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In Reply to: RE: FM tuner recommendations posted by OakIris on February 14, 2014 at 08:18:47
If you can find a used Sony XDR-F1HD, you may be happy with that. Really good used FM tuners still fetch good money.
As others have said, some recent Marantz, Denon, NAD, and Rotel tuners are decent, but the very best tuners are probably vintage.
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Thanks, Greg.
I am considering Rotel as well, have some of their components (a power amp, CD-Player and a receiver) in a couple different systems and like them. I know vintage tuners are best, but not sure I can afford the really nice ones. I would also like a tube tuner, but with solid state requiring less maintenance, and possibly no need for alignment (another expense that I am not sure I can afford) I may be going solid state for my first "real" non-integrated tuner.
Holly
The tube tuner that may be within budget is the Dyna FM3. A link to an article about FM-3 "care and feeding" is provided below.
As FM-3s take the jostling of shipment poorly, you will need to find a local technician to properly align any purchase you make. Once the unit is correctly aligned, the owner can adjust the alignment by following the instructions in the manual. A sophisticated set of instruments is not needed.
Eli D.
The Dynaco FM-3 sounds like a good one. I don't know anyone here in my area that works on radios/tuners though, so that might be a problem.
Holly
Rotel's all-time best tuner is the RHT-10 but way above your budget. The Rotel 990bx is a very close cousin and also highly regarded. Lots of Rotel fans out there. See the Tuner Information Center below for details.
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