djb Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) No one much bothers about radio tuners these days It's all DAB or Spotify ask ;)al - the cheshire cat- he knows these to be superior! In last few hours not only have there been 3 tuners listed for sale Not only tuners but FM only tuners FM only tuners were rare beasts in their day as it was the norm to add an AM section, usually simpler with out sophisticated "gangs" to double their usefulness. I suspect the provision of single function componentry in tuners improves SQ just as it does with the more familiar example of separate: power amp >pre amp >mm phono >SUT. I have never owned an FM only tuner -thanks to dr good vibe beating me to the most famous FM tuner of all the Leak trough line 1962 when it appeared in our classifieds-bastard!n I had hoped to hear telecines heavily modified Troughline when in Brisbane a few months back. Alas it was not to be . Some pathetic story about antenna malfunction. But I digress .... Check the classifieds there are 3 -three- FM only tuners listed for sale. Ebay might see 3 such arcane relics a year. Edited August 6, 2014 by djb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'd love an old tube jobbie ps I have learnt to detest "spotify" hehe dab+ is another thing I tolerate it for back ground music... ...now if they brought out a dab+ valve jobbie... I have even found myself making hasty glances at a bose wave radio :lol: is there one going 2nd hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 you can prise my Tandberg out of my cold stiff fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Hey @ al : You know what a "jobbie" refers too up my way? Fair dinkum, you wouldn't want one in your listening room if you did. Edited August 6, 2014 by Luc 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hey @ al : You know what a "jobbie" refers too up my way? Fair dinkum, you wouldn't want one in your listening room if you did. hey ! we are talking about tuner riches now. not some "jobbie" from your way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hmm, lost in translation possibly...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I currently have a Yamaha T2. FM only, possibly one of the best Yamaha ever produced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teagle Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Love my old FM only Meridian 104, a beauty to look at she ain't , but really enjoy listening to ABC Classical, especially Jazz Track, Saturday & Sunday evenings. Have also been introduced to many & varied composers over the years. http://www.meridian-audio.info/viewphoto.php?compid=164&photoid=2882 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 @@proftournesol "you can prise my Tandberg out of my cold stiff fingers " Ooh an invitation to a deceased estate auction I do quite well out of those @@Yamaha Man tells me he has left a sealed list of his gear and each items worth with his Missus together with a photo of me sitting in a sweet spot. The note says if he's lost at sea this man is not allowed in and to accept nothing below the listed prices 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 @@proftournesol "you can prise my Tandberg out of my cold stiff fingers " Ooh an invitation to a deceased estate auction I do quite well out of those @@Yamaha Man tells me he has left a sealed list of his gear and each items worth with his Missus together with a photo of me sitting in a sweet spot. The note says if he's lost at sea this man is not allowed in and to accept nothing below the listed prices With the Yammy, Prof can keep his Tanberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 So generically do you "FM ONLY" bods believe that less is more? That you get better fm SQ from your tuners because they have no am stage? Why? Any direct evidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 So generically do you "FM ONLY" bods believe that less is more? That you get better fm SQ from your tuners because they have no am stage? Why? Any direct evidence? I’d rather listen to AM on a transistor radio...easier to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdDrawerDown Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Whats happening with FM anyway? The only stations I want to listen to are the ABC Classic FM, PBS FM, 102.7 community radio and the 2MBS Classical. All are community-based stations rather than commercially-based stations. In common they try to bring Australians together at a cultural level. By virtue of being community-oriented, non-commercial and non-Packer they aren't part of Team Australia and so I suspect their funding is limited, as may be theit future 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9X Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I have a Sherwood FM only tube tuner that I use for ABC Classical. The guy I bought it off had his timing set well before top dead centre and had resprayed it in gold hammer tone. It's on the list for a resto soon when I'll remove the offending respray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Just got my Kenwood L1000 T tuner back from being fixed, all I can say is hooley Dooley. Such a great tuner, beats the pants off all other tuners I've tried. There is a bit of a write up on Liquid Audio if that interests anyone. Cheered Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yamaha_man Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 @@proftournesol "you can prise my Tandberg out of my cold stiff fingers " Ooh an invitation to a deceased estate auction I do quite well out of those @@Yamaha Man tells me he has left a sealed list of his gear and each items worth with his Missus together with a photo of me sitting in a sweet spot. The note says if he's lost at sea this man is not allowed in and to accept nothing below the listed prices Lol, like l have anything worth passing on anyway @@djb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 .... I have never owned an FM only tuner -thanks to dr good vibe beating me to the most famous FM tuner of all the Leak trough line 1962 when it appeared in our classifieds-bastard!n I saw that add for that Leak Trough Line tuner pretty well as soon as it was posted ... I thought about buying it at the time as I knew it wouldn't last long ... In the end I passed on it as I already had a nice tuner and I don't spend a huge amount of time listening to it ... My tuner is an Onkyo T9 ... Onkyo's flagship from the late 70's ... one of the better tuners from that era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Ahhh but the question is still unanswered. Do FM ONLY tuner sound better because they perform a soul sorry a sole function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Ahhh but the question is still unanswered. Do FM ONLY tuner sound better because they perform a soul sorry a sole function? A tuner with a soul function would suit me nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9X Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Ahhh but the question is still unanswered. Do FM ONLY tuner sound better because they perform a soul sorry a sole function? No, why would they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil c Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 @Yamaha Man tells me he has left a sealed list of his gear and each items worth with his Missus together with a photo of me sitting in a sweet spot. The note says if he's lost at sea this man is not allowed in and to accept nothing below the listed prices Better add another mug to the rogues gallery - Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddisgeek Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 All this talk about tuners makes me wonder if I need a tuner. Now that I live in and area where I can pick up RRR maybe I do (and now that I know that ABC classical does jazz programs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Lol, like l have anything worth passing on anyway @@djb If not to djb, at least put me in your will for a worthy donation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 @@djb, why would you even contemplate listening to AM when FM is so beneficial? AM was never designed for HiFi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddisgeek Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Probably for listening to the footy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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