[D4NGER BIRD]

I got a Marantz 2275 off of CL years ago for $50. It was all kinds of minty awesome. Years later, I found some old Klipsch Cornwall I's on CL to go with the 2275. When I got over to the guy's house to pick them up, he had a Mcintosh 6200, wood case, perfect cosmetic condition just collecting dust. He sold me the Cornwalls and the Mcintosh for $1000. I ended up selling the Marantz, but only realised afterwards how much I liked having a tuner. Should have kept it. I've been chasing a good tuner ever since. As much as I like the sound of the Mac, I preferred the look of the Marantz. They didn't look too good together though.

 

[PhoenixG]

  I got a Marantz 2275 off of CL years ago for $50. It was all kinds of minty awesome. Years later, I found some old Klipsch Cornwall I's on CL to go with the 2275. When I got over to the guy's house to pick them up, he had a Mcintosh 6200, wood case, perfect cosmetic condition just collecting dust. He sold me the Cornwalls and the Mcintosh for $1000. I ended up selling the Marantz, but only realised afterwards how much I liked having a tuner. Should have kept it. I've been chasing a good tuner ever since. As much as I like the sound of the Mac, I preferred the look of the Marantz. They didn't look too good together though.

What a great find! Maybe hold out for a Marrantz 10b/20b, or double down on Mac and get a MR78. I've got the MR-78 with a few tweaks (via modafferi) and it is one of the few perfect items I have. No complaints.

 

[D4NGER BIRD]

  What a great find! Maybe hold out for a Marrantz 10b/20b, or double down on Mac and get a MR78. I've got the MR-78 with a few tweaks (via modafferi) and it is one of the few perfect items I have. No complaints.

The MR78 is my number one pick for a tuner, If I found an even halfway decent deal on one I'd snatch it up. 

 

[SpeakerBox]

If you are handy - I would recommend modding a Kenwood KT-7500 Tuner as per fmtunerinfo:
 
http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/kenwood.html
 
I did this and have yet to hear a CD player that will equal it (including my Sony NS999ES and the Denon I had before it).

 

[dogwan]

  If you are handy - I would recommend modding a Kenwood KT-7500 Tuner as per fmtunerinfo:
 
http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/kenwood.html
 
I did this and have yet to hear a CD player that will equal it (including my Sony NS999ES and the Denon I had before it).

Agreed! 
If you can score a KT-8300 even better. I modified mine as per the same site and it's a superb sounding tuner.

 

[SpeakerBox]

  Agreed! 
If you can score a KT-8300 even better. I modified mine as per the same site and it's a superb sounding tuner.

 
Yes!  The 8300 is awesome!

 

[moodyrn]

While I don't listen to FM much, I did score a marantz 10B for 1300.00 which was a really good price in comparison for how much they normally go for. I thought, if I didn't love it, I could easily get my money back. It was just an incredible sounding tuner, and I see why they are so popular. But that's still a lot of money for a tuner(to me at least). I did love it, but still only listened to it once or twice a week(and I kind of forced myself to listen to it that much).  I just didn't use it enough to justify paying that much money for it. But if you can score one at a decent price, you will be very, very happy.
 
The sansui tu-9900 is another tuner I owned briefly, and it too is an excellent and highly regarded tuner. The kenwood kt-8300 and mr78 are highly regarded as well. Another route you can take is swapping the 6200 for a mac4100. They are the same thing except the 4100 have a built in tuner which is reportedly pretty good. I really wish I could enjoy having a tuner like some here. The marantz 10b along with being a great tuner, was also a real looker too(the scope was way cool) as well as many others.

 

[pedalhead]

I just received a copy of Stereo Review from Sept 1978 that I bought mainly because it contains a review of my incoming Luxman R-1120.  Being late-'70s of course, the mag is full of receivers (they were clearly the BIG thing at that time!).  I thought you guys might like to see a few of the ads...
 
     
 
  

 

[reddog]

That was a blast from the past, loved the ad's from 1978.

 

[pedalhead]

That was a blast from the past, loved the ad's from 1978.

 
Yep, they don't make ads like they used to!  Have to say, the mag is great...it has a really good mix of technical hardware reviews and articles covering musicians and music reproduction itself as well. The cigarette adverts feel pretty out of place these days though!

 

[frahengeo]

  I just received a copy of Stereo Review from Sept 1978 that I bought mainly because it contains a review of my incoming Luxman R-1120.  Being late-'70s of course, the mag is full of receivers (they were clearly the BIG thing at that time!).  I thought you guys might like to see a few of the ads...
 
     
 
  

 
So how does the review read for the R-1120 (nice looking piece by the way...)??
 
Was that an AD for a Technics SA-1000?
 
Thanks for posting.

 

[pedalhead]

   
So how does the review read for the R-1120 (nice looking piece by the way...)??
 
Was that an AD for a Technics SA-1000?
 
Thanks for posting.

 
Well, the review style is quite different to how it would be done today.  You get two pages of measurements, some graphs, one paragraph on how pretty it looks...and then one sentence on the sound quality, which is apparently "impeccable".  Proper, numbers-based reviewing there 

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Yes, that ad was for the Technics SA-1000.

 

[pedalhead]

Here are a few more pics...
 
 
 

 

[Silent One]

  I just received a copy of Stereo Review from Sept 1978 that I bought mainly because it contains a review of my incoming Luxman R-1120.  Being late-'70s of course, the mag is full of receivers (they were clearly the BIG thing at that time!).  I thought you guys might like to see a few of the ads...
 

Good stuff! 

 
- Team Sansui (1978 Sansui G-22000) 

 

[roadcykler]

  If you are handy - I would recommend modding a Kenwood KT-7500 Tuner as per fmtunerinfo:
 
http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/kenwood.html
 
I did this and have yet to hear a CD player that will equal it (including my Sony NS999ES and the Denon I had before it).

 
I happen to know someone who has a Kenwood KT-7500 for sale and it's cherry.