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In Reply to: RE: How many of you are still using tuners regularly posted by airtime on January 11, 2017 at 07:40:42
Airtime you got me into this, with your earlier posts about streaming, as an alternative to airwaves. After reading digital forum posts, bought PS Audio Nuwave DAC to try on the system I mainly listen to and found that although it doesn't sound as good as the local classical station via airwaves, the stations and services that stream at 192K are definitely listenable. Lower noise floor and all of the alternative programming are definite advantages of streaming. Piano is one area you really hear the advantages of airwaves.
One caveat about this, looking back I'm not sure I could say that about a lot of the tuners I have tried over the years. If my recollection is correct streaming beats a lot of them. Scott 310E is the tuner I used for the comparison. And I do believe that this classical station, KBAQ is particularly good. So there may be a lot of stations and environments where streaming would be a better choice.
In case someone is going to ask, largest Winegard dedicated FM antennae offered, mounted on the roof.
I am glad I did this, not just to resolve my curiosity, but as a listening alternative.
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Did you try those stations I recommended. Especially the Classic FM90.7 from the Netherlands. Excellent sound quality and programing.
Yeah, once you get a taste of the entire worlds worth of music that is available to you, it's hard to go back to the limited repertoire of FM.
Also it can depend on your DAC or device you're streaming from. If you decide you really like streaming the eventually go for a Marantz NAx007 player. The best DAC in town.
Yes, thank-you, listening to 90.7 as I type this. I worked some in Nijmegen and accidentally found that on the dial while exploring and had forgotten all about it.
I have been using the digital forums, particularly Abe and others in the selection of the PS Audio DAC. One system is streaming only, outdoor etc. speakers, tried three or four DAC's when setting that up starting with M-Audio PCI card, but that had been years ago and apparently they have improved. I tried a couple of those before ordering the PS Audio for this system and that experience almost talked me out of pursuing it. Your and others postings kept me interested and glad I pursued it.
Do you have a subscription recommendation? Currently have tunein and Pandora.
Pandora if pretty compressed but I do listen to it on holidays and maybe for something special. But no I don't have any subscriptions. My Marantz just uses basically the vtuner.com selection.
go to vtuner.com and check out there selection of stations.
Once in a while I use my iphone's digital out to play things. But it's not as good as my Marantz.
charles
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