Kotta, I actually did try the Akai but it was with a different antenna and with different interconnects. It was an unfair ab comparison but the Yamaha did sound a bit cleaner and the Akai had a bit more sparkle.I'm waiting to receive some OK interconnects for my tuner but it's difficult for me to spend too much more for the interconnects than the tuners themselves. I am a true believer in good cables but somehow it's hard to spend twice as much on i/c as the tuners. On other sources I wouldn't think twice but on a tuner I don't know where there ceases to be a difference.
Would the tuners benefit from a $20 cable, $50, 1$100 etc. On my Etude when I had it I used Cardas Quadlink because I had the extra interconnects but I don't know if it was more than necessary. Advice on how much to spend on interconnects for a tuner would be appreciated. Actually it would be nice to get some suggestions on what interconnects to try.
Would the tuners benefit from a $20 cable, $50, 1$100 etc. On my Etude when I had it I used Cardas Quadlink because I had the extra interconnects but I don't know if it was more than necessary. Advice on how much to spend on interconnects for a tuner would be appreciated. Actually it would be nice to get some suggestions on what interconnects to try.