Insignia HD Tuner


Looks like BB has permanently dropped the price on their Insignia HD tuner. This looks suspiciously like my Sangean - probably at least sisters?
Anybody actually used one of these for a few weeks? What'd ya think of it?
stonedeaf

Showing 2 responses by ekobesky

I don't think it's a re-badged Sangean. The controls on the front are significantly different and the outputs on the back are also in different places. I doubt they'd go to the expense of making those engineering changes, though from a distance they do seem similar. Who knows?

I almost picked up the Insignia in a moment of weakness. Luckily, I didn't. The Sony XDR-F1HD is the same price, yet more compact, looks to be of higher quality and seems to be getting great word of mouth.
I just saw a review of the Sony in The Audio Critic -- kind of a weird editorial philosophy there. Measurements rule and all amps sound the same provided they're well designed. But as far as tuners go, measurements don't lie and the Sony seems to measure as well as the FM "supertuners" of yore, according to them anyway. I can't wait to pick one up for the office.