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MD FT101A without a doubt!! I owned both.

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on June 22, 2004 at 16:53:02

In Reply to: MD FT101A vs. Fanfare FT-1A posted by Nglazer on June 22, 2004 at 15:04:31:

I had the Magnum FT-101A then got the FanFare FT-1A because I wanted a high quality tuner with presets and a remote, something the Magnum didn't have.

What a mistake! The FanFare sounded 'compressed' and closed in as in lacking dynamic range. It also had a somewhat 'warm' tone but this was due to it's rolled off treble. I tried the two different sets of audio outputs on the back of the FanFare FT-1A but it still had that characteristic compressed sound with missing in action treble.

I don't usually slam a product so badly but I was very disappointed with this tuner after having read a glowing review about it in Steropile. I've owned department store tuners that sound better. I'm not kidding. My Sony A/V receiver and $250 Marantz ST6000 tuner is much better than the FanFare FT-1A as was my Adcom GFT-555ii, Parasound Halo T3, and Magnum FT-101A tuners.

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