They all made basic FM tuners. Take look on Ebay and you will see over a thousand listings for FM tuners!
FM Tuners
I would like to add a tuner to my system.
I am only beginning to research this, so anyone with experience that could help narrow my focus would be appreciated. I'm not looking for vintage receivers with built-in amps. I'd like a tuner to run into a Van Alstine SET 120, which is a control amp with a passive pre-amp section.
A tuner with a built-in pre-amp is not necessary, but I'm wondering if that might just be the ticket.
Thank you for sharing your experience!
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Another plug for Magnum Dynalab analog tuners, which can be had for <$400 used (FT101/Etude, etc.). Never was able to own one (they cost some good $$$ when new), so I settled for a couple of digital bits (Yamaha and an Adcom) - but sold them many (many) years back when I headed for hi res and eventually, streaming. I had auditioned an MD tuner back then for more than a week (dealers that allow you to do that are far and few in-between), and loved the sonics (for FM), PLUS the ability to slightly analog "detune" from the center frequency for the best reception (in CA large cities - this is a definite plus). As mentioned, and eventually return the MD and took home the Yamaha. |
I bought 3 tuners last month and they are good to great. The best one is the Magnum Dynalab 108T. It has tube somewhere in the signal path. Normally this is a no-no for me but this tuner sounds so good. Crystal clear sound that approaches CD quality. Very expensive for me but it was a trade-in from my 15-year-old Magnum Dynalab 102. The 108T is a lot better in every aspect though the MD102 is also very good. The next best was the Accuphase T-101 which I bought from a guy/company who was getting rid of all of his modded tuners. This 40+ year old tuner sound incredible. Almost as good as the MD108T. Accuphase T-101 Super Tuner (MINT)! | Tuners | Audiogon Get in touch with this seller and see if he has any more tuners. He had a couple of the T-101 when I got mine. This guy seemed like he really knew how to make tuners last and sound great. The 3rd tuner I got was the following: Sansui TU9900 Stereo Tuner For Sale - US Audio Mart This was refurbished last year by these guys who may also sell tuners. Services | Vintage Stereo Restorations (qrxrestore.com) This one is not as detailed as the other 2 but a fantastic listen nevertheless. I have 3 systems and have great streaming setup on each. However, the station I want to listen to sounds better on the FM airways.
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