Vintage Tuner

xfontanax

I'm looking for a vintage tuner on ebay. I think I prefer the old analog dial, but I'm not opose to digital displays. There are literally hundreds to choose from, can anyone recommend one that would go for less than $150? I'm currently bidding on this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3057587996&category=3282&rd=1

I know that price won't hold, so any recommendations would be appreciated.

rs159

Well, it ain't vintage, but I've heard nothing but good things about the tuning section...http://tivoliaudio.com/pm1cla.htm

That is, if you don't mind getting up to tune. But I assume that won't bother you since you like analog dials...

edit - http://www.onhifi.com/product/tivoliaudio_model_one.htm

"The Model One employs what Tivoli calls "a state-of-the-art, discrete-component FM tuner featuring GaAs MES-FET mixers." GaAs MES-FETs were designed to enable cell-phones and scanning radios to zero in on closely spaced or distant signals, but Tivoli claims to be the first to employ them in a tuner."

"And it works! I can tune in an astounding number of FM stations here in NYC -- remote NJ college stations and stacked-on-top-of-one-another city stations alike."

"What's so nice about the Model One is that it does what it's designed to do really well. It sounds good and it picks up stations like crazy. "

Though it's speaker is mono, the headphone output (on the back, I think, so you wouldn't have a wire in the front) is stereo.

bikezappa

http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/

This site will keep you busy reading about old but good tuners. They are all analog tuners which are the best.

dorokusai

The NAD 4020 is an outstanding vintage tuner. It comes recommended from Russman, but cap the price at <100.

xfontanax

Thanks for the input.

bikezappa, thanks for the link, it has a lot of good info.

dorokusai

Great link BikeZappa, thanks