[Gopher]

Hey guys,

I'm wondering what good values there are out there on the used vintage market for FM tuners. I'm hoping to get another nice sounding source for less then a hundred bucks shipped, but don't really know what to look for. I don't want a vintage reciever, just a tuner section... any reco's?

Fred

 

[zowie]

Dynaco, Dynaco, Dynaco.

You could try to score a Fisher for that money but it'll take some hunting.

 

[Gopher]

hmm, what is FM3? is something like this what I should look into

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=3282

 

[mkmelt]

The Dynaco FM-3 is a very good choice in an FM-only tuner. However it is an all-tube design and will require more maintenance to keep operating.

Some solid state tuners in this price range to consider are:

Sansui: TU-217, 317 (AM and FM, manual tuning)

NAD: 4150, 4155 (AM and FM, digital presets)

Marantz: 105, 110 (Manual tuning)

 

[zowie]

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Originally posted by Gopher hmm, what is FM3? is something like this what I should look into http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=3282

Yeah. Try to get one that's factory wired.

A little maintenance is needed for optimal performance, but these things chugged away in some people's console systems for decades without so much as a tube replacement. If you get a clean one and have someone align it and bench check the components when you get it, you probably won't need to do anything for many years.

MKMelt's suggestions are fine too; I was thinking by vintage you meant something older than NAD.

 

[timoteus]

I would highly recommend an analog Kenwood tuner. About the best Kenwood you could get in your price range would be a KT-7300 or KT-7500. You can find these for about a $100 or slightly more. You can definitely get a KT-6500 and stay under your budget. These are very well respected and reliable tuners with a great feel to them when you spin the tuning knob/flywheel.

 

[tom hankins]

My first choice would be the analog tuners by "Tandberg". I don't no if you can find one in your price range though. So I'll go along with the "Dynaco".

 

[Bob A (SD)]

Spend a little time on this site for everything you need to know:

http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/

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