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All time best Tuner

CarlV said:
Shoot, I would have thought you have them all and would be telling us. ;)


Carl
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Carl, was this address to me??? :D

I don't know why, but always have a place for an extra tuner in my collection. I don't have all of them, just 65B, 71, 75, 78, 80.

Kind of wondering if I should be looking for additional model..:scratch2:

LN
 
slow_jazz said:
That website fmtunerinfo.com did a shootout.

The winner was an Accuphase T-109V.

Second - Kenwood L-02T and Burmester 978.
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The Sansui TU-X1 also comes in as a consistent top contender. On the -bay, a TU-X1 consistently goes for $1500 when it comes up for auction.
 
Little Nellie said:
Carl, was this address to me??? :D

I don't know why, but always have a place for an extra tuner in my collection. I don't have all of them, just 65B, 71, 75, 78, 80.

Kind of wondering if I should be looking for additional model..:scratch2:

LN
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LN,

Curious as to how you feel the MR75 compares to your other Mc tuners? My uncle has one and I think it sounds great (not a significant difference to the MR85 when compared the two in his system) but haven't compared it to the other models...

Thanks for the feedback...
 
sorry, I can't tell you much about the MR75.. I got this a few months ago and it is still in it's original wrapper. I am hoping someone can tell me what I am missing out since I am going to leave it in the box.

I did noticed that the MR75 doesn't come up for sale frequent. Don't know if they did not made many or just not very popular due to poor performance.

LN
 
Little Nellie said:
Carl, was this address to me??? :D
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Yep :)

I don't know why, but always have a place for an extra tuner in my collection. I don't have all of them, just 65B, 71, 75, 78, 80.

Kind of wondering if I should be looking for additional model..:scratch2:
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MR67 and MR74 if any IMO.

The 4100 has the MR75 tuner and mine is superb, certainly not poor performing.

Carl
 
Brian said:
Greg, why packed away? I can see it being offline for a short time but packed away?
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We just completed a major interstate move back in the summer, and slowly getting to the McIntosh setup. Also integrating a 40" flat [video] panel with the system. Both the MR77 and MR80 are still packed since we're renting until this housing bubble deflates, so no antennas on the roof for now. Still have those two 4408 FM Yagis in the original Channel Master boxes. :)

-Gregory
 
Brian said:
Greg, why packed away? I can see it being offline for a short time but packed away?

Exracer, why would you want to drive in either direction to pick up a radio station. Thinking about going into business ;)? Sounds like you are in need of a really good outdoor antenna and a unit that has really good pulling power. The Mc 78 is their DX'er and the other I'd suggest is the Philips 673 or 6731. You may want to check the TIC website as the testing was as much about DX'ing as listening.
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Sorry my tuner lingo is not up to snuff; what is DX'ing?

I would hate to put up a huge antenna and buy a tuner to find out I get only a few stations.... hmm. I dont know :dunno:
 
I'd have to vote for the MR77 or MR78, properly tuned up by Terry naturally! Along with my MC225, they are the Mac pieces I would rescue from my house if it was burning. :yes:
 
Are you on cable, antenna or satellite for your tele? If an antenna, and it is vhf, then you can split the signal and use it as FM as FM is in the VHF band. If not, do what I did 1 time with a friend. He was in teh same situation so we drove up and down some streets until we found a house with an outdoor antenna, stopped, walked up to the hous with receiver and knocked on the door. An older gent opened it and we explained where we were looking to do. He let us in and we walked into the living room, olny to find a single k'horn sitting in the corner and a Scott mono system in a cabinet including the rare scott turntable and an Ampex r2r. He hit the swithc asked what music we liked, spun the tuner dial, spun the rotor contol and answered the question.

He then looked at the puny receiver and said we'd need better and had us follow him to a closet that held a Dyna FM-1, PAS2 and Mark (can nto remember if II or III). He had replaced them with the Scott. Price ? Chepa for even then. Friend? Happy even though it was mono and not stereo. Result? He got a huge outdoor antenna with rotor.

Wh knows, maybe the same will happen to you and the closet will contain a MR65, C8 and MC3500, just some old junky Mc mono stuff repplaced by a new Aiwa $99 mini system or a wonderful ;), Bose Wave.
 
exracer said:
Sorry my tuner lingo is not up to snuff; what is DX'ing?

