A Tuner In Your System?

[bostown]

Got a few tuners that I use from time to time:

Magnum Dynalab MD 108

Accuphase T100

Accuphase T101 ( going away soon though)

[jdandy]

bostown.......You have a nice collection of very fine tuners. The Magnum Dynalab MD108 is one of the best available and one I have admired for years.

[OldTex]

Has anyone tried XM radio through their MR88? Somewhere I picked up one of those little Sansui XM decks but have never had it turned on.

My only experience with XM is with an antenna wired into the GPS on my Harley that feeds a pair of Shure SE 535 earphones. I don't care what the safety guys say, you can't go cruising without some tunes.

[Vintage Pete]

Originally Posted by jdandy

bostown.......You have a nice collection of very fine tuners. The Magnum Dynalab MD108 is one of the best available and one I have admired for years.

Interesting looking Tuner!

Pete

[jdandy]

Pete.......I have always admired Magnum Dynalab tuners, particularly the MD108. I think the main reason I have never purchased one is due to my commitment to McIntosh systems which always include a McIntosh tuner.

[NOLG4EVR]

I have the Magnum Dynalab MD 107 in black. It is the level below the 108 but still is an amazing tuner. Looks good with the blue meters on as well.

[Vintage Pete]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Pete.......I have always admired Magnum Dynalab tuners, particularly the MD108. I think the main reason I have never purchased one is due to my commitment to McIntosh systems which always include a McIntosh tuner.

Dan...Yes you and I are woven of the same cloth there, as you know. It's tough to break that committment....

BTW I meant to mention to you when we spoke a few days ago-that Sequerra Model One tuner that was recently listed on the bay sold for $3,333.00.

Pete

[Maks]

Originally Posted by OldTex

Has anyone tried XM radio through their MR88? Somewhere I picked up one of those little Sansui XM decks but have never had it turned on.

My only experience with XM is with an antenna wired into the GPS on my Harley that feeds a pair of Shure SE 535 earphones. I don't care what the safety guys say, you can't go cruising without some tunes.

I use XM through my MR88, it's as good as XM will ever sound. Some of the stations sound really poor due to high compression, but there are many that are very listenable. XM is a cheap investment to get a lot of variety IMO.

[skydog]

This is my second unit, having had one 15-years or so ago. Never had a proper antenna until recently and decided purchase another due to its sound quality. Wow.....for $150.00 used this puts a hell of a lot of high-end tuners to shame. It's in perfect shape as well. I used to have a Mcintosh MR-77 a while back and while it was a great tuner, I never really listened to much else but cd's at the time. But this tuner sounds every bit as good, if not better than the Mac. I got tired of poor reception with the indoor antennas and decided to install a rooftop Yagi......it is very windy where I live and thankfully my attic is big enough and decided to mount it there,,,,all 8-feet of it! I do also have a Winegard preamp which really helps with the cable run. Even with the loss of signal power in the attic (a supposed 30-40%) it pulls in stations with ease, even WEGW (a great Rock station by the way) out of West Virginia ( I live in Pittsburgh) which is about 50-miles or so from me and a not too powerful of a station. Don't overlook this Gem for the used market asking price.

regards,

Tom

[Yamaki]

Definitely have tuners as a part of all my systems. The local FM market is wide and varied so I listen to "the radio" a lot.

Yamaha CR-620 in the garage/shop

MR77 in the 2-channel room

Integra DHC 40.1 pre/pro/tuner in the main room

Sony AVR on the patio.

Always got that music going!