Tuners-new vs used

[nm2285]

<font color='#000000'>I recently purchased a NAD C370 integrated amp and am now looking into a tuner. &nbsp;I don't listen to much radio at all so basically I'm looking for a digital tuner (for convenience) that has decent station pull. &nbsp;Any reason I shouldn't look at used stuff from 80s and 90s? &nbsp;It's so much cheaper, but would I miss anything?

Thanks!
Nick</font>

 

[stiletto pat]

<font color='#000000'>I'm not so sure that there is any difference with tuner technology, so long as it's quartz frequency locked, whether it is tuned via anolog or digital mechanics. &nbsp;

&nbsp;Maybe some others can answer that question.

Perhaps I should have mentioned this in the used equipment posting, but I just happen to have an excellent used Technics Flat Series FM Stereo Tuner for sale, just rendered surplus by my acquisition of my new receiver. &nbsp;This model was Technics top of the line product in the early 80's. &nbsp;It's dark brown, 19&quot; rack mount design, well cared for, with box. &nbsp;I also have the stereo preamp and meter bridge available, also with boxes.

Good luck, whatever your decision.

Pat &nbsp;

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[zumbo]

<font color='#000000'>I have an old Sherwood tuner I will give you if you want it. It is silver.

As far as buying used instead of new, I think that would be the best way-to-go! I think?

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[nm2285]

<font color='#000000'>Thanks for the replies. &nbsp;What are the model numbers and prices you each want for the tuners? &nbsp;Also, are they digital or analog?</font>

 

[av_phile]

<font color='#000000'>Either digital or analog would be fine as long as the specs are up there. &nbsp;Some of the finest tuners were made in the 80s. &nbsp;I would go for a preowned FM only tuner. &nbsp;I think AM's noisy and bandwidth-limited response would be waste of your set-up's sonic excellence.</font>

 

[zumbo]

<font color='#000000'>Not sure of the model number or if it is digital or analog. It is in a closet at my mothers. I will go by later &amp; get the information for you.

As long as you pay the shipping, there will be no charge for the tuner.

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[goodman]

<font color='#000000'>All FM and AM tuners are analog, because the signals are analog signals.</font>

 

[stiletto pat]

<font color='#000000'>nm2285,

My Technics is a model ST-9030, one owner, if you are interested. &nbsp;If I were to sell it, I'd want $100 US, plus something to cover shipping. &nbsp;That may be hard to swallow when you have someone wanting to give you their Sherwood. &nbsp;Of course, it's your call.

Pat</font>

 

[nm2285]

<font color='#000000'>Zumbo- I definately may be interested in it if it's digital. &nbsp;Drop me a line when you find out!
nm2285@aol.com</font>

 

[nm2285]

<font color='#000000'>Stiletto pat: thanks for the offer but for the amount of radio listening I do, $100 isn't worth it to me (even if I didn't have the opportunity to get one for free). &nbsp;

Goodman: when we refer to analog or digital its the method of channel selection, not the signal.</font>

 

[zumbo]

<font color='#000000'>It's definitely a digital display. No dial! Did not make it there today to find out the model.</font>

 

[halfitalianlou]

technics 9030

<font color='#000000'>nm2285,

My Technics is a model ST-9030, one owner, if you are interested. &nbsp;If I were to sell it, I'd want $100 US, plus something to cover shipping. &nbsp;That may be hard to swallow when you have someone wanting to give you their Sherwood. &nbsp;Of course, it's your call.

Pat</font>

i would like to buy the 9030? you sell?halfitalianlou@yahoo.com

 

[nhoj112233]

Couple of questions.

<font color='#000000'>nm2285,

My Technics is a model ST-9030, one owner, if you are interested. &nbsp;If I were to sell it, I'd want $100 US, plus something to cover shipping. &nbsp;That may be hard to swallow when you have someone wanting to give you their Sherwood. &nbsp;Of course, it's your call.

Pat</font>

Whats condition? Should be rack mountable
I'll make you an offer.

 

[bandphan]

Whats condition? Should be rack mountable
I'll make you an offer.

from 05 he might have sold it

 

[GlocksRock]

I have an Onkyo tuner from the late 80's that is in perfect condition, it was from my parents old setup, and they almost never used it, especialy the tuner part of the system. It's just sitting in the box at my house, and has the owners manual. I'll sell it for $20 + shipping. PM me if interested. I can get you the model number, pics, and more details about it later on today. If you don't want it, I may either put it on Ebay, Craigslist, or just take it to a local pawn shop, unless someone else here wants it.

 

[Midcow2]

Back in the old days ....

...Tuners were THE SYSTEM not an after thought ( they were much better than 45s or 78s ; no CDs; no DVDs, etc.) and they had very good specs SN , separation, sensitivity. I still have a older Fisher Studio digiatal audio tuner that is 30-35 years old and it works very well. It even sound pretty good with the marantz 1060 amp and off brand speakers I had at the time. Each speaker had 9 separate 4 1/2" paper cones.

If you get an older tuner, do not get analog; get digital frequency synthesized quartz tuner.

What you might want to consider though is the new radio HD format; it is pretty awesome. A really good digital HD tuner is the Sangean HDT-1 ( about $150 -200 retail). Addtioanlly it provides an RDS display. I would certainly look at one of those. They also make a XM-Sirrus vesrion HDT-1X for (about $250-$300 retail).

Also if you listen to AM, you might consider an add-onantennae . The Terk technologies AM-1000 AM ADVANTAGE Indoor AM Antenna (about $30)works very well

Also there are convertors which will pipe PC Internet music into your AVR.

What I have now is an AVR with HD radio and the additional AM-1000 antenna and it works excellent!

P.S- Does anyone have an 8-track interface to their AVR ?