I understand that you want solid state, but...

Posted by mhardy6647 (A) on December 20, 2014 at 17:08:15

In Reply to: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 posted by bboroski on December 16, 2014 at 09:36:21:

Under $100, the best sound you're gonna find, in my hardly humble opinion , is one of the mono Sherwoods. If you don't need extreme sensitivity (and they ain't bad in that regard, just not top-end), the overall sound quality you'll get just won't be touched in a solid state tuner except those of the top echelon (which you won't find for a C-note).

In fairness, Sherwood, Scott and (even) Fisher made better than average tuners and receivers even after they moved to solid state.

In terms of cheap solid state tuners, look for a Kenwood or a Yamaha analog tuner from the late 1970s. The latter (at least the lower-end ones) are almost embarrassingly unsophisticated in design/engineering -- but they do sound good. A CT-610II will probably set you back about $30. It'll impress no one... but it will sound pretty darned good.

The Yamaha CT-800, CT-810 and CT-1010 are all notably better, but also more expensive. That said, my CT-1010 was $75 in good working order, and is a pretty competent and very respectable sounding ss tuner.

(that's the guts of a CT-1010)
Onkyo and Sansui made a bevy of fairly nice analog tuners over quite a few years, too.

I won't offer any digital recommendations, but that is only because I really don't have enough experience to offer any even possibly meaningful opinions.

all the best,
mrh

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Topic - Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - bboroski 09:36:21 12/16/14 (26)

RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - sony6060 06:22:55 01/06/15 (0)

RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - BubbaMike 22:25:45 01/05/15 (0)

Thanks for all of the suggestions - bboroski 07:21:51 12/21/14 (0)

I understand that you want solid state, but... - mhardy6647 17:08:15 12/20/14 (2)

RE: I understand that you want solid state, but... - Brian Levy 07:38:01 12/30/14 (0)

RE: I understand that you want solid state, but... - fredtr 06:04:01 12/21/14 (0)

RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - fredtr 07:34:20 12/18/14 (10)

T-4055 - kavakidd 16:26:45 12/19/14 (2)

RE: T-4055 - Brian Levy 07:08:43 12/30/14 (0)

heh... - mhardy6647 17:14:56 12/20/14 (0)

Maybe this will help - 1973shovel 08:34:48 12/18/14 (6)

RE: Maybe this will help - fredtr 06:25:43 12/19/14 (1)

RE: Maybe this will help - openmind 13:11:12 12/19/14 (0)

RE: Maybe this will help - DavidN 12:03:50 12/18/14 (3)

RE: Maybe this will help - Brian Levy 07:31:02 12/30/14 (0)

Give you a break? - 1973shovel 04:38:34 12/19/14 (0)

RE: Maybe this will help - HoosierAudio 14:26:04 12/18/14 (0)

RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - Brian Levy 17:24:28 12/17/14 (0)

RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - HoosierAudio 15:17:50 12/17/14 (0)

RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - openmind 14:01:59 12/16/14 (6)

RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - blues4ever 20:30:41 12/16/14 (1)

RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 - openmind 08:24:31 12/17/14 (0)

Tuner Information Center - 1973shovel 17:02:46 12/16/14 (3)

FWIW, I think that the TIC is the worst single thing that's happened to the used tuner market - mhardy6647 17:20:27 12/20/14 (2)

That may be true - 1973shovel 05:16:03 01/03/15 (0)

RE: FWIW, I think that the TIC is the worst single thing that's happened to the used tuner market - cfraser 09:06:47 12/30/14 (0)

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RE: I understand that you want solid state, but... - fredtr 06:04:01 12/21/14 (0)

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