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Old 12-16-2009, 12:20 PM
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Do any of you have an FM tuner in your system?
If yes, could you briefly describe the way it is being used: i.e. XM radio, FM antenna, cable TV connection, ... and/or other

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Old 12-16-2009, 02:59 PM
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2-Channel.......I have four tuners, a McIntosh MR74, MR85, MR88, and a Sony ST-S730ES. I also have tuners in a McIntosh 4300V receiver, and a Sony V333ES Surround receiver. Each is in a different system, and all are used from time to time, primarily to listen to FM broadcasts. My MR88 has XM capability, and I have the antenna, docking station and card, although I haven't installed the XM antena yet. I understand that XM on the MR88 sounds really good. Once I have my antenna installed, I'll let you know.
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Old 12-16-2009, 03:20 PM
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I have two tuners, a McIntosh MR85, and a Sony HD Tuner.

I have them now both connected to an outdoor antenna with a splitter.
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Old 12-16-2009, 03:35 PM
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Thanks to you both.

How does XM radio differ from cable radio?
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Old 12-16-2009, 03:34 PM
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I've got 3 tuners. Polk Audio XRT 12 for XM which plays 24/7 in zone 2. The Marantz ST 17 for FM with a 50 ft tower. Lot's of good classical and blues stations in my area. Adcom FM tuner not hooked up but a nice sounding tuner. I listen to XM a lot and have discovered lots of great music.



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Old 12-16-2009, 04:00 PM
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You know I've not really done any comparsions but what time I've listened to the XM on my Direct HD equipment I feel the Polk XRT tuner sounds better.



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Old 12-16-2009, 04:57 PM
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No tuners in almost 20 years.
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Old 12-16-2009, 05:29 PM
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2 here in my main system :
The MR77 with a simple "T cable" : sounds wonderful with a huge and detailed bass
The Pioneers SC LX 81 AV amp / receiver : used for internet radio and Direct Neural THX internet radio. Funny to listen to. Extremely good for THX live sessions. But overall not the quality of the MR77.

A few Tivoli Audio Pals in different rooms...

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3 tuners-1) for most FM on-air in my main system,2) for AM in my 2nd sysyem (talk radio, Cardinals baseball, Rams football - don't laugh, Blues hockey) and some FM, and 3) bogus radio in my studio rig...
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Oops-I forgot- 2 more- 1) my clock radio and 2) my boom box, both bedside.
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