Sensitive and Selective FM Radi

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Frosty Clark Wrote:
> I am looking for recommendations of sensitive and selective FM radios
> for
> our public classical radio station to recommend for fringe listeners.
> I
> know of these that seem to be pretty good, but am looking for mo
>
> The various Tivoli Audio Models;
> Boston Acoustics Recepter;
> GE Superradio III;
> Bose Wave Radio (I know, the one-note bass can drive you insane, but
> the
> tuner is fairly decent)
>
> Fringe-area tuning ability is foremost, but good sound is a close
> second.
> I've been told that the Cambridge Soundworks clock radios sound great,
> but
> their tuners are sloppy. I'm not interested (for this purpose) in pro
> tuners, as most of these listeners just want a standalone radio. For
> many,
> mono is OK, with a slight preference for stereo
I've found the antenna is most important. When growing up, I picked up
a Dynaco FM-5 tuner and tied it to a rooftop Radio Shack rotatating
directional yagi antenna. With the directional qualities of the yagi
antenna coupled with the Dynaco's top notch selectivity and capture
ratio, this combo was hard to beat. Start with a good directional high
gain antenna, possibly fabricated at a fairly low cost and see how it
works with your current radio. Going further, pick up a Dynaco
FM-5/AF-6, SAE T-101 or Carver TX-11 tuner, in the used marketplace and
you'll pick up everything. The tuner sections in the later audio
equipment, has been ignored for years.


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Carver1200