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Radio Road: RE: I also raised an eyebrow at the price. by doug s. Which tuner to get and getting the most from it. Thank God, for the radio! |
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In Reply to: I also raised an eyebrow at the price. posted by free.ranger on August 29, 2008 at 22:28:29:
here's an opinion served up with unashamed self-promotion & spam. :> ) check the prices & specs for the latest st7001:
http://us.marantz.com/Products/1515.asp
then, compare them with marantz's best tuna, the st-17:
http://us.marantz.com/Products/617.asp
the specs are way better for the st-17. almost an order of magnitude lower distortion, & 6-12db better signal to noise ration & separation. no, it doesn't have xm. but, i have found xm to be completely unlistenable for serious listening for even a minute. as background, it's problematic for longer than 15-30 minutes - it gives me a headache.
now, back to the st-17, i know, it lists for $750. that's where the spam comes in - buy mine, (in black), at a fraction of the price! :> ) i got mine, freshly checked over by ray "ain't this stuff fun" mcdonald, over at the yahoo tuna forum. comes w/his records, notes, & manuals. and remote. as to sonics, it is good. right up there, close to my best. and, i own ~25 tunas, some *extremely* good - like modded refurb'd hk citation 18, sansui tu-x1, sansui tu-9900. no, the st-17 ain't as good as those, but it is amazingly close. (as are quite a few other tunas i own, actually - you do *not* need to break the bank for quality tuna, imo.)
so, if you are wanting a newer modern tuna that still delivers the goods, & don't wanna break the bank, you could do a lot worse than this - make me an offer. ;~)
thanks,
doug s.
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Topic - REVIEW: Arcam T31 Tuner - Luminator 10:50:38 08/29/08 ( 15)
- Welcome to Tuners, Lummy... - cdb 13:21:50 09/6/08 ( 3)
- God and physics are the same thing, and I'm pretty sure that FM works the same way in the USA as it does - Timbo in Oz 15:12:22 09/6/08 ( 2)
- RE: God and physics are the same thing, and I'm pretty sure that FM works the same way in the USA as it does - PaulN 16:02:16 09/8/08 ( 1)
- the sound will improve - especially in stereo - with a directional antenna on almost all stations - Timbo in Oz 18:13:13 09/8/08 ( 0)
RE: (strong)REVIEW: Arcam T31 Tuner(/strong) - Marantzguy 18:28:56 09/2/08 ( 0)
I am utterly boggled that someone could spend $1,000 on a tuner and stick a piece ofCRAP in front of it - Timbo in Oz 02:47:36 08/30/08 ( 3)
- Here's the reason.... - Ned 13:20:15 08/30/08 ( 2)
- A challenge! YOU put an 'aimed'* rhombic wire antenna on your ceiling - after you get the article from me! - Timbo in Oz 15:40:58 08/30/08 ( 1)
- Thanks anyway, but... - Ned 18:55:36 08/30/08 ( 0)
$1000 for an Arcam Tuner !? - AbeCollins 21:17:59 08/29/08 ( 5)
- RE"....dare you to compare...." - powermatic 06:40:52 08/30/08 ( 1)
- AND run to a GOOD antenna and rotator at the same time! - Timbo in Oz 15:15:20 08/30/08 ( 0)
I also raised an eyebrow at the price. - free.ranger 22:28:29 08/29/08 ( 2)
- RE: I also raised an eyebrow at the price. - doug s. 09/1/08 20:06:48 09/1/08 ( 0)
I haven't tried the ST7000 - AbeCollins 21:43:28 08/30/08 ( 0)