I would hate to put up a huge antenna and buy a tuner to find out I get only a few stations.... hmm. I don't know :dunno:
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DX simply means distance. Before spending money on tuner hardware, do a survey of FM stations (if any) in your area. From actual tests with antenna system, I can say that 100 miles is about the max distance for any quality reception, and that's with flat terrain. FM band (VHF) is mostly line-of-sight so any mountains are going to be a problem. OTOH having lake Michigan between you and a station in Grand Rapids is a good thing. :)

No really.. inside 60 miles range for quality music, and 100 miles to receive and identify a station as a general guideline. An outdoor Turnstile (omni) antenna or better yet a FM Yagi with rotator is a MUST, and mount as high above ground as possible. You must be in, around, or in between cities (read antenna rotator) for best FM Stereo experience.

-Gregory
 
Hi,

I live 60 miles between 2 medium size cities in East Tennessee. I have a lot of stations I listen to which are fringe signals. My tuners of choice are the McIntosh MAC 1900 tuner section, the McIntosh MR 74 and the HH Scott 312 D model. Both are superb sounding. The best tuner of the 3 is my HH Scott 312 D. It will separate adjacent stations well even when 1 is a blowtorch. I am a broadcast engineer by trade. The Marantz 10 B overloads the front end easy. It also does a lousy job of rejecting hash and needs lots of signal to give you decent stereo reception. My receiver and HH Scott 312 D have recently been serviced by Terry DeWick.
 
KentTeffeteller said:
Hi,

I live 60 miles between 2 medium size cities in East Tennessee. I have a lot of stations I listen to which are fringe signals. My tuners of choice are the McIntosh MAC 1900 tuner section, the McIntosh MR 74 and the HH Scott 312 D model. Both are superb sounding. The best tuner of the 3 is my HH Scott 312 D. It will separate adjacent stations well even when 1 is a blowtorch. I am a broadcast engineer by trade. The Marantz 10 B overloads the front end easy. It also does a lousy job of rejecting hash and needs lots of signal to give you decent stereo reception. My receiver and HH Scott 312 D have recently been serviced by Terry DeWick.
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You mean 60 miles to each of the two cities.. yes?

I meant to say Grand Rapids above, which is 135 miles from Arlington Heights (Chicago suburbs) with Make Michigan in between. Note the signal with 4408 Stereo Probe antenna is 1 (one LED - the lowest) with both Narrow IF and Stereo Filter enabled. See 96.9 MHz here:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/g-abbey/ChicagoFM.htm

Milwaukee was 65 miles north and there were several listenable stations, but in nearly all cases except for the most powerful signals, an FM Yagi is needed to see a power level indication (i.e. no signal power LEDs on the MR80 using an omni-turnstile.) BTW, McIntosh tuner front ends typically do not overload even in the city since they're designed with high `intercept point´ RF input stages.

-Gregory
 
Hi,

My wife's two Marantz 10B tuners need 4 to 7 uv signal for full quieting in mono. These units have been regularly used and have been serviced and aligned. Both receive strong locals in 4 places across the dial. WUOT-FM on 91.9 running 2 SCA (Subcarrier authorizations) is birdie city on a 10B. My HH Scott 312 D has 1.7 uv for full quieting in mono (verified by Terry DeWick when he serviced it). I have never had overload issues with the HH Scott or McIntosh tuners. I live 60 miles either side of Knoxville and Chattanooga, TN. I have a crowded FM dial here.
 
I have been fortunate to have bought and sold a number of tuners in the last few years. I have now thinned the herd to:

McIntosh
*MX110z-I have been very impressed with how this tuner sounds--very warm and capable. I live in a very weak signal area and am frequently amazed how well this tuner(preamp) functions--not bad lookin' either :naughty:
*MR78-A beautiful sounding tuner (and looks great when the lights are out!)--strong DXing too. A very colorful tuner (visually).
*I would like at some point to find an MR71.

Non-McIntosh
*Yamaha CT-7000-I ran through the dial of this tuner yesterday and was stunned at how many stations it found--very strong tuner and just silky--excellent separation. My CT-7000 is unmodified.
*Yamaha T-2-Ditto the CT-7000. A very sleek tuner.

All of these tuners have a completely different design aesthetic, but I love them all.
 
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