The comments about the Sony are accurate - it's very warm sounding and will not differentiate details and has a high noise floor by comparison to better tuners.
That said, for me, it was enjoyable for what it was - a cheap $129 Hd tuner. I wouldn't consider it audiophile by any measure, though. It's fun.
It's likely that the least expensive "audiophile" Hd tuner option, these days, is the Sangean digital out into your choice of DAC. Otherwise you're limited to the used market.
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Christian
south: Mark Levinson No. 52 pre, Bricasti M28 amps, Lumin A1, Oppo BDP-205, Pioneer CT-43, Sony SS-AR1 Speakers, Audioquest Dragon PCs, Audioquest speaker cables, Audioquest interconnects, HB Power Design Powerslave Star Galaxy power distributor
north: Vitus SIA-030, Luxman D10X, Sony TC-KA3ES, Harbeth 40.2, Siltech cables
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