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In Reply to: RE: Sparkler Audio Model S509 "nostalgia II" Broadcast FM/AM Tuner posted by Todd Krieger on June 10, 2019 at 17:14:08
It's $1400 retail and it surely looks like 47 labs may be the same thing.
Is it possible that it's better than supertuners from the recent past? i guess it's probably based on $3 chip like all the other 47 Labs High-End audio bits for people listening to 3" full range drivers. It's a whole different universe although I did consider at one point 47 Labs Midnight Blue tuner just because of it's footprint
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"It's $1400 retail and it surely looks like 47 labs may be the same thing."I was quoted "$800" by the rep at the show...... And it was the normal price, not a "show price". (Unless the unit had large price increase since the June show.)
The Sparkler unit appears to be wider and only 1/3 as deep as the 47 Lab unit..... The units may be similar, but then again may be totally different.
Edits: 07/25/19
all the best,
mrh
In terms of the "modern" (it's all relative!) era, Parasound's erstwhile Ztuner fairly leaps to mind.Dimensions:
9-1/2" w x 1-3/4" h x 10 " d, 2 " h without feetNet weight: 4 lbs.
In terms of the old school ... Here's a cute little (mono) AM/FM tuner from days gone by, from Bell ( not Bell Labs, of course), as an example of "the old".
The Bell 2255 tuner is quite small; even the Sansui TU-4400 upon which it is perched is narrower-than-usual for many 1970s-era components. :)
(The Bell's 9-1/2 inches wide, same as the above-mentioned Parasound, vs. 15-3/4 inches width for the Sansui)
all the best,
mrh
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