HD Tuners

[mfell]

Anybody have any suggestions on what I should get? If you can tell me the best bang for your buck HD tuner and the best HD tuner for under $300.00. I was thinking of going cheap and getting an Insignia. I have a roof antenna as well.

 

[John James]

Search here for info on the SONY HD Tuner... Under $100.00. A lot of people like it.

 

[BrokenHill]

My friend has the Insignia and I have a Sangean and the Sony.
Best bang for your buck, IMO = Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner.
Great price at amazon.com.

 

[ehoove]

My friend has the Insignia and I have a Sangean and the Sony.
Best bang for your buck, IMO = Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner.
Great price at amazon.com.

+1
Regards,
Jim

 

[Old_Tech]

Search here for info on the SONY HD Tuner... Under $100.00. A lot of people like it.

Absolutely a great little tuner and what a nice price. I love mine!

 

[ke4mcl]

i know the sony gets high marks all over but i will say im happy with the insignia i grabbed on the bay for $60 some odd dollars. i bought a second one BIN last night. the insignia has analog out along with coaxial and optical digital out.

i have not tried its AM capability yet though.

 

[BrokenHill]

i know the sony gets high marks all over but i will say im happy with the insignia i grabbed on the bay for $60 some odd dollars. i bought a second one BIN last night. the insignia has analog out along with coaxial and optical digital out.

i have not tried its AM capability yet though.

The Insignia is a nice tuner and at around $60 dollars I would consider buying
one too, but I bought the other two before the Insignia became available.
I like my Sangean because it is very user friendly but it does cost more then
the other two.
I have tried the AM stations around the Los Angeles area and a few of them
locked on the HD signal and it was very decent sounding, not as good as the
HD FM but surprisingly good.
I will say that HD tuners do sound very sweet on all of my tube amplifiers.
On my Roberts 770X mono blocks I use the Sony HD tuner and the music
just seems to come out of the thin air above and all around the system, a few
times it even startled me when the DJ would start to talk and it sounded like
it was coming from somewhere else in the room......

 

[Amcrebelfan]

I take it you have to be in a pretty large city for this to be beneficial. I think the classical station is the only one available here.

 

[Old_Tech]

The Insignia is a nice tuner and at around $60 dollars I would consider buying
one too, but I bought the other two before the Insignia became available.
I like my Sangean because it is very user friendly but it does cost more then
the other two.
I have tried the AM stations around the Los Angeles area and a few of them
locked on the HD signal and it was very decent sounding, not as good as the
HD FM but surprisingly good.
I will say that HD tuners do sound very sweet on all of my tube amplifiers.
On my Roberts 770X mono blocks I use the Sony HD tuner and the music
just seems to come out of the thin air above and all around the system, a few
times it even startled me when the DJ would start to talk and it sounded like
it was coming from somewhere else in the room......

Sounds to me like your room is set up really well and your speakers are right where they belong. Very cool. Enjoy!

 

[KentTeffeteller]

The Sony HD tuner is nice on reception but lousy sounding stock. HD radio is very bit reduced to begin with. Even more so if the station multicasts (HD2 or HD3). The best HD I have ever heard was the McIntosh MR 88 which is the only HD Radio tuner I have heard which began to compete with the best analogue FM signals.

 

[mhardy6647]

By HD do you mean "hybrid digital" (i.e., AM/FM broadcast radio)? If so, the Sony. No contest.
Gonna have to pick up one myself.

 

[Hepcat]

By HD do you mean "hybrid digital" (i.e., AM/FM broadcast radio)? If so, the Sony. No contest.
Gonna have to pick up one myself.

Agree hands down.

 

[bastek]

Radio Shack should have the new Auvio HD tuner by now, it looks good and is inexpensive, waiting for reviews.
http://www.radioshack.com/graphics/uc/rsk/Support/ProductManuals/3100134_QS_EN.pdf
I bought the great Integra TUN-3.7 for under $300 and it replaced my Yamaha TX-1000U and T-80, i don't see any analog only tuners on my rack any time soon.
http://www.integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?class=Tuner&m=TUN-3.7&p=i