Vintage Tuner-Only wonderful because it's the SOUND I grew up with?.....
I scooped up a lovely vintage 70s, Nikko FAM 500 Tuner.
When I work from home, I will stream certain Chicagoland radio stations while working. Several have pretty strong data over stream - per Roon's readings of the connection.
I plumped the cute yet smartly designed Nikko into place and the machine sounds great! I've only listened to FM stereo so far. It's been hours, so who knows? But I sure am enjoying a smooth sound with a bit wider soundstage--I know those to be true.
I wonder for a second.. . What was so wrong with radio when played over just decent equipment?
So, do vintage tuners have a subjective sound quality that makes them enjoyable? Or is this the sound I grew up with, which is just great with faults.
Yes, maybe a little of both. I sure enjoy my FM tuner, and there are times when I enjoy it more than streaming. Particularly so late on Sunday evenings. |
@jbhiller re: bass, just for grins I swapped over a pair of my better OCC copper interconnects from another component over to my FM tuner. Against all odds and specs of transmitted fm-radio signal, bass and inner detail started showing up. To this day, I'm pleasantly surprised sometimes as to what sound actually comes through on some channels every once in a while. Best of Luck, enjoy! |
