If you don't mind giving up the convenience of a remote control and have available space, the older tuners can be bought for a very reasonable cost. The drawback to these tuners is that you have to spin the flywheel to tune-in a station. A digital tuner most likely will have presets which will make station selection quicker and might have a remote or be remote-capable. (Please check-out my ad for the Marantz PM57/ST-59 tuner I have listed. The tuner is in MINT condition and for the $ is a very nice starter unit. A review can be found on www.ecoustics.com) Another nice tuner is the Yamaha TX-550 tuner which is "remote-capable." No need to spend over $200 for a nice tuner IMO. Bill
what are some decent starter am/fm tuners ?
Ok, another new guy here, but I'm really interested in hearing about decent starter am/fm tuners (less than $400). I'd be pairing it with an nad c521bee (which I still need to buy, but heard great things) and B & W 602 s3's. No need for surround now or in the near future, just 2-channel love. any ideas?