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In Reply to: RE: Sherwood tuner posted by Audiogabby on September 23, 2015 at 16:56:26
1) The S-3000 is a wonderful tuner
2) The mono, vacuum-tube Sherwoods are the best sounding inexpensive tuners that I know of, full stop.
3) I can enthusiastically second the previous recommendation of "Radio X"; Mike knows his stuff.
...but...
The cost of having a pro "top and tail" an S-3000 may well (far) exceed its value.
Now, mind you, I am not saying "don't do it", but I AM saying that the end result will almost certainly NOT be cost-effective, from a strictly objective perspective.
If you love (for lack of a better word!) this particular tuner and really, really want to render it a "forever" piece for your collection, then do it.
Otherwise, perhaps keep looking for another one in better working order (my track record with Sherwood tube tuners working well "as found" is extremely good, FWIW) -- if you find a good working/bad looking one, you can "hybridize" if you like (since you say this one is excellent cosmetically). You can also always "flip" the one you have now (with or without the above-mentioned "hybridization") to help recoup some expense.
I really couldn't ever recommend investing more than $100 (all-in) for an S-3000 (again, FWIW). NOT because the S-3000 isn't a wonderful monophonic FM tuner (and there is NOTHING wrong with great-quality mono FM; it beats mediocre sounding stereo FM all to heck, IMO), but because there are just too many of them around, too cheap (at least in New England -- and probably elsewhere, too, since they were made in Chicago).
Sorry for the run-on post; I am probably a little hypercaffeinated this morning! :-)
In the interest of full and complete disclosure, as I type this I am owner of:
S-3000
S-2000 (AM-FM mono)
S-3000III (as yet untested)
S-3000V (MPX stereo)
The most expensive of the four was the S-2000, an eBAY purchase ($50).
all the best,
mrh
Follow Ups:
I'd offer a comment on mono and/or the importance (or not) of an MPX unit: I tend to listen to radio while I'm doing something else, and often not in the same room as the system in which the tuner resides, so having a mono tuner is not an issue - more important to be able to get and hold a station and sound good.
My question is about the size of these tuners. I have a Sherwood receiver that is nice and compact, and I'm attracted to the S-3000 because it appears compact, not to mention having a nice style, imho. Would one of you proud owners be so kind as to provide rough dimensions of the S-3000 (and similar) series?
tia,
David
14 x 10.5 x 4 in., 16 lb.
I've been MEANING to get upstairs with a tape measure... ;-)
all the best,
mrh
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