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TUNERS..anyone?

Hey all,Im getting back into the FM thing since I was given a Adcom GFT-1A
The antenna is a $15 Radio Shack cat.# 15-1843 it is about 4"x4" and 1/2" thick.It seems to pull in stations really good and lights up the signal strength meter on the tuner to 5 out of 5.
I love the sound of this tuner and it's my first adventure with good FM.I can't believe how transparent,warm and smooth this thing sounds.My only complaint is the drums(rock music/metal) coming through with lack of slam.The drums seem like they are far away,distant like.If I crank the volume that helps some but they still just don't have the slam Im use to with vinyl and CD.
1) whats up with that?
2) WHY does FM sound so DAMN good??
3) Whats a KILLER tuner (used) for <$1K?
david99
avideo
222 posts
 
David - Glad to hear you have become a proud owner of a
McIntosh tuner. I'm sure it will bring you many hours of
listening pleasure.
As the owner of a MR-73 myself, I would like to suggest
a possible interconnect to use. I'm not sure what sort of
electronics you have other than than the tuner. In my case,
I have a McIntosh Pre and Amp; and I'm using the Transparent
MusicLink Plus between my Tuner and Pre. It sounds very
open and detailed; and on local stations where they don't
process or compress the music, everything sounds very
natural. In fact, two people I know personally are hosts
on our local clasical station - and when they are on the
air their voices sound just like would if they were at my
home or office.
I might also mention that the slightly less expesive
Transparent MusicLink also has a very similar sound. In
fact, I was using the MusicLink for several months before
upgrading to the MusicLink Plus. If you check around here
on Audiogon, you will find both of these ICs turning up
used fairly often.
As for a manual for your tuner, you might want to call
McIntosh directly and see if they have one available. If
not, try Audio Classics - which is a great source for Mac
gear and literature.
brianmgrarcom
1,317 posts
 
David -- Congrats on your "new" tuner and thanks for the follow up. You didn't say what you paid, but as long as FM continues on, you have a tuner that will probably always have value. Enjoy!!
twl
3,251 posts
 
I don't use a tuner, but some really good ones I've heard are the Tandberg 3000 series(Can't remember the exact number, 3012,3013, or somthing), Arcam, and the old Armstrong receiver(which also had a great amp in it).
chazzbo
1,007 posts
 
Get a Fanfare antenna what ever you get (if you can put it on ecves of house or maybe even attic-hell if my I'd mount it on side of apartment building).They are amazing.
I stumbled on Yamaha T2 which years ago wasn't cheap at $750 but has turned into a cult pice that many say is poor mans Dynalab.
bmartinat364d
2 posts
 
I STARTED WITH A T-2 IN THE EARLY 80'S WITH GREAT SOUND AND GOOD SUCCESS WITH DXING. THEN WENT TO STRONGER DXING WITH A YAMAHA T-1000U. THE SOUND SUFFERED BUT THE SIGNAL PULL POWER WAS EXTRAORDINARY. I NOW HAVE A MAGNUM 102 THAT WAS MODIFIED BY THE LEGEND DON SCOTT. HE WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH AND TALK TO. THE 102 NOW HAS GREAT SENSITIVITY, A WONDERFUL SOUND, GREAT 50DB QUIETING. MOST ALL OF MY NEEDS ANSWERED.
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