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I would like to buy a new or used tuner (if in excellent cond.) low profile in design that looks and sounds good for less than $350. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance,
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Is the tuner for sale. What is the location(Which Country) an the pricing in USD with approx shipping cost of South East Asia
If you are OK with rack mount styling the Nikko Gamma V is exceptional. I tried one and the next day it was in my rack and my Rotel RT 970 was gone. There really was no comparison
I suspect that the Nikko Gamma 1 is also pretty decent and I see that there is one on ebay at the moment.
Based on limited experience, I think that the other Nikko models are OK but not in the same league
The Yamaha T2 is also an option but it doesn't lend itself to having other items stacked on top of it.
David
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I have gone through about ten different tuners this year and my favorite is the Rotel 990BX. It is thin.
A Yamaha T-2 (or T-1, but the T-2 is nicer) would fit your description. I have both. The T-2 is a very nice & great sounding unit...check out the tunerinfo.com site for descriptions & pics of all the tuners mentioned.
Hi, radiomanjh:One of the older Onkyo tuners in the 4000 series would be a good recommendation for you.
And they cost far less than your budget and are technically every bit as good as some tuner selling for far more money.
They are only about four and a half inches high from my recollection. Some old Yamaha tuners in the "T" series are also very low profile performers and generally sound decent, as well.
There you go!
In addition to the Yamaha T-2, I would suggest the Sony ST-J88B ( 3" tall ) and the Sanyo Plus T-55 ( 1 3/4" tall ). All three profiled at www.fmtunerinfo.com.
Great American Sound (GAS) and SUMO (who bought out GAS) made a pretty good early digital tuner called--no kidding--Charlie, as in "Charlie the tuner."I picked one up at a pawn shop for $20 over 10 years ago and the thing won't die. Is it absolutely state of the art? No. But it's pretty good and isn't going to depreciate!
and I would suggest trying to buy a Luxman T110 (FM only). It's a good but not great review, and mint ones go for $250 plus. Less mint goes for less. I posted to say that my brother owns this good low profile tuner, and is nicer looking than mine (Hafler DH 330, another choice).
One of the famous guys, busy now with his own company again.Spread Spectrum Technologies Inc.
James Bongiorno
716 N. G St. #2
Lompoc, Ca. 93436
Phone/Fax 805 740-9902E-MAILS:
sstinc@earthlink.net
jamesbongiorno@ampzilla2000.com
but I do have a GAS Son of Ampzilla, and James B wrote me back suggesting he's a bit too busy to fix them, and directed me to an excellent man in Minnesota. I wound up having my tech cousin fix it, and it's excellent.
How about one or two tenths of your budget? The mid 1960's to early 1970's vintage Heathkit transistor AJ-14 FM stereo tuner utilized tube-type circutry (Intermediate Frequency stages & ratio detector) & for me sounds & receives better than my Sony 5150 or Pioneeer TX-8500II plus is very compact measuring 3.5"H X 12.75"W X 9.25"D with the walnut case (a metal case version is also available). Brushed aluminum front & black slide-rule dial with blue numerals. Today's Heathkit Co. still supports the old kits with copys if the original Assembly & Operation Manuals permiting simple DIY alignment touch-up (Heathkit is still in business, just no longer in the consumer electronics kit business). Insert heathkit in between the ubiquitous www dot dot com & select support from top of page menu for a manual. A local Radio Shack will have the required plastic alignment tool.
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