Upgrade Power Cord for FM Tuner

Lol that’s the cool factor. I heard good tuners including the tubed mcintosh and yeah the sound is amazing. I’m struggling with the concept that I would have to sit thru bunch of commercials no matter how good they sound. 
I get the analog magic man. I got a pretty decent vinyl setup. Streamer/DAC measurements be damned…

Don’t most vintage tuners offer captive power cords in the first place? No IEC plug that makes it easier to experiment with aftermarket PCs. In my youth I sometimes went to the trouble of replacing a captive cord with wire I believed would sound better. But I also believe hard soldering is superior as an interface to any IEC outlet.

@audphile1 No commercials if tuned to NPR/College-affiliated stations, which have both the best programming and the best sonics outside large metros. @lewm The oldest tuners 1960-198x are stuck with captive cords and some of us are too lazy and clumsy for hard soldering. MD-108 was introduced 1997 and has IEC, hence the inquiry.

This is my MD, not vintage since I bought it new a few years back from Audio Advisor.

@hickamore 

"No commercials if tuned to NPR/College-affiliated stations, which have both the best programming and the best sonics outside large metros."

We have HRB (Harvard), ERS (Emmerson), CRB (long standing independent classical) JIB with a wide reach on the AM band and broadcasts as low power FM with an enormous catalog dating back a hundred years and great sound as long as you are in range. Just to name a few.

I do like the "audio jewelry" aspects as long as it doesn’t cost too much. I have some of these, https://www.thecableco.com/catalog/product/view/id/1858/s/mojo-digital-power-cord/category/85/ and some of these, https://www.rega.co.uk/accessories/reference-mains-power-lead.

"Other than a cool factor, what else does a tuner offer? I’m genuinely curious…"

 I’m struggling with the concept that I would have to sit thru bunch of commercials no matter how good they sound. "

audphile-

Available broadcast reception certainly determines if a tuner is worth the effort.

The SQ/programming of 2 local stations warrant keeping an FM tuner.

I only listen to a couple of PBS stations, so no "commercials" and limited breaks in music. The remaining stations on the radio dial-commercial broadcast are not for me. The music choices-mostly current POP whatever and aged out "Classic Rock" are all terrible SQ/programming and way too many commercials.

The rub is Classical and Jazz are the only choices which is fine by me.

I would not bother with a tuner otherwise-commercial broadcast radio in SoCal is awful.

With today's technology, anyone with a decent streaming box/internet signal can listen to the same broadcast as many radio stations now stream. No prehistoric FM tuner necessary.

Whether or not SQ is on par with a proper FM tuner- I imagine gear selection is a major factor?

What's not to like about listening to music WITHOUT an interet sigal/subscription fee?

 hickamore's closing remarks are felt here.

I guess something about growing up with a radio always on in the house stuck with me?

This is cool factor to anyone who digs Art Deco/Industrial aesthetic.

Mid 1950's REL Precedent.