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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Kenwood L-02T and the hype of FM tuners by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-25 
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I am not a person who understands a lot about tuners. I understand a lot about sound and in the tuner world I am just a user of the things. If I need comprehension of the things I ask questions, I have very limited ability to extrapolate the sound of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Some comment about Accuphase T-1100 by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-07 
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A site reader sent me last nigh a link to a Yahoo newsgroup where a guy posted at feedback about Accuphase T-1100 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/FMtuners/message/66682 Here is the  content of the newsgroup post: David...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Some aged thoughts about TU-X1 by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-29 
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[quote user="drdna"] Honestly for now, the character of the tuner is unobtrusive enough that I notice mostly the problems I have with the preamplifier and the electricity. However, I would be interested about what you had thought at this point to be ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: REL Precedent Tuner - Antenna Connection by oatman on 2009-01-26 
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Hello All;Any idea where I can get an antenna connection for an REL tuner. It appears to be a clear plastic connector with holes in one end and set screws to secure the strands of a 300 ohm dipole antenna with another end that plugs into the back of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: New Bel Canto Design FM1 Tuner by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-02 
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From: http://www.belcantodesign.com/pdfs/bc_ces10_source_web.pdf 24-bit/48kHz Digital Outputs • Patented Digital IF Analog Tuner Front End A tuner’s delight! The FM1 features patented analog FM receiver architecture, delive...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A tube tuner? REL Precedent 646C by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-28 
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A couple months back I sent to Dima a link with a wonderful collection of audio articles from first part of the 20s century: http://www.one-electron.com/Misc_Docs.html In next couple days, talking with Dima he asked me: “Roma, what is REL Company a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: R&S fm tuner by zako on 2011-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 Tuner in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
I am sandwitch,d between two cities,,,and use a antenna roter,,to captuer most of my classicle needs,,,But i,m on the fringe,,and a good tower antenna keeps me connected,,,So i,ll probably not bite on this one...   I,ll probably waite for some thing ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #60: Re: Troughline Tuner by guy sergeant on 2005-11-18 
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Of course I haven't compared it with the Sansui, which appears to be a very serious machine but the Leak sounds more natural to me than the other highly regarded tuners available over here (in the UK) such as the various Naim models, the Audiola...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: 47 Labs new tuner. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-29 
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You have to have guts (or stupidity) to introduce new FM tuners nowadays but as you understand this fact is very welcomes at my site. So, it comes: http://47labs.co.jp/4730.htmlI have no idea what it is and what is inside.  Yoshi told me that FM was ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Competent work for tuner alignment and upgrades, but who? by misnacat on 2009-09-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Align your FM tuners! in Off Air Audio  7 Replies 
FM is a large part of my entertainment be it the car, boat or home, My Accuphase T100 was checked over and aligned back sometime in the late 1990s by a local fellow that is now deceased.I would like to have my tuner looked over again and discuss ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The new BW Broadcast tuner. by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-08 
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A visitor sent me information that British company BW Broadcast  http://www.bwbroadcast.com …released this month a new tuner. http://www.broadcastequipmentguide.com/BW-Broadcast_09_03_09.php http://www.goods...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #62: Re: Troughline Tuner by cv on 2005-11-19 
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Thanks for the tips Guy...a friend of mine knows this local guy who has a stack of radios, including troughlines, and  he should be able to supply me with a nicely aligned one. In the meantime, I will give classic fm another shot...Funny what yo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 Tuner by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-07 
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The Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 tuner was made for German Ultrakurzwellen (ultra short waves or FM) Broadcast Network. The idea was to have a chain of wide-bandwidth composite signal receivers that feed re-transmitters. I made an attempt to accommoda...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The detectors diodes in REL tuner. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-29 
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One of the ways to drag the REL tuner in the realm of civilized sound is to get rid of any crap that it has after its detector. One of the first things is to replace the 60 years old Germanium diodes with contemporary ultra fast and ultra low capacit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: The Best Tuner project? Oh, not again! by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-17 
