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Which tuner to get and getting the most from it. Thank God, for the radio!

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Possible sleeper tuner found! B&K TS108!

Posted by Crazy Dave on July 30, 2012 at 09:52:09:
I was in a local thrift store on Sunday, where I usually don't find much, but I check there because it is siamesed to another thrift store where I have been lucky. On the shelf was a very clean faceplate with B&K on it. I surmised quickly that it was a tuner. Just what I need! Another tuner!

I have been happy with the Yamaha T-80 that I have been using for a while, and I have a stack of tuners on deck. In my area, you can often run into some very good tuners for next to nothing in the thrift stores, so I have yielded to a few unbelievable deals.

I knew of B&K from their preamps and amps that Sam Telig liked a while back, but I new nothing of the tuners. I thought I'd look at it for grins, but I was not planning to buy it. I traced down an IEC cord and plugged it in. I noticed that this was one heavy tuner. It weighed more than some power amps. Then I was shocked (not literally!). In a concrete and steel building, it was locking in stations in stereo, with no antenna. I was hooked! I pried open my wallet and paid the $20 they were asking for it.

When I looked this thing up, I was even more surprised. According to the Tuner Information Center, it was the predecessor to the much more expensive Fanfare FT-1, differing only in convenience features. They had nothing but good things to say about it (except the ergonomics).

I am going to have to test it more, but I expect this tuner to kick my Yamaha T-80's rear. What do you guys think? Do I have a sleeper?

Dave