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Old 06-27-2019, 10:19 PM
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Accuphase great stuff )))
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Old 06-27-2019, 10:20 PM
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also fan of Luxman, guess I am a stereo nerd
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McIntosh MR87 arrived today

Color me impressed Did not realize that this tuner had actual tuning dial with pointer + flywheel , just like old school tuners Thought photos showed electronic simulation of dial. Happy camper for sure now

Sound quality from fm stations from this tuner amazed me, these stations sound awful on car stereo in comparison.

Strange no fm ant in box, just am ant...

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Old 06-28-2019, 02:44 PM
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I have both an MR88 and MR85 in 2 different Mac systems. I love both tuners but the MR88 sounds better and is a little bit more sensitive. Both have their own Magnum Dynalab ST2 antennas mounted outside at the top of one of my roof dormers.
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Old 06-29-2019, 12:11 AM
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Dan.......Your new McIntosh MR87 tuner looks fabulous and right at home next to your beautiful C70 preamplifier. Congratulations.

McIntosh does not provide the cheap dipole wire antenna seen with many lesser FM tuners. A tuner of this caliber is intended to be used with a high quality outdoor antenna for maximum performance.
Fully agree with Dan.

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Old 06-29-2019, 06:54 PM
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My antennae is about 20 years old but has held up nicely. I recently had the ground re-done with 8 foot ground rod (3rd pic). Also junction box surge protector inserted into 75 ohm tuner cable to protect tuner and house against indirect lightning. 4th pic is pic of my backyard. A little piece of heaven. Taken today at about 10:30 am central time.

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Most recent update: AQ Diamond USB replaces AQ Coffee
Amps: McIntosh 1.25KW’s (3) set on floor on custom made cultured marble slabs
Preamp and DAC: McIntosh D1100
Sources: McIntosh MCD1100 SACD player, MVP881 BR player, MVP851 DVD player, MR87 tuner, Marantz 510LV Laser Disc player, ASUS laptop USB (JRiver Media Center 23)
Speakers: Wilson Audio Specialties Alexx
Sub-woofer: Wilson Audio Specialties Thor’s Hammer (1) horizontal lie and Wilson Watch Controller (abbr: WC)
Cables main system: Audioquest Wel Signature speaker cables and balanced IC (preamp to amps); Wel Signature AES/EBU balanced digital IC for CD playback; Audioquest Diamond optical (1) for tuner, (1) for BR player, and (1) for LD player for total of (3); Diamond USB cable; McIntosh MCT cable for SACD playback; Dragon power cords (5 HC cords and 3 source cords for total of 8); Thunder HC power cord for tuner; cables for DVD player not listed
Cables subwoofer system: Audioquest Redwood speaker cable (1); Wolf balanced subwoofer IC from WC to amp; Wind balanced IC from preamp to WC; Hurricane HC (2) and Dragon HC (1) power cords
Power conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 7000 (1) and Niagara 5000 (3); (4) dedicated 20-amp lines with no. 10 wire straight out of fuse box
Cabinet: Double Custom Woodwork & Design (CWD) solid walnut cabinet on large casters; holds all sources and preamp; also, Niagara 7000; 11 feet minimum distance from speakers
Acoustic Treatments: Room and Echo Tunes enough to turn the room into a virtual anechoic chamber if desired; however, at present my room is significantly reflective giving me a bright, vibrant, dynamic, highly resolving, smooth sound free of harshness and grain and perfect for my taste; zero slap echo; gorgeous midrange
AC: Dedicated to this room only, an ultra-high efficiency and quiet Trane split system 2.5-ton heat pump with 4 returns; active electrostatic filter and top-grade digital thermostat
Room (mancave): 40’L x 15.5’W A-frame; max ceiling height 8’ min 5’; wall within wall construction built of 2 x 6’s; built over garage with custom hardwood floor with gym seal with over 40 Lowes stiffened wooden I-beams supporting floor; complete isolation from rest of house
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Old 06-29-2019, 07:13 PM
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Yogi.......Looking good. Thanks for resizing the photos, too.
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Old 06-30-2019, 11:46 AM
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I am a tuner fanatic. I own the Harmon-Kardon Citation IIIx (known in its day for its sensitivity and selectivity) built from a kit, a Marantz 10B in mint condition, the Sequerra One (the successor to the Marantz 10B, both of which were designed by Dick Sequerra), the Sony XDR-F1HD (considered to be one of the best tuners and has HD Radio/IBOC) and the MR-88.

The MR-88 is the best of all of them by a mile... Sensitivity to weak stations, selectivity (the ability to separate a weak distant station from an adjacent strong local station), and most of all, sound quality (I use the unbalanced analogue outputs on the MR-88).

I live in South Bend which means that I am within "DX" (distant station) range of Chicago, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee (across Lake Michigan), and Kalamazoo, all of which have excellent "live" classical and progressive radio stations (notably, WFMT and WXRT Chicago, WAUS Berrien Springs, MI (has a large LP collection), WBLV in Grand Rapids, and WBQR (a low-power classical station in Milwaukee). I have a Winegard FM Yagi (directional) antenna on the roof and use the AM loop antenna provided with the MR-88.

