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A McIntosh Tuner, Is There One In Your System?

Mac Tuner just waiting to be used...

taylode said:
I think maybe you’ve shamed me into to connecting an antenna this weekend. :scratch2:
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Try it, you'll like it! I shudder at the idea of any Mac Tuner just sitting there, idle and feeling unappreciated...:tears:

Pete
 
taylode said:
I think maybe you’ve shamed me into to connecting an antenna this weekend. :scratch2:
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WELL ALRIGHT!!!!

Let us know what you think. You will be surprised at how good the TM-1 sounds.

I will be the first to agree that a lot of commercial broadcasting sounds like $#*%, but if you search around there is some good stuff on the air. I enjoy some of the late night programming on National Public Radio. When you can catch a live music broadcast, it will really wake up your interst in FM.

Keep us posted. Maybe no one else gives a hoot, but Pete and I are interested.

This thread has really opened my eyes as to how many McNuts have multiple tuners, not just an extra one, but many tuners. It makes me want to start collecting.
 
jdandy said:
Geez, Dennis......a folded dipole and a matching 300 ohm to 75 ohm matching transformer are about $10 at Radio Shack. There might be some good stuff on the air you just haven't discovered. You never know.
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If you poke around this site http://www.radio-locator.com/ you can get an idea of what stations you might be able to pick up with various types of antennas / systems.

With a good antenna, you should be able to get stuff out of Sacramento which might be pretty good - depending on what you like.
 
jdandy said:
WELL ALRIGHT!!!!

Let us know what you think. You will be surprised at how good the TM-1 sounds.

I will be the first to agree that a lot of commercial broadcasting sounds like $#*%, but if you search around there is some good stuff on the air. I enjoy some of the late night programming on National Public Radio. When you can catch a live music broadcast, it will really wake up your interst in FM.
Keep us posted. Maybe no one else gives a hoot, but Pete and I are interested.

This thread has really opened my eyes as to how many McNuts have multiple tuners, not just an extra one, but many tuners. I makes me want to start collecting.
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I agree that most of the commercial FM is junk, but the public radio stations are great.

Regarding multiple tuners, I have two, one Yamaha and one McIntosh, but I also have two Zenith table tops from the 50's I listen to pretty often. FM on a those old zeniths sounds darn good! Some times I put the table top, the yamaha and the McIntosh at the same time, so I hear it where ever I go. Another reason why my wife thinks I'm nuts
 
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TSmith8605 said:
If you poke around this site http://www.radio-locator.com/ you can get an idea of what stations you might be able to pick up with various types of antennas / systems.

With a good antenna, you should be able to get stuff out of Sacramento which might be pretty good - depending on what you like.
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Thanks, that should be a big help. Now when I connect it up and find lots of good stuff I'm going to have to kick myself. :twak:
 
FM tuner in the MAC-4100 spends all weekend parked on the NPR station - Car Talk, PHC, jazz all Friday night, etc. Sounds wonderful. Unfortunately, the tuner in the 1700 in my office is on the fratz, and I'm too buried in computer problems right now to tear into it. One of these days I'll likely end up forwarding it on to The Wizard of Knoxville for a look.

Oh, and it still looks like I'll be getting my hands on a(n intermittent) MX-112 this Thanksgiving. From the symptoms it sounds like a cracked core in an IF can is the problem. Unfortunately, the dealer what's got it has sat on it for months without fixing it. Grrr.
 
MR85. Listened regularly in CT, now I listen always in IN - low end of the dial here has much better musical content and sonics. I've been very happy with Antenna Performance Attic Intenna. By the way, I've never really found any good guidance on how to best place the AM module. Thoughts?
 
Sephiam said:
By the way, I've never really found any good guidance on how to best place the AM module. Thoughts?
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The simple rule on the AM antenna module is to put it as far away from any electronics as possible (I tried to keep it at least 10 feet away).

When I had my MR85 I was able to listen to Cubs games from Chicago here in Indianapolis with a clear signal. :thmbsp:
 
Sadly, my MR85 usually just fills rack space. I love the way it sounds but when I'm in the den I'm listening to other stuff I guess.

