From: cspas151@eursus (P.W. Wijsman)
Newsgroups: rec.audio
Subject: Summary: Need your advice on buying a tuner
Summary: Compiled reactions on my request
Keywords: summary, tuner, radio
Date: 10 Apr 92 09:17:55 GMT
Organization: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Originator: news@mailgate.eur.nl

Here is a summary of the replies I got from you all on my request:

             "Need your advice on buying a tuner"

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I decided to go with the Denon TU-660, here are some features:

Sensitivity:                 0,9 uV (10,3 dBf)
Signal/Noise ratio:          Mono:   88 dB
                             Stereo: 82 dB
Total harmonic distortion:   Mono:   0,06% (1 kHz)
                             Stereo: 0,1%  (1 kHz)
Frequency range:             20 Hz - 15 kHz


wide/narrow if band
MPX-Noise Reduction for weaker stations (What the h*** is that?)
30 random presets
a remote control is *INCLUDED* (!)

Price: 699 (oh, I love those nice X99 figures) Dutch guilders
       that's (at 1 dollar = 1,8830 guilders) $ 371,22 US

This particular tuner got three stars in the German "Stereo" audiomagazine.
They said it was "Exzellent" and belonged to the "Spitzenklasse". That's
just one class under the highest "Absolute Spitzenklasse".
(For the review, see "Stereo" 's 1990 october issue.)
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REMINDER: I did not buy this tuner *yet*. I am awaiting your reactions... :-)

Here's the advice I asked for and got already.


From whiting@europa.asd.contel.com Mon Mar 30 15:33:38 1992
To: cspas151@sus.eur.nl (P.W. Wijsman)
Subject: Re: Need your advice on buying a tuner
Status: O

I own a Denon tuner which is approximately 6 years old now. It isn't top of the
line, but it works great.

The Sony ES tuner is very nice but also take a close look at Pioneer Elite
tuners. Pioneer has a strong reputation for their tuners. Model F-93: Usable
Sensitivity - 11.2 dBf (mono).

Claude


From pelle@vipunen.hut.fi Mon Mar 30 21:28:15 1992
To: cspas151@sus.eur.nl
Subject: Re: Need your advice on buying a tuner
Newsgroups: rec.audio
Reply-To: timo.pelkonen@hut.fi
Status: O

Well, not denon or s*** but akai.

i bought a akai at-93 a couple of years ago. i crawled thru the tests
that i found and computed that it had the best value for the price.
better ones were 2-3 times more expensive. i've seen at-93 for sale
not a long time ago so i think they are still in their product line.

nice features: 2 antennas - i use one vertically for the smaller stations
and the other horizontally.
20 presets - enough at least here.
wide/narrow if band, 2-level hi-blend, selection of the antenna -
all automatically if U wish.
non-bogus signal meter. (74 dBf ^= 79 dB S/N ratio.)

big minus: no remote control.

BTW don't forget placing the antenna in a good place. even a good tuner
can't help a bad antenna.

the price was about 2.5 kFIM =~ 500 ECU



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I       Use "nn" to readnews.	 	i timo.pelkonen@hut.fi	I


From rick@clark.edu Tue Mar 31 18:31:58 1992
To: cspas151@sus.eur.nl
Subject: Re: Need your advice on buying a tuner
Newsgroups: rec.audio
Organization: Clark College, Vancouver, Wa.  USA
Cc: 

In regards to advice on a Sony receiver I would say "Buy something else"!
I have never had good luck with any Sony.  Also if you have read this
group in the past few months you would see alot of SOny bashing.  With
my experience with Sony along with others who actually in to the newsgroup
the concensus is that everything works fine until just after the warranty
expires.  It is at this point that everything starts going wrong.  I 
recommend something from the Pioneer or JVC line.  I have the Pioneer
VSX5900S and really like it alot and have had no problems with it at
all.  These of course are only opinion but that's what you asked for
right.

Rick Randall
rick@clark.edu


From fred@mtl.mit.edu Thu Apr  2 22:01:26 1992
Reply-To: fred@mtl.mit.edu
To: cspas151@sus.eur.nl
Subject: Re: Need your advice on buying a tuner
Newsgroups: rec.audio
Organization: MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories
Cc: 

Pieter;	Proton makes a few good ones.  The circuitry is done by Larry
	Schotz who has quite a reputation in tuner circuitry.  I
	believe it's about $200, and it is better than the Sony.
Fred




Well, thank you all for the above so far. I'd like to see some reactions and
prefer them to be in my email-box. I'll summarize again.

Regards,

Pieter

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