Who's listening to FM Tonight? What tuner?
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doug s.
Super Member
Enjoying this cute little Sony, which just arrived from The Great White North today, via a Barter Town deal.
As I already have "the little Sony tuner", I'll have to call this "the little vintage Sony tuner".
i have one of those st-80-f's. you can listen to it, that's about it. best for background listening. pretty similar to the mint mac mr74 i used to own, and better than the refurb'd/aligned mac mr77. but don't get all excited, imo that is not saying much.
doug s.
doug s.
Super Member
today, i have been listening to the jazz/blues/r&b/zydeco programming of 89.3 wpfw - awesome programming, and great s/q. tonite, i will be listening to "thistle & shamrock" and "american routes", on 88.1 wypr.
tuna of choice the past few weeks has been the refurb'd stromberg-carlson sr443. this tuna is not wery sensitive, and was unlistenable in my present location, w/a dipole mounted at the ceiling of my 2nd floor carriage house. but, since i stuck an fm6 yagi up in the attic crawl space, even the mediocre sensitivity of something like the sr443 brings in wpfw, which used to give most of my best tunas a bit of a problem occasionally - about once a week i would have to switch to the ubiquitous sony xdr-f1hd w/all but my rotel rht-10. the rotel, after refurb and mods, was my only tuna that could consistently get a noise-free signal w/wpfw, except the li'l sony. but now, w/the yagi in the attic, i haven't used it even once. its sonics are simply not comparable to better analog tunas.
anyway, the sr443, w/a quality mpx decoder, (in this case - studio-12), has a sound as good as any tuna i have ever heard. which was my opinion of the am/fm sr445 iteration i used in an in-town location where reception was not a problem.
doug s.
tuna of choice the past few weeks has been the refurb'd stromberg-carlson sr443. this tuna is not wery sensitive, and was unlistenable in my present location, w/a dipole mounted at the ceiling of my 2nd floor carriage house. but, since i stuck an fm6 yagi up in the attic crawl space, even the mediocre sensitivity of something like the sr443 brings in wpfw, which used to give most of my best tunas a bit of a problem occasionally - about once a week i would have to switch to the ubiquitous sony xdr-f1hd w/all but my rotel rht-10. the rotel, after refurb and mods, was my only tuna that could consistently get a noise-free signal w/wpfw, except the li'l sony. but now, w/the yagi in the attic, i haven't used it even once. its sonics are simply not comparable to better analog tunas.
anyway, the sr443, w/a quality mpx decoder, (in this case - studio-12), has a sound as good as any tuna i have ever heard. which was my opinion of the am/fm sr445 iteration i used in an in-town location where reception was not a problem.
doug s.
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pmsummer
simul justus et peccator
Radio Swiss Jazz on my iPhone via the Tivoli radio app.
Is it really a tuner? No, but I am amazed how much I enjoy sitting on the front porch listening to this. Brings back fond memories of my OLD days listening to Ol' Jim Lowe's " Cat's Caravan" jazz programming on WRR- AM 1310 through my six transistor pocket radio in the early 1960s.
Is it really a tuner? No, but I am amazed how much I enjoy sitting on the front porch listening to this. Brings back fond memories of my OLD days listening to Ol' Jim Lowe's " Cat's Caravan" jazz programming on WRR- AM 1310 through my six transistor pocket radio in the early 1960s.
pmsummer
simul justus et peccator
Giving Thanks from American Public Media on KMFA-FM 89.5 in Sodom-On-The-Colorado, Texas. Air wiggles being received by the Sony BP/HD tuner.
kirkendoll
Luke.kirk on instagram
92.1 KHPQ on a Poineer TX-130 that i found at the landfill yesterday, along with a almost free Kenwood KA-7002 with custom volume knob, and some homemade bookshelf speakers.
All classical all day from WRTI, 90.1 public radio out of TempleU in Philadelphia whilst the turkey cooks. Yamaha T-85 fully recapped and aligned by our own dr*audio doing a sterling job of pulling the music out of the air from ~60 miles.
chuckworkb
Super Member
I was listening to my McIntosh MR78, after I put the antenna back up yesterday.
Still sounds great and pulls in those weak stations.
Nothing like actually tuning in a station with a dial that's attached to a capacitor.
Still sounds great and pulls in those weak stations.
Nothing like actually tuning in a station with a dial that's attached to a capacitor.
grandolepete
New Member
Listening to my own radio station in the garage. doing nothing. Quadraflex Reference. It has been The Stones for hours now.
Bozzmonster
Sabrina Says 'Feed Me!'
Had it tuned to '93.9 The River' all afternoon. Adult Album Alt station from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Still on at the present time. Usually my 'go to' commercial station on the FM band. Listening via the internal tuner on my Onkyo AVR. The rest of the equipment including tuners is in a bit of a flux (read uninstalled) due to the addition of a new PC purchased just before the holiday that is being integrated into my setup.
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Apoplectic
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101.1 WJRR on my Realistic STA-850 receiver with a Parsec AM/FM antenna. Not exactly the Rolls Royce of receivers, but it sounds nice n clear 
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c-atle-79bay
Super Member
I'll be listening to, what ever I can tune in, on a Optonica st-3535 I just picked up today.
59volvo
Super Member
90.1 WRTI out of Temple Univ. Their Sunday morning show is a mix of 'spiritual/gospel' music. Programmer picks what he plays based on the musical content, which results in some excellent sounds. Listening to my 'new to me' Accupahse T-106 tuner. Thus far am favorably impressed with what I'm hearing. Soundstage is quite 'different' from the T-85 it replaced.
Hi newbie here,
I have a mint vintage 9090db and G7000 that i love. Problem is im having is im running a regular spit ear wall antenna on them and im losing tune lock and lots of static and tripping speakers. If i play the aux. cd it plays fine. If i touch antenna connections or open and shut my door it trips. help!!!
I have a mint vintage 9090db and G7000 that i love. Problem is im having is im running a regular spit ear wall antenna on them and im losing tune lock and lots of static and tripping speakers. If i play the aux. cd it plays fine. If i touch antenna connections or open and shut my door it trips. help!!!
