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In Reply to: RE: You have to ask yourself what you are after posted by Russ57 on October 17, 2016 at 15:48:56
You have made a very good point Russ, particularly in light of the fact that top notch tuners are readilly available for net to nothing. For this reason, I have focused my vintage collecting on separates.
I still think that there are sound reasons why a person might still wan't to restore a receiver. The receiver my be an object of lust from youth. There are some receivers that have retained enough of their value that it is worth the restore. Certain Marantz and McIntosh models come to mind. There are also models where the performance is good enough to warrant a rebuild, as long as you don't plan to sell it (Kyocera, Yamaha, Denon, Luxman). This would make most sense if you DIY. If you paying someone, the list would be small (IMO).
Although the original poster was focusing on 70's ears receiver, if sound is what you are after, I would recommend looking to the 80's and even early 90's. Although many brands were on a downhill slide, Denon, Yamaha, Kyocera, Sony ES and Nakamichi made some very high quality equipment, which often only need minor work.
Dave
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Dave you are correct there are better tuners to be found other than what the typical mid 70's receiver was equipped with. We are lucky here to have a few good FM stations today. But for how long.
In my case its simple nostalgia to own and use one again.
Fortunately I have a few good stations in my area. I have a bunch of amazing tuners that I payed nothing for. My current heavy hitter is a B&K tuner that is really a Fanfare without the remote. The ergonomics suck, but boy does this thing sound good!I do have a working Carver receiver, which is supposedly very good. There are some mods on the web, recommended by Eli that are supposed to make it kick-ass. We shall see.
Dave
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It is the B&K TS-108. I think that it is the only Tuner that B&K ever made. It was made when B&W and Fanfare were in the same facility.
Dave
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