

- #Realistic tandy audio tuner manuals
- #Realistic tandy audio tuner manual
- #Realistic tandy audio tuner series
1 MHz).Ī knowledgeable source reports that the rosewood-veneered R-1050 was the most popular of the 1000 series receivers.

025 MHz fine-tuning (their normal tuning increment is. Built in the mid-1980s, the R-115 and R-117 feature wide/narrow bandwidth settings and switchable. Paul was told that this model has 4 FM gangs.Īccording to a contributor, these remote-controlled receivers have identical 4-gang tuners, with tuning specs generally within 5% of the same-generation T-117 tuner. The KR-7050 has 5 ceramic filters, two of which have a 180 kHz bandwidth and are used in Narrow mode. Some of its quoted specs, particularly for sensitivity, surpass Kenwood's specs for stand-alone tuners like the KT-7500.Īll of these models have wide/narrow IF selection. This receiver has 5 FM gangs, which is commendable in a standalone tuner and rather exceptional for a receiver. Kenwood KR-7600 ( owner's manual) search eBay This model, the big brother of the KR-5200 and KR-6200, has 4 FM gangs.
#Realistic tandy audio tuner manual
The user manual states that this model has 4 FM gangs. Kenwood KR-6400 ( owner's manual) search eBay This model has 4 FM gangs, according to our contributor Ray. Kenwood KR-5200 ( owner's manual, ad) search eBay Don't forget that a receiver this old will be in dire need of a tuner alignment if you are to get optimal performance from it, and it may need some caps and resistors replaced as well."
#Realistic tandy audio tuner manuals
We'd probably lean towards the H/K 930 as service manuals for it are easily available online and you will be able to find more techs with experience working on H/Ks. It also has a really good tuner and great-sounding electronics in it as well. However, the H/K 930 receiver is no slouch, either, and if you can find the optional original wooden case that was sold with it, it will look pretty good. But they had really good tuners in them and their amps sounded wonderful as well. The Tandbergs were drop-dead gorgeous with their rosewood cases but, as others have noted, they can be expensive to service, and many of them used DIN connectors for both their source inputs as well as their speaker outputs. Tim reports, "We had two favorites: The H/K 930 and one of three Tandberg receivers (the 2045, or the 2060, or the 2075).

Our contributor Tim once worked for an audio dealer that sold Harman/Kardon, Kenwood, Kyocera, Marantz, Setton, Sony, Tandberg and Technics receivers. Harman/Kardon 930 (1972, review) search eBay We've made some additions to your original list and welcome other additions. If anyone knows which tube receivers have good tuners inside, please let us know." Please post your suggested additions to this list in our FMtuners group. So here is a list that will grow with factual input from others. Of course, these criteria are all questionable as true indications of a good tuner, but they should be a good starting point.Ģ) Three or more ceramic filters (4 or more is better)ģ) Good FM-related specs if I could find them (let's assume that the manufacturer didn't fudge the numbers)ĥ) Wide/Narrow IF bandwidth selection (DX mode) In determining the criteria to use to identify whether a given receiver had a good tuner inside, I decided on the following list, in no particular order. There are several manufacturers that probably have good tuner sections in their receivers but are not listed here only because I didn't have any information on them. Some receivers listed here even have better tuners than many stand-alone tuners. Some receivers have decent tuners inside, and they are the focus of this list. The reality is that a receiver has plenty of compromises and rarely includes a good amp AND a good preamp AND a good tuner, but there are some exceptions. There are no interconnect cables with their associated cost and signal degradation signal paths are shorter there is only one AC plug, another cost saving and finally, a receiver takes up less space on furniture or shelves. "Why a receiver? Because it is only one unit instead of a two-, three- or four-box solution.

Our contributor Paul Baptista compiled a list of "vintage receivers with decent tuners inside," and we've been gradually adding to it. Granted to quote our text so long as proper credit is given.ĮBay listings that quote us incorrectly or without credit may be
