. In fact, the tuner was as an important a source component as the turntable or the reel to reel tape machine, all of which were the primary source components of the day. Everything was analog. Digital hadn't even been thought of yet. In my opinion, a sound system is not truly complete without a tuner. I have owned some sweet tuners from Crown, Carver, Sony, Kenwood, Tandberg, and McIntosh. I currently own a Tandberg 3011A, a McIntosh MR85, and a McIntosh MR88. I am a regular listener to all three tuners. I have a couple pop stations I enjoy, and the excellent late night jazz that comes from the public service FM station broadcast from the University of Florida in Gainesville. Their signal is exceptionally clean, uncompressed, and a joy to hear. Anyone hearing such a good quality broadcast on a high-end tuner would be hard pressed to believe they were not listening to vinyl or CD. I still see a high-end tuner as a great source component for audio entertainment and that is unlikely to ever change. In fact, I am now considering a new tuner, the Magnum Dynalab MD108 Triode FM tuner. It just so happened that a friend shipped me his MD108t to play with over the holidays and I have been having a blast with it in the studio system. It is so musical, with amazing separation and sound stage, not to mention the MD108t has been on my wish list for quite some time. The MD108t is an all analog tuner with a fully balanced tube output stage. It is a true high fidelity audio component that deliver exceptional sound quality. I am going to miss this tuner when the time comes that I have to return it.
So, do you have a tuner in your system? Let us know what you think about a tuner being an important or not so important part of a sound system.
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