"tony sayer" wrote


Playing right now on my new 'computer setup' (£50 Technics amp, £10 Eltax
bookshelf speakers from eBay) and sounding reet nice - mono, due to ****e
aerial situation atm......

:-)





Well U had the chance;_)


Be interesting to measure the old LEAK and see what its capable of up
against some more modern equipment?....



I know I did, but I actually *like* mono - especially for radio as I'm never
sat right in front of it!

"Dersu" wrote in message
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"Dave xxxx" wrote in message
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I have upgraded my tuner, the Quad FM4 has been replaced by a Magnum
Dynalab
Etude, its recently been replaced by the MD100 so its out of date
already.

Would you mind me asking how much your FM4 tuner would be worth on the
second-hand market in the UK? I have tried without success to buy an FM
tuner here in New Zealand for about 5 years now they are rarer than hens
teeth here.
My Quad 34/405 amp is celebrating its 20 birthday this year and still
going
strong and I would like to get the tuner to go with it.


You can't have been looking that hard as there have been several Quad tuners
and even complete 33/303/FM3, 44/405/FM4 systems listed on Trademe.

:P

"tony sayer" wrote in message
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That costs more than what a good pro VHF/FM modulator does!....



And much more than many older tuners with Magnum beating performance



http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/shootouts.html#L-02T

"Dersu" in message


"Dave xxxx" wrote in message
.
I have upgraded my tuner, the Quad FM4 has been replaced by a
Magnum Dynalab Etude, its recently been replaced by the MD100 so
its out of date already.

Would you mind me asking how much your FM4 tuner would be worth on
the second-hand market in the UK? I have tried without success to
buy an FM tuner here in New Zealand for about 5 years now they are
rarer than hens teeth here.
My Quad 34/405 amp is celebrating its 20 birthday this year and
still going strong and I would like to get the tuner to go with it.


You can't have been looking that hard as there have been several Quad
tuners and even complete 33/303/FM3, 44/405/FM4 systems listed on
Trademe.

P

Never heard of it, where do i find it please?


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http://www.davewhitter.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun

"Dave xxxx" wrote in message
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Never heard of it, where do i find it please?


Wasn't it Dersu who spent 5 years looking for a tuner ?

The site is Trademe, an NZ based auction site.
Won't be of much use to folks outside NZ.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics...0124-0424-.htm

" wrote in message news:Av6Ec.5176

You can't have been looking that hard as there have been several Quad
tuners
and even complete 33/303/FM3, 44/405/FM4 systems listed on Trademe.

:P
I have never looked for anything on Trademe though I do know a couple of
people who have bought stuff through them.
Thanks for the tip anyway.

D.

In article , tony sayer



Be interesting to measure the old LEAK and see what its capable of up
against some more modern equipment?....

I've not measured it, but I have run a scope, etc, over the old Leak
Troughline mono tuner I have. Showed an alarming amount of leakage of both
the stereo diff and IF components emerging from the audio. The selectivity
is also a bit on the wide side for my taste, although not flat enough to
make adding a stereo decoder worthwhile without a lot of fiddling with the
IF.

Still have the tuner, but don't use it at all. Prefer the Yamaha, Quad,
etc.

Slainte,

Jim

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In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:
In article , Dave
xxxx wrote:
No its stereo the MD-108 they make is valve hybrid but costs $5,800 in
US Canada the UK price is £5,600

It has two 12 AX 7 tubes in the final stage and a discrete
amplification system is designed to capture the ambiance

(so they say)

They actually make the decoder with valves?

I still have the Mullard circuits for this. Was temped to make one at one
time, but decided it was a waste of effort. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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Barbirolli Soc. http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/JBSoc/JBSoc.html

In article , Dave xxxx
wrote:

In a world given to compromise, Magnum Dynalab has conceded nothing in
its approach to building their flagship tuner, the MD 108. Known for
manufacturing FM Tuners of unparalleled quality, famous for their
balance of Sensitivity, Selectivity and Sonic performance, it was only a
matter of time before Magnum Dynalab achieved the pinnacle of FM Tuner
performance. Manfred Breunig, designer of Magnum Dynalab products, is
confident the MD 108 is that achievement.

Designed and constructed with the music lover in mind, the MD 108 is a
hybrid tuner utilizing a truly new ANALOG R.F. section with precise
MAGIC EYE tube tuning and a separate audio stage developed to exacting
standards, utilizing two 12 AX 7 tubes in the audio switching stage.

A precision tuning pot ensure optimum resolution from the five stage
varactor front end.

One of the advantages of valves is their high operating voltage, seems a
shame to compromise this by using varactors. Can no-one build a decent
mechanical variable cap set these days?

Slainte,

Jim

--
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Audio Misc http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/AudioMisc/index.html
Armstrong Audio http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/Audio/armstrong.html
Barbirolli Soc. http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/JBSoc/JBSoc.html

"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , tony sayer



Be interesting to measure the old LEAK and see what its capable of up
against some more modern equipment?....

I've not measured it, but I have run a scope, etc, over the old Leak
Troughline mono tuner I have. Showed an alarming amount of leakage of both
the stereo diff and IF components emerging from the audio. The selectivity
is also a bit on the wide side for my taste, although not flat enough to
make adding a stereo decoder worthwhile without a lot of fiddling with the
IF.

Still have the tuner, but don't use it at all. Prefer the Yamaha, Quad,
etc.



I haven't run both tuners on the same kit, but I wouldn't say the Leak is as
good as my old Luxman, but then it's maybe just what I'm used to.....??