Tuners?

[Whitehall]

From the sublime (Onkyo T-G10) to the ridiculous - just added a Toshiba ST-665 and a Fisher TFM-200. The Fisher is a hybrid (tubes on the RF front end then transistors and three LC filters) and not too bad sounding.

The Toshiba is a POS but I won it on eBay for 99 cents - the shipping was $20 and it arrived busted from the poor packaging. It came in a big box with some wadded newspaper and that was it. It rattled so bad that the pushbuttons were all smashed in.

 

[Chap]

Kenwood KT-8007 in a Philips tube amp ( 2 Watts per channel ) into 3A apogee speakers: Absolutely great kit !
I also had a Noresco ST121 that looked very stupid with 3 buttons but very good soud.

 

[AU20K]

I just picked up a Kenwood Tuner model KT-8300 and integrated amp KA-8100. (You don't wanna hear what I paid for em). They both work perfectly. Any opinions on these? They look/sound pretty good. Thought I might sell on the Bay, but they are so nice, I kinda wanna listen in on them for awhile first. All comments welcome. Hmmm, I'm new here, this may be the wrong forum.?!?!?

 

[riverrat]

The KT-8300 is reputed to be a very sensitive tuner and selective tuner that also sounds great. It also a favorite of modders to upgrade caps and such for even better sound.

I personally think the 8300 is also a great looking tuner. An alignment will bring the best out of it.

The amp is nice too. Many Kenwood fans here. I had a KA-7100 back in the day....

 

[dnewma04]

I just picked up a Kenwood Tuner model KT-8300 and integrated amp KA-8100. (You don't wanna hear what I paid for em). They both work perfectly. Any opinions on these? They look/sound pretty good. Thought I might sell on the Bay, but they are so nice, I kinda wanna listen in on them for awhile first. All comments welcome. Hmmm, I'm new here, this may be the wrong forum.?!?!?

If you mention selling them, this would probably belong in D&S or as a classified. Just need to be careful about those types of references.

Both the amp and the tuner are very nice pieces. I believe that Kenwood doesn't get the credit they deserve for the excellent electronics they produced. The KT-8300 is a favorite of mine.

 

[jhoyt]

The tuner was top-of-the-line in '76, and the integrated amp was one down from the top. Really nice equipment, very hard to beat that combination for a vintage setup.

 

[doug s.]

I just picked up a Kenwood Tuner model KT-8300 and integrated amp KA-8100. (You don't wanna hear what I paid for em). They both work perfectly. Any opinions on these? They look/sound pretty good. Thought I might sell on the Bay, but they are so nice, I kinda wanna listen in on them for awhile first. All comments welcome. Hmmm, I'm new here, this may be the wrong forum.?!?!?

i can't help you w/the amp, but, i have experience w/that tuna, & many many others. imo, the tuna is an excellent performer reception-wise, but only so-so at best, sonically speaking. however, if you're willing to inwest in mods, it can be made to sound great. otherwise, i'd sell it; there are far better sounding tunas for the same or less money, in stock form...

for a great tuna site, check out fmtunerinfo.com, & their sister chat forum on yahoo...

doug s.

 

[stereofisher]

Keep 'em

I just picked up a Kenwood Tuner model KT-8300 and integrated amp KA-8100. (You don't wanna hear what I paid for em). They both work perfectly. Any opinions on these? They look/sound pretty good. Thought I might sell on the Bay, but they are so nice, I kinda wanna listen in on them for awhile first. All comments welcome. Hmmm, I'm new here, this may be the wrong forum.?!?!?

Sold them new and worked well. What speakers are you using?? Vinyl??

Eric

 

[AU20K]

Thanks for all the comments. That tuner has a terrific deep sound. I may just put better caps in it and see what I end up with. The amp is no slouch either, lots of balz.

 

[AU20K]

Sold them new and worked well. What speakers are you using?? Vinyl??

Eric

I am using a Sansui AU-20000 integrated amp, Klipsch Forte II speakers, a Project RM-9 TT with blue Point cart and about a 50/50 mix of vinyls and CDs. I particularly like the JVC XRCDs and or jazz / classical recorded on Telarc CDs. This tuner seems to fit right in with this family of stuff.

 

[doug s.]

get yourself a nice sansui tu9900 to match that au20000. or, even something like the sansui tu-517/717/719. then you'll know what a really good sounding tuna sounds like... :yes:

doug s.

I am using a Sansui AU-20000 integrated amp, Klipsch Forte II speakers, a Project RM-9 TT with blue Point cart and about a 50/50 mix of vinyls and CDs. I particularly like the JVC XRCDs and or jazz / classical recorded on Telarc CDs. This tuner seems to fit right in with this family of stuff.

 

[AU20K]

get yourself a nice sansui tu9900 to match that au20000. or, even something like the sansui tu-517/717/719. then you'll know what a really good sounding tuna sounds like... :yes:

doug s.

Actually, got a TU-717 enroute from Bay-Pal. Way lookin forward to connecting it to the AU20K. Also thrown into thae bay deal was an AU-719. Lookin fwd to hearing that as well.

 

[deeder7001]

I just bought a tuner about an hour ago. An Onkyo T-4038. It's about time I listen to the radio without the boombox.

 

[Tube Radio]

I have two tuners. My main one is an Ampex 008 AM/FM tuner with Ampex MPX decoder model 520. I also have a LaFayette LT-50/KT-500 AM-FM tuner.

 

[asoundhound]

does anyone know which harman kardon tuner matches my hk-505?

here is my list of tuners

pioneer TX-7100
sansui tu-7900
onkyo 7-4010

don't use any of them

who listens to the radio anymore?

does anyone know which harman kardon tuner matches my hk-505?

 

[baco99]

don't use any of them

who listens to the radio anymore?

i do on occasion, but the programming is usually so bad that it's sometimes not worth it. the local classical station and oldies are usually the majority of my radio time.

 

[Tullman]

here is my list of tuners

pioneer TX-7100
sansui tu-7900
onkyo 7-4010

don't use any of them

who listens to the radio anymore?

does anyone know which harman kardon tuner matches my hk-505?

I listen to the radio everyday. The programing in Boston isn't too bad. There are plenty of stations to choose from. I can pull in stations from over 50 miles away.

 

[audiofreaker]

just one , a onkyo t-4087 (not encounting the tuner in my sony multi chanal receiver because the quality is low)

 

[hifi_nut]

Rotel RT-2100
kenwood KT-8300
Uher EG-705

I recently got rid of:

Sony ST-370S (90´s digital BPC)
Onkyo T-5000

 

[Endspec]

Just two here so far
sansui TU-217 just picked up today
Technics ST-K50

The sansui sounds alot better than the technics on the tube amps.