Sony St-5000FW?

[Yggdrasill]

Anyone used one of these? I've read good things on the fmtuners site. I'm just wondering if any AKer has an experience they'd like to share about this tuner.

 

[Punker X]

Seriously over built, wonderful sounding tuner. Built to compete with Marantz 10/20 TOTL tuners.

 

[juncers]

Outstanding tuner--there are threads all over AK on this tuner. Just do a search.

Ray

 

[rcspkramp]

I owned one and loved it. I'm an idiot to have let it go.

 

[reggaenaut]

Seriously over built, wonderful sounding tuner. Built to compete with Marantz 10/20 TOTL tuners.

The early Sonys were really overbuilt.:yes:

 

[bjarmson]

I just picked up one on eBay for my birthday. Completes my TA-2000F, TA-3200F all Sony system (also have a PS-X75 turntable and a DVP-7000 DVD/CD player). In essentially mint condition, it looks like it just came from the factory. The sound if fantastic, by far the best I've ever heard in a tuner (though I don't have much experience with other high end tuners). The build quality is the best I've ever seen. Everything inside is enclosed in its own metal box, hardly a wire to be seen. Unbelievable. According to the Tuner Information Center it was a $450 tuner in 1968. I suppose that equates to several thousand dollars today. Highly recommended, if you can find one in good shape.