Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner

MillerLiteScott
MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
edited January 2009 in The Clubhouse
Does anyone know anything about this tuner Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner or have any experience with one?

I do not know how to link it to the board.

Thanks,

Scott
I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,679
    edited December 2008
    Here's a link for the Sony XDR-F1HD :

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00168Q248/themussou05146643-20

    On Amazon, it's on sale for $75 + $10 shipping.

    Don't know anything about it personally, but the Customer Review rating is 4 out of 5.

    One nice thing about this unit (and others like it, I suppose) is this:

    "No Monthly Subscription Fees - HD Radio programming is free, unlike satellite radio where you have to purchase a subscription. "


    That's a plus !
    Sal Palooza
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2008
    Well I ordered one. @ $87 and change shipped. We shall see how good it is. Some of the reviews I have read say it is one of the best tuners they have ever heard/measured.

    Amouse. I use a Roku in my whole house system and it works pretty well running off iTunes for play list and I do listen to some of the internet station every once and a while.

    The Sangean is about twice as much as the Sony. So Sony it is.

    Thanks

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,705
    edited December 2008
    It has been widely praised for its RF and AF performance; definitely worth a shot for anyone who wants/needs FM (digital or analog) and wants to play with new production for short bux.
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  • cambir
    cambir Posts: 1,045
    edited January 2009
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    Well I ordered one. @ $87 and change shipped. We shall see how good it is. Some of the reviews I have read say it is one of the best tuners they have ever heard/measured.

    Amouse. I use a Roku in my whole house system and it works pretty well running off iTunes for play list and I do listen to some of the internet station every once and a while.

    The Sangean is about twice as much as the Sony. So Sony it is.

    Thanks

    Scott

    Thinking about this tuner also. Your initial thoughts on this? Are the sound and build quality decent? Read the review that said the backlight stays on...how distracting is it really?
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited January 2009
    Here is my new Sony HD Radio tuner in my job site trailer. Nice clear FM for me now. If you look closely through the window you an see the house I am building.

    The tuner is powered by my DIY tube pre Accurian based integrated and my matching semi DIY monitor speakers based on Boston Acoustics in walls that I removed from a renovation for the same client @ 2003.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,705
    edited January 2009
    its toots.
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