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Question about seperate tuners


I have never used one of these. Im not sure i ever will for that matter either, not one that costs maybe over 300 bucks, i dont listen to the radio much

If i went out and bought a 300 tuner, what could i expect as the most significant change compared to the tuner on my AV reciever?

Does it recieve frequencys that much better? How do they sound compared to a good CD source?

I see some pretty expencive tuners out there. I would assume there is some quality about them that is leaps and years beyond my AV reciever's tuner...

please forgive if this is a dumb question, but i have never in my life heard one of these.
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eldartford
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Just about all tuners today have audio quality that is as good as the signal which stations transmit. The important specs and the costs relate to sensitivity and selectivity, and these matter greatly if you live in a "fringe" (weak signal) area, or in a city where there are many multipath reflections of numerous signals from clustered buildings.

More than any other component, a home trial is useful. Buy and install an antenna before you do the trial. If you are in a suburban area you will likely find that a "midFI" unit will be just fine.
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