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Sanyo T55 Plus

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Posted on October 4, 2020 at 19:53:29
belyin
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 I need another tuner like a hole in the head, but once I saw one going for such a low price ($55) I couldn't resist. For such a thin (1.75 inch!) tuner it is remarkably heavy--a good sign, and one that proved predictive. In my limited experience, all the digital tuners I had heard sounded "electronic"--a hard to describe but a clearly identifiable articiality. To cut to the chase, the Sanyo has none of it. It's sound is almost indistinguishable from my McIntosh MR-78; after a month of going back and forth I really can't choose a favorite. As for tuning, the convenience of digital really wins out against the somewhat finicky Mac. It doesn't look as impressive, but for the price I really don't think it can be beat.

 

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RE: Sanyo T55 Plus, posted on October 6, 2020 at 07:39:56
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 I had one back in the '80s. Never compared it to a classic Mac but I remember it being very good, one of the better tuners I've owned.

For more than 10 years now I've used a Denon TU-800 and see no reason to look further at tuners.

"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made." Groucho

 

RE: Sanyo T55 Plus, posted on October 6, 2020 at 08:02:00
Dave Pogue
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 I have one and you're right. Too bad there isn't much worth listening to on it

The whole Sanyo PLUS series is one winner after another. A PLUS series C55 preamp is still my back-up.

 

RE: Sanyo T55 Plus, posted on October 6, 2020 at 13:52:32
belyin
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 We in lucky in New Orleans to have three community stations--including WWOZ which is probably the foremost "roots" music station in the country with a local focus--a college station, and an NPR station (along with their nationally programmed classical second channel.) I listen to radio more than I play my lps or cds.

As for tuners, I am thinking of selling my expensive tuners and just keeping the Sanyo and excellent Pioneer TX-9500II.

 

A lost resource?, posted on October 7, 2020 at 10:22:53
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 Certainly it has diminished in recent years, but FM has been a great resource.

My first job after college was in the suburbs of Philadelphia and there I enjoyed programming from Philly, New Jersey, and NYC. That was at the end of the '60s when album oriented rock emerged and many college stations began more adventurous programming. Then I moved to SoCal where the number of FM stations and programing variety seemed endless.

But by the time I left that area last year the wonderful classical station in San Diego was long gone, and the progressive rock stations had become something barely above Muzak. Fortunately the City College station (KSDS) still played mostly jazz that I loved. But the LA stations I listened to either changed programming or developed reception interference problems. There may now be satellite sourced stations but other than my car I'm a bit of a Luddite. FM listening has become minimal.

"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made." Groucho

 

WMMR, posted on October 7, 2020 at 18:45:47
belyin
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 I grew in Lancaster, PA (60 miles from Philly) in the seventies. My musical education was formed by listening to Philadelphia's free form (or so it seemed, at least) FM station WMMR that I could receive in my upstairs bedroom on my father's old Sherwood tube tuner if I moved the dipole antenna just right.

 

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