what are some decent starter am/fm tuners ?

there is an incredible buy on a Nikko Gamma 1 FM tuner here on the AudiogoN...$50, A steal!

Scott,
Which digital radio services have you tried, and how is the fidelity compared to good fm? My only experience with this was years ago, when I signed up for a cable tv service because they had several dozen digital music-only channels sorted by format. It came with its own converter box but I was also able to run it through an outboard processor. Problem was, the fidelity was so poor regardless of processor that I just gave up on it. It was literally unlistenable, vastly worse than even mediocre fm. I was wondering if things have improved since then, or whether I was just unlucky with my particular provider.

If you have any experience with the new satellite-based services, that would be especially interesting as we do not have cable out this far. I'm just curious whether any of these services even deliver a signal comparable to redbook cd, or if they have sacrificed the bandwidth so badly that there is no hope.

Wow. Thanks for all the response. This site is cool. I live in Madison, WI and speaking of satellite, which would also be an option, is it possible to record satellite radio onto cd or dvd ? with an entry affordable recorder (~$500) ? Thanks again !
David

I would be curious to read the opinions of those that have compared XM / Sirius in one's house to the music stations broadcast on satelite TV and / or commercial broadcast FM. Given that Peregrine is starting from scratch, it might be nice for others that have access to all three to offer some feedback. Sean
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