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*sigh* What tuner do I really use? The ugliest one.

oneinchside

oneinchside

Openly Baffled
this one:
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I have other tuners. We just never use them. At least not the tuner section, if it's an integrated receiver the pre and amp get used, but the tuner/source? It ends up being one of the 'puters.
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NIce Sanyo (that needs a bit of work on the output section) on top of a much loved Fisher 800-C. The Sanyo is currently in another room, being used as a phono preamp.
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I even have a Nikko NT-550, it's nothing but a tuner, and it's used as... a really beautiful nightlight.

So how else could you use a tuner? (I admit I'm tempted to gut the Nikko NT-550 and build a HT PC inside it)
Anybody know how to broadcast FM?

Mike
 
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I hear you.... I've got tuners galore, but they never get used. My sources these days. Vinyl, CD, streaming.

I should get rid of some of my tuners, but I hate separating the ones I have from their matching amplifiers. I'm kinda' funny that way.

And then there's the cassette decks. Something else I never use.....
 
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I do some streaming but I still have some decent channels to listen to so I use my tuners. I suppose it is location dependent if you live in an area with no or lousy FM reception or with terrible stations then you'll stream more. It was my understanding that Vermont Public Radio was pretty good but I imagine what you like has to be what they play. I also record shows that stream on my computer using Radioshift from Rogue Ameboa. Works great if you have a Mac.
 
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I do some streaming but I still have some decent channels to listen to so I use my tuners. I suppose it is location dependent if you live in an area with no or lousy FM reception or with terrible stations then you'll stream more. It was my understanding that Vermont Public Radio was pretty good but I imagine what you like has to be what they play. I also record shows that stream on my computer using Radioshift from Rogue Ameboa. Works great if you have a Mac.
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VPR is great, but there's a station across the border on the same frequency... argh.

I think if I put up a decent antennae I'd get some great stuff from across the border-- probably in french, but still great.

What I miss about radio is the volume knob; that is cranking it when something you love comes on. It was the lack of control that made it cool, the fact that someone else picked it and you were on the same wavelength music wise, at least for 3 minutes.
 
Always amazed at how good my Pioneer TX-9500 sounds when I fire it up. Luckily, my local classic rock station was once my employer (was there for 7 1/2 years, been 6 since I worked there) and as so, my indelible stamp was forever emblazoned on their sound. Many of the tunes they play are from my personal collection (hard drive setup) and I still hear my liners I put together from time to time. They are on the net...

http://radiotime.com/station/s_28299/D_93_933.aspx

I think that link will work.

Anyway, I listen to my old station, and NPR occasionally.
 
These types of threads are all I need to rave about my station, my HD tuner, and the enjoyment I get from them and my entire system. Plenty of sources, great programming, excellent sound quality. Win win win.
 
I actually have been listening to the radio more and more lately. I enjoy listening to the differences between the FAM-1200 and the SX-750.
 
For those that love their tuners but don't have any stations around them they care for, think about owning your own FM station in your own house via an FM Transmitter.

I have a collection of vintage tuners and am lucky to have several local stations broadcasting several formats (Jazz, Classical and oldies) but lately I get the most use of my tuners by using "my personal station" to send either Sirius/XM or something on our computer to them.

My main transmitter (a Ramsey) has L R analog inputs. I usually run my Polk XM tuner outputs to it and receive XM on the various tuners throughout the house. Over Xmas, I hooked up a multi-disc CD player to it for some seasonal music. I also have a cheap C Crane one that is hooked up to our computer whose main use seems to be broadcasting Garrison Keelers "Prairie Home Companion" on Sat eves.

Just another way to insulate yourself against the "sky is falling, end of FM, FM tuners will be obsolete" paranoia.
 
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For those that love their tuners but don't have any stations around them they care for, think about owning your own FM station in your own house via an FM Transmitter.

I have a collection of vintage tuners and am lucky to have several local stations broadcasting several formats (Jazz, Classical and oldies) but lately I get the most use of my tuners by using "my personal station" to send either Sirius/XM or something on our computer to them.

My main transmitter (a Ramsey) has L R analog inputs. I usually run my Polk XM tuner outputs to it and receive XM on the various tuners throughout the house. Over Xmas, I hooked up a multi-disc CD player to it for some seasonal music. I also have a cheap C Crane one that is hooked up to our computer whose main use seems to be broadcasting Garrison Keelers "Prairie Home Companion" on Sat eves.

Just another way to insulate yourself against the "sky is falling, end of FM, FM tuners will be obsolete" paranoia.
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Alllll-righty then...
Ramsey it is? At least that's a start. I didn't really know that FM could sound so good until I got the Fisher and pulled in a couple of Quebec stations... now if I can transmit locally at that quality... 6 more rooms in the house are gonna sound darn good, and I don't have to do a batch of wiring.

I wonder what the odds of getting an old tube stereo transmitter used.... :smoke:

In looking for the Ramsey I found a gazzillion cheap transmitters for iPods>car radios, I've heard a few of those and sounded like... well, not good. And I found transmitters ranging from .5w to 50w. Which model do you have?
 
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Alllll-righty then...
Ramsey it is? At least that's a start. I didn't really know that FM could sound so good until I got the Fisher and pulled in a couple of Quebec stations... now if I can transmit locally at that quality... 6 more rooms in the house are gonna sound darn good, and I don't have to do a batch of wiring.

I wonder what the odds of getting an old tube stereo transmitter used.... :smoke:

In looking for the Ramsey I found a gazzillion cheap transmitters for iPods>car radios, I've heard a few of those and sounded like... well, not good. And I found transmitters ranging from .5w to 50w. Which model do you have?
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We are very well served in Quebec with high quality FM stations. There is no doubt that part of the Quebec culture involves appreciation for quality, be it in music/ food/ whatever, above commercial considerations.
 
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We are very well served in Quebec with high quality FM stations. There is no doubt that part of the Quebec culture involves appreciation for quality, be it in music/ food/ whatever, above commecial considerations.
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less than 10 minutes away, and I never bother to cross the border.

I are a dummy. And I've been here for most of 20 years, right next to one of the slickest cities on earth, whining about the lack of cultural diversity... and I didn't even need a passport. (well, until recently)

dumb.
(thank you for the reminder that there is great stuff nearby)
 
In looking for the Ramsey I found a gazzillion cheap transmitters for iPods>car radios, I've heard a few of those and sounded like... well, not good. And I found transmitters ranging from .5w to 50w. Which model do you have?[/QUOTE]

I have the Ramsey FM30. Much better than the C Crane. The CC gets the job done for Garrison's PHC off the computer.
 
I've been listening more to FM lately because I really enjoy a great tuner and broadcast quality sound. I have to admit that I have preferred to let someone else play the tunes while I relax and since the tuners I'm using are good quality gear I really have nothing to complain about.
 
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I've been listening more to FM lately because I really enjoy a great tuner and broadcast quality sound. I have to admit that I have preferred to let someone else play the tunes while I relax and since the tuners I'm using are good quality gear I really have nothing to complain about.
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I agree, nice to be served. Also a nice way to discover new music.

My local PBS station just finished their pledge drive and they sound better than ever and when I'm "broadcasting" satelite info, I can choose the XM station I want and enjoy my tuners sans commercials. No complaints here either.
 
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