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Tuners?

Newly started collection

Been reading this forum for a while, and figured it was time to chime in.

My collection of tuners consists of:

Yamaha CT-1010 (newly acquired, amazing)
Yamaha T-7 (fun to play with)
Sansui TU-317 (awesome little tuner)
Technics ST-9030 (Really good DXer)

These pieces all have had duty in my 'cottage' rig.
At the moment the CT-1010 is center stage.

I also run an MD-102 in the BIG rig. (SWEET)
 
:thmbsp: Umm... actually no Bolly, that would be ME that got the 1010 on e-bay, Williebird8 and I share our "inventory" of tuners and other such goodies.
Was good dealing with you, and I wasn't aware that you were on here til after got back.
Cheers !
 
WillieBird8 & Double D.... welcome to AudioKarma!!

It's great to have 2 new memebers within the GTA!

By the way guys.. I'm curious how you both discovered AK.. and what your audio interests are.
 
I've known of the "Karma" for quite some time, but time constraints and just enjoying my systems, usually keep me out of the forums.

I used to write for Soundstage.com, and have some ties with Blue Circle in that I assist them with trade shows, etc. Will be at CES06 again YAHOOO!

My primary system can be seen on A-gon on this link:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1104378624&read&3&4&

Will soon put up some newer pix on here as well, also, there is updated cosmetics on the BC206, and the MD100 tuner has been swapped into an MD102t, it's a real sweetie ! :yes:

Cheers
 
Thanks Hpsenicka

Discovered AK while doing research into vintage tuners, specifically the Sansui Tu-317. (which I found MINT on e-bay recently)

My interests are primarily 2 channel (no vinyl however) and of particular interest is in quality FM tuners. Dxing is not as important having a lot of good signals to tune in where I live.

My reference system is mostly static (no gear changing).

My second (office) system is where I like trying out new 'stuff' and is where I listen to my VINTAGE tuners. Unfortunately I think I have caught the vintage TUNA bug.

Glad I found AK, seems that there is a wealth of knowledge shared, and some nice people to correspond with.
 
I have a SAE 8000 with two bad LEDs that I have replacements for, but don't know enough about electronics to put them in. I also have the tuner in my Realistic STA 2000D and my wife's Sony STR 135 DE.
 
I guess I will post my list. I seem to add about 1 per month as I bought my first one in October. I seem to spend about 75% of my listening time with a tuner as they sound so good and the stations are still quite good in the NYC market.

Yamaha T-85
Kenwood L-07t
Mitsubishi DA-F20 (coming from San Fran now)
Yamaha TX-930
Pioneer TX-7500
 
kenwood 600t (aps modded) - excellent, a classic, fantastic ergonomics

sansui 717 - great sound, a classic

luxman t-02 - fantastic and underrated tuner, matches the c-02/m-02 gear. This tuner was the top of the line just before the t-03/t-117. Sound quality is equal to the excellent tu-717. Selectivity is equal to or slightly better than my tu-717. My bet is it is pretty much equal to the t-117 but have not had them side-by-side. If Jim ever gets a good one and does a shootout the price will jump big time. C.A.T tuning.

pioneer f-99x - good tuner but a bit bass shy and not as selective as the tuners above.

luxman tx-101 - this seems to be pretty rare. I just bought a mint one from ebay and have not had the chance to hear it yet. It was made around the same time as the t-02 and also has the C.A.T system. My suspicion is that this is basically a t-02 in different clothing. When it gets here I will open it and the t-02 up and compare the guts. I am betting it is a sleeper. Has not been reviewed by fmtunerinfo but they do have a good picture of one.
 
My ADCOM GFT-2 pulls in the stations really good for my area and using a dipole antenna.
Realistic TM-7
Heathkit AJ-13
Toshiba ST-335MKII

These are a few I like,
Johnny
 
I used to live in Cheyenne, WY, which is 100 miles from Denver. The only tuner I ever heard pick up any stations clearly was the Carver TX-11. If distance/poor reception is what you're trying to overcome, it is the best choice I ever experienced.
 
Bonsoir !

I have those :

My prefered : The mythical Sansui TU-9900

The wonderfull Revox B 780 it's a receiver but same tuner part as the famous B 760

Kenwood KT990D
 
Kt-8300

Bought it in 1979. I can't count the number of nights where it was the rooms' only illumination while listening to campus radio. There is something about the pungent aroma of herbs that goes with the memory but that's another story...

R.W.T.
 
Reginald said:
Bought it in 1979. I can't count the number of nights where it was the rooms' only illumination while listening to campus radio. There is something about the pungent aroma of herbs that goes with the memory but that's another story...

R.W.T.
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get that sucker modded - you will be amazed how good it sounds when you get it back. it's pretty mundane sounding in stock form, imo.

doug s.
 
It is on my to-do list

What originally started out as curiosity has now developed into a "must try". The tuner is now 27 years old and really could do with the upgrades. Once I'm done paying my savings account back for the KEF's it is headed out for the complete rework. I really am looking forward to hearing how it sounds.

Cheers
R
 
Reginald said:
What originally started out as curiosity has now developed into a "must try". The tuner is now 27 years old and really could do with the upgrades. Once I'm done paying my savings account back for the KEF's it is headed out for the complete rework. I really am looking forward to hearing how it sounds.

Cheers
R
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you will be wery pleased w/the results. i owned a modded kt-7550 & it was *way* better sounding than the stock kt-9900 i owned.

good luck,

doug s.
 
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