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Originally Posted by Charles
I read Pete's thread on dial cord repair of his MR77. This is very far above me but it made me wonder what tuners folks are using and how they compare to the latest ones (MR87 and MR88)? What tuner are you using? How do you think it sounds? For me I use a large stationary external antennae mounted to my den fireplace chimney. However, my MR85 pulls in station after station that is crystal clear and free of noise with excellent stereo separation. And Pete what is your attraction to the older vintage tuners? Which one in your opinion sounds best? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year all!
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Charles....my attraction to the vintage tuners, (particularly the vintage McIntosh tuners) is, they simply are works of art in their own right... both visually and sonically. I now have an MR74, MR77, MR78 and an MR80 in my fleet (the MR80 is not functioning at the moment, and Dan saved the day for me when he sold me his MR74 so I could retain a McIntosh tuner in my office system).
As to which one sounds the best, that is really a difficult question. There are actually varying opinions on this, but the MR78 seems to stand out as the most "legendary" of them all. (I don't have statistics on this, but it seems that way).
I love each and every one of my McIntosh tuners. If I just absolutely had to choose one to keep out of all of them, I suppose I would have to choose the MR78. There is a reason for the MR78's stature....this tuner seemed to embody all that McIntosh had learned in their previous models up to that point, and a bit more. The MR80 came along later, but it had the digital display. While it is a sexy looking and fine sounding tuner, it doesn't quite have that visual appeal that the analog-dial McIntosh tuners had. Of course, that's just me....
It would not really be an easy choice for me to pick out a favorite. I love all of them.
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Main System: VPI Prime Signature TT in Rosewood, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Stillpoints LP1 V2, McIntosh: MP100, MR78, MCD1000 Transport on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, MDA1000 D/A Converter on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, MS750 Music Server, C40, MC501's (3), Soundcraftsmen: DC2215 Eq/AS1000 Real time analyzer, DBX 3BX II, Carver C9, Nakamichi Dragon, Crown SX724, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), Sony XBR55X900E 4K TV, JBL L220A's, JBL B460, Sumo Delilah active crossover, WireWorld Silver Eclipse audio interconnects, WireWorld Starlight and Silver Starlight Coaxial Digital interconnects, Wireworld SuperNova 7 Toslink digital interconnect, WireWorld Aurora 7 and Silver Electra Power cords, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8 speaker cables, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna, Oppo UDP-205 4K Blu-Ray Player, Bryson BUC-1 USB Converter, Wireworld Gold Starlight XLR Digital interconnect, PS Audio Direct Stream Power Plant 12 on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, PS Audio Dectect, FuruTech Flux-50 NCF Inline Power Filter, Add-Powr Wizard EM Field AC Line conditioner; Stillpoint Ultra SS's under (3) McIntosh MC501 Amplifiers
Florida Room/Art Studio System: Harmon Kardon T60 TT/Ortofon 2M Black, McIntosh: MR77, C32, MC2205; Crown Power Line Four, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 Digital to Analog converter, Soundcraftsmen AE2000 Eq, JBL 4313B's, JBL 2241-based Sub, JBL BX63A Active Crossover, Oppo BDP-105D Blu-Ray Player, Samsung 5500 Series 32" Smart TV, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna
Master Bedroom System: McIntosh: MX120 Theater processor, MC206 6-channel amplifier; MR74 AM/FM Tuner, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, JVC HM-DH40000U D-Theater Digital VHS, Phase Technology PC80 Towers (now used as stands), (2) JBL 4401's, (1) JBL Studio 6IW speaker, (2) JBL Studio 6IC speakers, Sony XBR-49X900E UHD TV, Panamax 1000 Line Conditioner, (2) JL Audio E110 Subwoofers, Wireworld Solstice speaker cables, Wireworld Aurora Power cords, Wireworld Equinox and Solstice speaker cables and various other flavors of Wireworld and Audioquest cabling
Office System: Marantz 150 Tuner, Crown DL 2, Crown EQ 2, Crown SA 2, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), McIntosh MCD7009 (as transport), DBX 3BX Series II, Oppo BDP-103 Blu-ray player, JBL 4401's, JL Audio E112 Subwoofer, Samsung 5500 series 32" Smart TV, Wire World Oasis audio interconnects, Wire World Solstice speaker cables, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 DSDse Digital to Analog converter, Wireworld Starlight Coaxial Digital Interconnect, Sennheiser HD800 Headphones, Sennheiser HDVA600 Headphone amp, Wireworld Silver Eclipse Balanced Interconnects, Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB Cable, Add-Powr EAU-2 AC Harmonic resonator
High Resolution Source: HP Omen 17" Gaming Laptop
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