The low-power station in Milwaukee (104.3 FM) is surrounded on both sides by strong local stations. The MR-88 is the only tuner in my collection that can separate and play this station with excellent fidelity due to the sharp DSP variable width filters. WFMT analogue is also a favorite and sounds fabulous on live shows such as the "jazz-folk" show "The Midnight Special" on Saturday nights.

On AM, the MR-88 has a very fine "wide-bandwidth" audio quality similar to the great old vacuum tube AM tuners of the 50's and 60's. I listen to WBBM-AM at 780 kHz in HD-Radio/IBOC sound and it sounds surprisingly decent (a bit tinny, but acceptable). On Saturday nights, KMOX comes in consistently well (in winter, summer reception is too noisy for HD-Radio/IBOC reception) in HD-Radio/IBOC with Johnny Rabbitt's oldies show (the closest thing that radio has to the great rock & roll stations of the 1960's).

There is quite a demand for MR-88's these days due to the fact that it has HD-Radio/IBOC and Sirius XM capabilities which the MR-87 lacks. McIntosh stupidly discontinued the MR-88 allegedly because they couldn't get the chipset for HD-Radio/IBOC any more. This is kind of a bullsh*& excuse since JVC, Sony, and Alpine currently have many models with HD-Radio/IBOC in their lineup. All it would have taken would have been a redesign on one circuit board to change the HD-Radio/IBOC chipset to the currently available model. No effect on analogue sound quality or reception ability would have happened. They seem to be charging the same rip-off price for the MR-87 as they did for the MR-88.

Anyone looking for a McIntosh tuner which is superior in every way to the great McIntosh vacuum tube tuners of the past should search out the MR-88. I bought mine for about $1000 although I believe that the current market price is in the high-2000's these days. I wouldn't bother with the MR-87. HD-Radio/IBOC is all part of the fun of radio reception these days.

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I am a tuner fanatic. I own the Harmon-Kardon Citation IIIx (known in its day for its sensitivity and selectivity) built from a kit, a Marantz 10B in mint condition, the Sequerra One (the successor to the Marantz 10B, both of which were designed by Dick Sequerra), the Sony XDR-F1HD (considered to be one of the best tuners and has HD Radio/IBOC) and the MR-88.

The MR-88 is the best of all of them by a mile... Sensitivity to weak stations, selectivity (the ability to separate a weak distant station from an adjacent strong local station), and most of all, sound quality (I use the unbalanced analogue outputs on the MR-88).

I live in South Bend which means that I am within "DX" (distant station) range of Chicago, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee (across Lake Michigan), and Kalamazoo, all of which have excellent "live" classical and progressive radio stations (notably, WFMT and WXRT Chicago, WAUS Berrien Springs, MI (has a large LP collection), WBLV in Grand Rapids, and WBQR (a low-power classical station in Milwaukee). I have a Winegard FM Yagi (directional) antenna on the roof and use the AM loop antenna provided with the MR-88.

The low-power station in Milwaukee (104.3 FM) is surrounded on both sides by strong local stations. The MR-88 is the only tuner in my collection that can separate and play this station with excellent fidelity due to the sharp DSP variable width filters. WFMT analogue is also a favorite and sounds fabulous on live shows such as the "jazz-folk" show "The Midnight Special" on Saturday nights.

On AM, the MR-88 has a very fine "wide-bandwidth" audio quality similar to the great old vacuum tube AM tuners of the 50's and 60's. I listen to WBBM-AM at 780 kHz in HD-Radio/IBOC sound and it sounds surprisingly decent (a bit tinny, but acceptable). On Saturday nights, KMOX comes in consistently well (in winter, summer reception is too noisy for HD-Radio/IBOC reception) in HD-Radio/IBOC with Johnny Rabbitt's oldies show (the closest thing that radio has to the great rock & roll stations of the 1960's).

There is quite a demand for MR-88's these days due to the fact that it has HD-Radio/IBOC and Sirius XM capabilities which the MR-87 lacks. McIntosh stupidly discontinued the MR-88 allegedly because they couldn't get the chipset for HD-Radio/IBOC any more. This is kind of a bullsh*& excuse since JVC, Sony, and Alpine currently have many models with HD-Radio/IBOC in their lineup. All it would have taken would have been a redesign on one circuit board to change the HD-Radio/IBOC chipset to the currently available model. No effect on analogue sound quality or reception ability would have happened. They seem to be charging the same rip-off price for the MR-87 as they did for the MR-88.

Anyone looking for a McIntosh tuner which is superior in every way to the great McIntosh vacuum tube tuners of the past should search out the MR-88. I bought mine for about $1000 although I believe that the current market price is in the high-2000's these days. I wouldn't bother with the MR-87. HD-Radio/IBOC is all part of the fun of radio reception these days.
I think you just doubled the price of all MR 88 tuners.
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Doubled it for me. I have a magnum dynalab 108T/SE - and it made me want to run out and buy an MR-88.
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