Radio Road: There is more to it than "nearly pegging the [signal strength] meter" by 1973shovel Which tuner to get and getting the most from it. Thank God, for the radio!

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Posted by 1973shovel (A ) on March 17, 2019 at 09:35:47

In Reply to: RE: The length of that antenna is utterly unsuitable for FM posted by louie3 on March 17, 2019 at 08:52:18:

The ST 2 whip can do little to nothing about multipath de-tuning where, as Timbo suggested, the SR-100 silver ribbon will offer you some adjustability.

And if memory serves me, the SR-100 has more gain than the ST-2, which is poor.

Below is a link to The Audio Critic FM issue. I never agreed with their "If two amplifiers measure the same, they will sound the same" conclusions. But their discussion and testing of FM tuners and indoor antennas (including your MD Signal Sleuth) is VERY informative.

To quote from the article, and to hammer home a point Timbo and others frequently make here, there's no substitute for a good antenna.

"Just think of it this way: a $300 antenna installation driving a $300 tuner is going to work a lot better than a $600 tuner connected to a cheap indoor antenna. The reason is that the fundamental limitations of an FM receiver require that the signal at the antenna input be free of noise and multipath if the tuner is to operate at maximum performance."

• Audio Critic FM issue   (Open in New Window)

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