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[quote user="doug s."] if you have good reception in your area, the sherwood will be fine.  but the sound is where these things excel, really.  as they are so dirt-cheap, and even pretty-cheap when completely refurb'd, you owe it to yourself to a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: The “serious tuner” alignments... by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-12 
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[quote user="misnacat"] I'm not engaged to my Accuphase though I do care about it.I read your comment on the ASP antenna and went to their site. In their tuner section for alignment and repairs they have amoung other tuners a T100 featured I assu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: TUNER Roahde & Schwarts by zako on 2011-02-01 
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There is a "NEW" Roahde & Schwarz Tuner on EBAY today,,,$3600,,sourced out of Isreal,,  cant make out the mod number,,,Should i bid????...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: Get more DB from you tuner by Romy the Cat on 2023-08-07 
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[quote user="N-set"]…in particular TU-X1 tuner needs quite some amplification…. [/quote]It is not necessary the case. My TU-X1 has nigh output, no different than all of my other front ends. If you look at the schematics of the TU-X1 then you mig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: If you around Boston and have a tuner. by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
Then do not miss the live-to tape WGBH 89.7 broadcast on Sunday Oct. 26, 3pm James Levine leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Gustav Mahler #6. They might do something very interesting and combine different movements from 3 concerts that they pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The cable between tuner and multiplex output. by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-08 
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I set up one of my TU-X1 to work from own front end and from Schwarz via high quality relay. It very convenient – push a button and the front-end switched. Everything is well shielded, there are no noises and everything is very nice. What however sur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Eventuality, “live” with the “new noise” tuner. by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
Juts cough 2 hours ago a “live” broadcast of the air with Violinist Jennifer Koh plays Bach partitas. http://jenniferkoh.com/ I think it is enough to hear it to get what I mean about the worth of FM. You have to be able to play 88/24 format and t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Is anybody live in Australia with a tuner and an interest? by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-19 
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The ABC Classical FM is just marvels. I love it. http://www.abc.net.au/classic/ Can you guys who live in Australia comment on the local FM quality of ABC Classical broadcasts? I listen it in US over internet, taking advantage of 15 hours differenc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: The good Sansui tuner by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-28 
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Yep, the TU-X1 is just wonderful. Find someone to align it, have a good antenna, good attenuator (it is hard to use it without one) and headphones to set the attenuator right – it is all that might ever need from FM. BTW, are you planning to record a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: RBRX Encore vs super tuner classics by dfa2124 on 2017-04-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: BW Broadcast RBRX Encore Re-Broadcast Receiver in Off Air Audio  3 Replies 
Hi again Romy. I have never tried many of the 'super tuners' such as the Sansui TU-X1, Accuphase T-1100, Yamaha CT-7000 etc so I have no idea how this newer BW Broadcast unit would compare with them. Luckily the BBC still broadcast some very good qua...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Please elaborate! by montepilot on 2009-10-31 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Still the key is to treat the cables, all cables that go into tuner and into the processors. Do not forget that you have a perfect loop: tuner goes to preamp, as in the same time tuner goes to A/D-DAW-D/A- preamp.  So, you...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: The damn tubes tuners. by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-22 
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I have no idea where this saga with REL leads me. Even though I do have substantial sonic improvement over the original REL version I still do not know if I like this tuner all together. The 50 years all tube tuner with 17 tubes is very freaky thing....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: C'est la vie! by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-24 
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Sure the music is too different to judge sound, the fragments were more my personal impression of the differenses between the tuners. The new TU-X1 is slightly sharper in musical terms. It does not make it a bad tuner, in fact I feel it is better in ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The second Sansui TU-X1 by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-17 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The alignment, tuning and changes will be done very soon and then the sound of the both: virgin Sansui TU-X1 and the updated will be compared. I am very interested to hear the result. [/quote] I got my second Experimental S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My recent FM mystery by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-25 
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Here in Boston, we’re blessed with a number of very good classical FM radio stations.  I had for a long time a Magnum Dynalab Etude tuner and quite regularly was listening “live” broadcasts and many other beauties of urban FM life. I had a few t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Satisfactory results by peter foster on 2008-11-09 
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Dear Romy,I have completed testing on my machines and am now satisfied with the results.I have three output sections of the FM tuner able to be switched easily on my amplifier for instant comparison.a) [FM tuner FIXED ANALOG OUTPUT] -> [...
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