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Tuner UpGrade??

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Posted on June 1, 2012 at 17:42:48
rbyar
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Location: South Carolina
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 Hi All,

I am wanting to upgrade my tuner. I have a NAD 4130 and was thinking of purchasing a Carver TX-11a. Is this an upgrade? When I purchased the NAD 4130 I had a Technics system,Mission 707 speakers and Monster Cable speaker cables. I now have a very different system: Grant Fidelity A-348 tube integrated amp, Raysonic 128 CDP, and ClearDay Doubleshotgun speaker cables. Originally I thought the NAD 4130 sounded fine. But now, with the changes I have made over the past 20 years, the NAD sounds a little dull. It sounds like there is too much bass and the high end sounds limited.

My budget is around $300 in the used market. If,in your opinion, the Carver TX-11a is not an improvement, your suggestions are most welcome.

Thank You
R.E.B.

 

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RE: Tuner UpGrade??, posted on June 1, 2012 at 20:26:16
Gregg
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Location: New England
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 How about an NAD 4300? Maybe the best tuner NAD ever made.
Great tuner and a step up for you. Less than $220 used.

 

What sort of antenna are you using? Most important factor in getting good FM sound!, posted on June 3, 2012 at 12:07:43
Timbo in Oz
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Location: Canberra - in the ACT - SE Australia
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 How good - using no or low compression and low processing - are the stations you can get?

Any that do live broadcasts of acoustic music?

If none, it's probably not worth upgrading.

Did you do a search on the net? It's a good tuner and probably worth a good outdoor AM antenna as well as a good directional FM antenna. Either a largish multi-element yagi and rotator, or some Rhombics* if you have a loft.

* See AA's FAQ's.




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