A Tuner In Your System?

[bdowell]

What do you use for an antanae?

[jdandy]

bdowell.......I use external mounted antennas. I have a separate Fanfare FM-2 for my McIntosh MR85 tuner, plus a Magnum Dynalab ST-2 for my McIntosh MR88 tuner.

[MyPal]

McIntosh have a history of beautiful tuners...




Pete...your MR78 is a beauty....one of the last truly analogue tuners. Everything today out there appears to have ADC DSP filtering.

Initially, I was interested in the MR88 but it is largely incompatible in Australia & McIntosh have no plans for regionalising it with DAB+ on the digital side. Needless to say that the quality of DAB+ implemented by commercial radio so far has been underwhelming.

I think I would be happy with a MR78, the last of the great Richard Modafferi SS designs.

My challenge is to find a mint MR71 that has been service & modded by the man himself.

But....the famous Marantz 10B has also grabbed my attention. Anyone here with a 10b & are there any traps to owning one eg. Alignment issues?

[tweet]

Originally Posted by MyPal

Pete...your MR78 is a beauty....

[Vintage Pete]

Steve....I'm honored that you chose my photo. I too have a penchant for the Marantz 10B (and a variety of other vintage Marantz gear).

There are currently four Marantz 10B's listed on eBay, including one listed as part of a system. The prices are all over the place. There is also a Sequerra Model 1 FM tuner listed, current bid is at $2,254 with 1 day and 8 hours left.

Classic stuff...I like the MR71 as well and wouldn't mind having one at all.


Pete

[MyPal]

Pete...I saw the Sequerra. Makes me want a 10B more. I just love the scopes in some of these vintage classics!

Yep, that vintage Marantz system looks pretty special & the seller is commanding it.

If you can justify having many great tuners, I think then I could justify having at least 2.

[william13]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Pete.......Since you posted the MR78, I'm going to show off my MR74.

If I had that on my team it would not be sitting on the bench.

[jdandy]

Originally Posted by william13

If I had that on my team it would not be sitting on the bench.

Bill.......The McIntosh MR74 is in service in my Vintage system. That photo was taken right after I completed a total disassembly and cleaning of the front panel glass, the tuning log glass, and the interior of the chassis.

I have a new tuner that I bought about a month ago. It is a Tandberg 3011A FM tuner. It is lovely and sounds very rich and full. It mates perfectly with my Tandberg 3008A preamplifier and 3026A power amplifier. These three Tandberg components make a sweet sounding system. I am waiting on new Wireworld speaker cables to put the Tandberg system in service. I'll post a photo of the new Tandberg 3011A tuner soon.

[Vintage Pete]

Dan....there you go, getting me lusting for your MR74 again!

Pete

[jdandy]

Here's my most recent tuner purchase, a Tandberg 3011A.