I use the MR78 in the garage a lot more.
 
Tried most of the tuners from the MR80 and earlier and have just been happy with my MR77 that I bought when it was in production. Needs lamps, has bubbles on the front panel after all these years and probably due for some other tlc including an alignment but, it still sounds better than almost anything. NPR and CBC are favorite listening sources.
 
jdandy said:
Geez, Dennis......a folded dipole and a matching 300 ohm to 75 ohm matching transformer are about $10 at Radio Shack. There might be some good stuff on the air you just haven't discovered. You never know.
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Dan, What antenna do you suggest?
I have a TM1 in my MX-119 also and I am just using the $1.99 300ohm "T" antenna and connecting it via the little 300ohm to 75ohm connector to my MX-119. My FM reception is ok, though not very exciting. I understand that to really get the best reception I should mount an antenna on the roof, but I don't want to do that..

Michael
 
mike175gr said:
Dan, What antenna do you suggest?
I have a TM1 in my MX-119 also and I am just using the $1.99 300ohm "T" antenna and connecting it via the little 300ohm to 75ohm connector to my MX-119. My FM reception is ok, though not very exciting. I understand that to really get the best reception I should mount an antenna on the roof, but I don't want to do that..

Michael
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I use this one with great success:

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=GDFM1A

No affiliation
 
My girlfriend has a MAC4300V that doesn't pick certain stations like KCSM well enough for the stereo light to go on. Anyone know of a good antenna for someone who isn't at the very top of one of the many hills here in San Francisco?
 
tony-w said:
My girlfriend has a MAC4300V that doesn't pick certain stations like KCSM well enough for the stereo light to go on. Anyone know of a good antenna for someone who isn't at the very top of one of the many hills here in San Francisco?
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I'm using a Magnum Dynalab SG2. You can mount it indoors or out; mine's in the attic. It's an omni directional type, it kinda looks like an old car antenna and works quite well...
 
mike175gr said:
Dan, What antenna do you suggest?
I have a TM1 in my MX-119 also and I am just using the $1.99 300ohm "T" antenna and connecting it via the little 300ohm to 75ohm connector to my MX-119. My FM reception is ok, though not very exciting. I understand that to really get the best reception I should mount an antenna on the roof, but I don't want to do that..

Michael
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Go to the following website and scroll down to the "Antennas" paragraph.

http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/

I believe simple, properly arranged rabbit ears are recommended for indoor use or an FM-band Yagi or all-band (FM and TV) are recommended for outdoor use.

I'm not sure why you don't want an outdoor antenna but I had an FM-band Yagi installed on a rotator on my roof in Sunnyvale and it opened up a whole new world of FM choices. They are not very expensive (compared to the price of Mac equipment) - I just had a guy install mine and run the cables down.

With indoor antennas I was very limited to what I could receive without noise in Sunnyvale. Note that the FM-only antenna below works better for FM than the all-band but does not support TV bands.

FM-only Yagi with rotor for MAC1900 and MR-71 (#2):
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All-band used for my OTH (VHF and UHF) HD TV and FM with rotor for MR-71 (#1) and Dish DVR box:
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KMC45 said:
Just took my second one out of it's box and put it into my small two channel system. One is near the front of the house, one is near the rear.
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You've got them coming & going :drool:
I just had to comment on how grand your
"Small 2 channel" system looks,Really something!
I dig your component rack,What is the make please ?
 
mike175gr said:
Dan, What antenna do you suggest?
I have a TM1 in my MX-119 also and I am just using the $1.99 300ohm "T" antenna and connecting it via the little 300ohm to 75ohm connector to my MX-119. My FM reception is ok, though not very exciting. I understand that to really get the best reception I should mount an antenna on the roof, but I don't want to do that..

Michael
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I am using a base loaded Fanfare FM-2G antenna, mounted 28' above the ground to the base, plus a 25dB FM amplifier. I have no problem receiving stations that are over fifty miles from my antenna. Be sure and use a high quality shielded coaxial cable (RG6U).
 

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