I just purchased a T-100 having owned an McIntosh MR77, Scott 310E, Scott 310 +335, Scott 370B, Sony XDR-F1HD (full mods by XDRGuy) and a Mitsubishi DA-F20. The T-100 beats them all for sound-hands down.
Among the tuners I have owned, only the XDR-F1HD is more sensitive and selective but is not as good sound wise.
The 310E (Foster Blair restoration) has a great 3D sound and is surprisingly sensitive but does not have the bass of the T-100 in my system. This may be due to the fact that, like many tube components, the Scott likes a high input impedance (100K+ as noted in their service bulletin) and my Benchmark preamp is 47K so bass may be attenuated in my particular system.
The DA-F20 has an engaging sound too but mine is in need of alignment so unfair to compare.
MR77 (Modafferi restored in 2004 and I no longer own) sounded very good but I do not recall having the 3D soundstage to the T-100.
The T-100 soundstage is just amazing to my ears in that it truly feels like it's bringing you closer to a live performance. The mids are not too forward or recessed and highs are clear without sibilance. It has richest bass I have ever heard from a tuner. Leans slightly warm but never fuzzy...
The built quality is also exceptional.
I can't stop listening to it. Hard for me to imagine how subsequent Accuphase tuners improved on this sound. I am selling my other tuners.
Among the tuners I have owned, only the XDR-F1HD is more sensitive and selective but is not as good sound wise.
The 310E (Foster Blair restoration) has a great 3D sound and is surprisingly sensitive but does not have the bass of the T-100 in my system. This may be due to the fact that, like many tube components, the Scott likes a high input impedance (100K+ as noted in their service bulletin) and my Benchmark preamp is 47K so bass may be attenuated in my particular system.
The DA-F20 has an engaging sound too but mine is in need of alignment so unfair to compare.
MR77 (Modafferi restored in 2004 and I no longer own) sounded very good but I do not recall having the 3D soundstage to the T-100.
The T-100 soundstage is just amazing to my ears in that it truly feels like it's bringing you closer to a live performance. The mids are not too forward or recessed and highs are clear without sibilance. It has richest bass I have ever heard from a tuner. Leans slightly warm but never fuzzy...
The built quality is also exceptional.
I can't stop listening to it. Hard for me to imagine how subsequent Accuphase tuners improved on this sound. I am selling my other tuners.