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In Reply to: RE: Can you suggest a decent used tuner for $100 posted by bboroski on December 16, 2014 at 09:36:21
Maybe someone can help with this. There is an Onkyo tuner that sells for less than $100 used that is known as a sleeper with very nice sound for the price. What I can't recall is the model number.
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I have one and still enjoy it very much.
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
Edits: 12/20/14
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When we became Onkyo dealers these, the matching amps and the TX xxx series receivers had just come out. There was something about the looks, front panel hue and sound that was also memorizing. They lacked detail, color the sound, did not have a wide sound stage and in general were near the bottom of the audiophile ladder. With all that, universally the sales staff loved them and almost all grabbed the TX999, TX666 or the tuner and largest amp. As for customers, the spouses seemed to LOVE the faceplate hue and found the sound pleasurable that when we later got feedback many comments included that the spouses were now using the stereo during the day. Whatever it was, the sound was just enjoyable.
Sadly, or rightly so, the next generation dramatically altered the voicing to more closely match what Yamaha later termed the Natural Sound. In comparison, while I had to admit objectively the sound attained a higher level of audiophile quality I missed the older sound. Some described it as somewhat of a tube sound but, the closest I could come that would be a new Dyna ST70 mated with a PAS3x.
The tuner was not a dx hottie by any means but a very solid performer. In the past when the questions been asked, it has been one of my suggestions. It and the matching amp look and sound wonderful for those Saturdays at the Opera and you can listen 24/7 with no fatigue. We mated them with the smaller ARs, KLH amd Wharfedales. They did not do as well with the OLA. Seemed to exaggerate that mid range suckout they have.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
me, too, come to think of it...
It is a pretty decent tuner with an impressively "hot" AM section.
In the photo above, I was listening to WBZ-AM 1030 kHz in Boston (about 120 miles distant) mid-day, warm weather (i.e., worst-case for AM reception, even for a 50 kW clear channel station). The Select-A-Tenna helped, of course... but the signal was quite listenable & stable even on the built-in ferrite rod.
Nice lookin' piece, too -- rather unique "bronze-faced" cosmetics for its time (ca. 1975 or 76). None too common, though... I'd love to have one of the matching integrated amps. Onkyo made some very nice ss integrated amps in the mid to late 1970s.
all the best,
mrh
The impressions, along with the range of selling prices (used) are listed. Perhaps looking at the list will refresh your memory.
Thank-you for the link. It might be the 4310, but I sure don't trust my memory on this, particularly because this is the same number as a very good Scott tuner, but it is definitely one of the 4xxx series.
The background of this is a recommendation from a friend John Lazart who passed away a few years ago. His entire career was in hifi, his last job was as Grado's sales and marketing. We would talk hifi and he would mention this Onkyo tuner which I never had the opportunity to hear. He said it was a real surprise, inexpensive, with a very nice sound.
An expert who had one liked the Onkyo 4017 which apparently trades under $100. Onkyo also made a 4310. The Scott 4310 is one of the ultimate tube tuners, on my win-the-lottery shopping list!
Give me a break, there is a Kenwood KT990D for sale on this site and it is by far a great looking, super performer and it is being sold cheap. I compared it to the tandbergs, carvers, yamahas, pioneers, etc. It is a winner, used to have them all finally kept a Kenwood KT 727L
Kenwood has always been good with tuners considering it's heritage. What bothers me is your attitude in suggesting the Kenwood may be a better choice.
I for one, never seemed to enjoy any of the Kenwood enough to plunk down the cash. Can not explain why. I did not get the Onkyos myself as at the time I had a stack of 10Bs, 20/20Bs, 19s, and almost a complete collection of the McIntosh tuners and tuner/preamps as well as the Sony STR6060 sitting around. I also had a number of tuners, separates, receivers and amps kicking around nib or NOS.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
Fredtr asked about Onkyo tuners, but couldn't remember the model number. I sent him a link to the list of Onkyos listed on the TIC, so he might be able to refresh his memory. What's that got to do with Kenwoods?
+1 - A 990D for under a hundred bucks is a great deal on a wonderful tuner.
HA
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