am/fm tuner?

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carl lutzka

Audiophyte
I need help finding a quality am/fm tuner. I have been all over the web and can find little in the way of reviews. I see Denon is selling the tu-1500rd, rotel rt-1080 and a few others. I am a two channel guy, not five, seven or a hundred.
I have seen a number of the Denons for sale on e-bay which makes me wonder.
I just purchased a Denon pma2000 amp, have Klipsch rf-3 speakers and a good outdoor antenna. I want to listen to am and fm.
Does anyone have any experience to share.
Oh yes, I see a couple of Carver tuners out there also.
Any help would be appreciated.
 
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fmw

Audioholic Ninja
The AM sections of home audio tuners are unusable for the most part. There are a few good ones but not many. Basically, you should plan on getting FM and then listening to AM on a table or car radio. the FM tuners are very good and have been for decades.
 
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markw

Audioholic Overlord
If you can live without remote control...

...there are some excellent vintage analog tuners from the 70's out there that will at least give modern tuners a run for their money and, most likely, beat them outright.

...and you don't have to spend a fortune.

Scout out Ebay, flea markets, craigslist or local rummage sales for almost anything with a tuning dial from Pioneer, Kenwood, Sansui, Marantz and the like.

If this idea intrigues you, I can provide you with a forum where you can get some excellent info on this.
 
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carl lutzka

Audiophyte
am/fm tuner

I could use that site. If it does not have a tuning knob, I can not use it. Too old from old school. So if you could direct me Markw. I'm on my way. Carl in Michigan
 
mtrycrafts

mtrycrafts

Seriously, I have no life.
carl lutzka said:
I could use that site. If it does not have a tuning knob, I can not use it. Too old from old school. So if you could direct me Markw. I'm on my way. Carl in Michigan
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Do you have an external Antenna for this setup?
 
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Kurgan

Enthusiast
Just looked on eBay under Vintage Electronics and see a descent looking TANDBERG TR 2060. I'll check with my dad tonight as well. He had a great JVC Receiver that always sounded great, plenty of power, just not sure if it works anymore though.
 
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The Dukester

Audioholic Chief
Hard to beat McIntosh tuners! Look on Audiogon, Craigslist or Fleabay. They may be a little pricey (don't know your budget) but work well and hold their value;) A guy on here, HiFiHoney, had one he was going to sell a while back. Don't know if he sold it. You might want to send him a PM.

Good luck!
 
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carl lutzka

Audiophyte
am/fm

I do have an outside antenna.
Thanks everyone for advice. I will check out suggestions. Thanks again.
Also I found Audioholics forums with much info. Thanks. :)
 
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markw

Audioholic Overlord
carl lutzka said:
I could use that site. If it does not have a tuning knob, I can not use it. Too old from old school. So if you could direct me Markw. I'm on my way. Carl in Michigan
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Not that this site has any problems, but it doesn't deal much with vintage gear.

http://www.audiokarma.org has a thriving vintage forum. They even have a forum for tuners alone. It might be worth a visit.

Keep an eye out locally. You don't need to spend an arm and a leg for a fine performing vintage tuner. Even the middle/low end tuners of that era provide stunning reception, given a decent antenna, of course, but this is true for a modern tuner as well.
 
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m_vanmeter

Full Audioholic
a little different suggestion, but one you may wish to consider....

Sangean HDT-1X AM/FM/HD Radio tuner.

Reviews of it's analog performance are good, HD Radio reception depends on your local broadcasters.
 
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