Yamaha RX-770 tuner section

[vintage27]

as my tuner search goes on, I just wonder how my Yamaha RX-770 receiver's tuner section would compare to stand alone tuners in the Yamaha line. does anyone know if its the equivalent to some of them?

 

[rcs16]

You have to compare the specs, the designs and then there is the listening experience. I do not even own a yam product.
Usually the totl receivers had okay tuners, mid range they saved on parts costs, front end, cf filters, if gain,etc, compared to the separates.

 

[Raynald]

Only the really early Yamahas of the CR series had tuners that were really comparable to the sperate models. I stopped selling Yamaha just before the RX-770, the RX-750 was the current model at the time, and the tuners in the receivers were OK but nothing special. Some TOTL like the RX-1130 had relatively good tuner sections but not comparable sonically to the top separates.

 

[rcs16]

I am working on a stereo decoder using a Sanyo LA3450, just for the fun of it. One design I am referencing is the Yamaha TX-950. It is a high end tuner with most of the features one would want except RDBS/RDS, which is now a standard for a tuner just like IBOC.

 

[vintage27]

I am working on a stereo decoder using a Sanyo LA3450, just for the fun of it. One design I am referencing is the Yamaha TX-950. It is a high end tuner with most of the features one would want except RDBS/RDS, which is now a standard for a tuner just like IBOC.

thanks for that info. The TX-950 is one I've been thinking about.

 

[Raynald]

The TX-930/950 were quite a bit better than what you will find in receivers of the same era. Very good tuners, not quite in the T-85 league sonically but great reception and you have to love rotary knob on a digital tuner!

 

[SoundOfSound]

I have an RX-777. The tuner sounds O.K. with a very strong signal but on weaker ones it sucks gas. I have an external tuner hooked up to mine. The amp is what makes it a keeper, IMHO.

 

[vintage27]

ended up connecting my RX-770 tuner section to my Primare I30 integrated and all is well!