My brother in law used to rib me about having an XM radio. He's a radio station D.J., among other duties. I got rid of XM since I only listened to a few stations. Bought an old Kenwood tuner, used it for a bit, and it now sits on a shelf in the basement, unused. Can't find a station that fits my wants in this area. I don't use the computer for any music playback. Don't want to start down a new path, new debt. Never downloaded one song. Happy with vinyl and cd's.
FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ?
As much as I a have liked tuners in the past - and probably kidded myself that older ''vintage'' tuners sound better (after owning quite a few), I really don't see much use for them except maybe a nostalgic bridge to days past, or bragging rights to pride of ownership with McIntosh gear or whatever.
With the newer technologies giving access to hundreds of stations around the globe, it just seems like THE proposition to discover new music.
I of course know that some high-end tuners sound very good - but let me tell you - a clean 128 digital feed into a DAC (from a digital transport like the Wadia or Cambridge Audio's new ID-100), is pretty impressive...
Sort of make kilo-buck tuners seem futile and very expensive by comparison.
What do you think ?
With the newer technologies giving access to hundreds of stations around the globe, it just seems like THE proposition to discover new music.
I of course know that some high-end tuners sound very good - but let me tell you - a clean 128 digital feed into a DAC (from a digital transport like the Wadia or Cambridge Audio's new ID-100), is pretty impressive...
Sort of make kilo-buck tuners seem futile and very expensive by comparison.
What do you think ?