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Old June 26th 04, 07:50 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Dave xxxx
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Default New Toy FM Tuner

I have upgraded my tuner, the Quad FM4 has been replaced by a Magnum Dynalab
Etude, its recently been replaced by the MD100 so its out of date already.

I am very pleased, its sounds fantastic, took it apart (pictures of insides
on web site) not a lot inside.

Would have liked, one of the tuners that are valved, but they are silly
money.

http://www.davewhitter.pwp.blueyonde...tude_tuner.htm






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

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun


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Old June 26th 04, 09:37 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Mike Gilmour
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"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I have upgraded my tuner, the Quad FM4 has been replaced by a Magnum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Etude, its recently been replaced by the MD100 so its out of date already.

I am very pleased, its sounds fantastic, took it apart (pictures of

insides
on web site) not a lot inside.

Would have liked, one of the tuners that are valved, but they are silly
money.

http://www.davewhitter.pwp.blueyonde...tude_tuner.htm






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

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun



The Etude is one piece of kit I wouldn't part with. A worthwhile cost
effective addition to the Etude is the 'signal sleuth', front end tunable
RFA that makes an already great tuner that bit better - & for the icing on
the cake maybe a mast mounted & steerable yagi array. (ok getting carried
away there).
I love listening to R3 live concerts on the Etude.... almost like being
there.
Mike


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Old June 26th 04, 09:53 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
tony sayer
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Default New Toy FM Tuner

In article , Mike Gilmour
writes

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I have upgraded my tuner, the Quad FM4 has been replaced by a Magnum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Etude, its recently been replaced by the MD100 so its out of date already.

I am very pleased, its sounds fantastic, took it apart (pictures of

insides
on web site) not a lot inside.

Would have liked, one of the tuners that are valved, but they are silly
money.

http://www.davewhitter.pwp.blueyonde...tude_tuner.htm






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

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun



The Etude is one piece of kit I wouldn't part with. A worthwhile cost
effective addition to the Etude is the 'signal sleuth', front end tunable
RFA that makes an already great tuner that bit better - & for the icing on
the cake maybe a mast mounted & steerable yagi array. (ok getting carried
away there).
I love listening to R3 live concerts on the Etude.... almost like being
there.
Mike



What!, you mean that this is better than digital radio;_)
--
Tony Sayer

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Old June 26th 04, 10:12 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Dave xxxx
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Default New Toy FM Tuner

Mike Gilmour wrote:
"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.

I am very pleased, its sounds fantastic, took it apart (pictures of
insides on web site) not a lot inside.

Would have liked, one of the tuners that are valved, but they are
silly money.


http://www.davewhitter.pwp.blueyonde...tude_tuner.htm






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

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun



The Etude is one piece of kit I wouldn't part with. A worthwhile cost
effective addition to the Etude is the 'signal sleuth', front end
tunable RFA that makes an already great tuner that bit better - &
for the icing on the cake maybe a mast mounted & steerable yagi
array. (ok getting carried away there).
I love listening to R3 live concerts on the Etude.... almost like
being there.
Mike


Archers sound good too ;-)

Will look into "Sleuth" do you know what the UK price is?



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

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun



















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Old June 26th 04, 10:20 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Mike Gilmour
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Default New Toy FM Tuner


"Dave xxxx" wrote in message
...
Mike Gilmour wrote:
"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.

I am very pleased, its sounds fantastic, took it apart (pictures of
insides on web site) not a lot inside.

Would have liked, one of the tuners that are valved, but they are
silly money.


http://www.davewhitter.pwp.blueyonde...tude_tuner.htm






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

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun



The Etude is one piece of kit I wouldn't part with. A worthwhile cost
effective addition to the Etude is the 'signal sleuth', front end
tunable RFA that makes an already great tuner that bit better - &
for the icing on the cake maybe a mast mounted & steerable yagi
array. (ok getting carried away there).
I love listening to R3 live concerts on the Etude.... almost like
being there.
Mike


Archers sound good too ;-)

Will look into "Sleuth" do you know what the UK price is?



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

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun







It's a while since I bough my sleuth but I remember in the region of £200 -
but IMO its worth its weight in gold.

Mike






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Old June 26th 04, 10:23 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Mike Gilmour
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Default New Toy FM Tuner


"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , Mike Gilmour
writes

"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.

I am very pleased, its sounds fantastic, took it apart (pictures of

insides
on web site) not a lot inside.

Would have liked, one of the tuners that are valved, but they are silly
money.


http://www.davewhitter.pwp.blueyonde...tude_tuner.htm






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

Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
Steam is Fun



The Etude is one piece of kit I wouldn't part with. A worthwhile cost
effective addition to the Etude is the 'signal sleuth', front end tunable
RFA that makes an already great tuner that bit better - & for the icing

on
the cake maybe a mast mounted & steerable yagi array. (ok getting carried
away there).
I love listening to R3 live concerts on the Etude.... almost like being
there.
Mike



What!, you mean that this is better than digital radio;_)
--
Tony Sayer


Etude Vs Digital...an ABX test would be like a walk in the park.

Mike


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Old June 26th 04, 11:12 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Keith G
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Default New Toy FM Tuner


"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.

I am very pleased, its sounds fantastic, took it apart (pictures of

insides
on web site) not a lot inside.

Would have liked, one of the tuners that are valved, but they are silly
money.

http://www.davewhitter.pwp.blueyonde...tude_tuner.htm



Nice bit of 'Show N Tell' Dave! :-)

I too have had a little movement on the tuner front.....

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...w/newtuner.jpg

......this little gem arrived yesterday - a gift from someone who no longer
wanted it and was going to bin it.

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......

:-)




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Old June 26th 04, 11:40 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Dave Plowman (News)
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Default New Toy FM Tuner

In article ,
Dave xxxx wrote:
Would have liked, one of the tuners that are valved, but they are silly
money.


Mono only, I presume?

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Old June 27th 04, 07:45 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Dersu
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Default New Toy FM Tuner


"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.

D.


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Old June 27th 04, 12:07 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
tony sayer
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Default New Toy FM Tuner

In article , Dersu
writes

"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.

D.



Unless you "must" have a matching QUAD tuner, you'd do just as well if
not even better to get a Denon TU260 MK2. These are around 90 quid from
richersounds and IMHO have an excellent performance, comparable to
tuners costing quite a lot more.

Of course and most important of all. and almost certainly to be
overlooked, spend some money on a good aerial and feeder cable this
combo can make or break FM reception!.....
--
Tony Sayer


 




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