Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
Suddenly wondering this as I can't recall any being mentioned recently. Nor in a magazine review or ad. And I mean a *tuner* for radio reception. Not a device that also does web streams, etc.
Cambridge Audio AXR85 FM/AM Stereo Receiver with Phono-Stage
85 Watts per channel – perfect for driving different sizes of speakers, ideal for medium rooms Integrated FM/AM Tuner – with RDS & 15 station presetsBuilt-in MM Phono Stage – plug & play a turntable, no other boxes required Built-in Bluetooth 5.0 – easy wireless connection to smartphones...www.cambridgeaudio.comCambridge Audio AXR100 FM/AM Stereo Receiver
100 Watts per channel – perfect for driving different sizes of speakers including floorstanders, ideal for medium – large roomsIntegrated FM/AM Tuner – with RDS & 40 station presetsBuilt-in MM Phono Stage – plug & play a turntable, no other boxes required Built-in Bluetooth 5.0 – easy wireless...www.cambridgeaudio.comCambridge Audio AXR100D DAB+ / FM Stereo Receiver with Phono-Stage
100 Watts per channel – perfect for driving different sizes of speakers including floorstanders, ideal for medium – large rooms Integrated DAB+ / FM Tuner – with RDS & 40 station presetsBuilt-in MM Phono Stage – plug & play a turntable, no other boxes required Built-in Bluetooth 5.0 – easy...www.cambridgeaudio.com
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Sold a very rare Fm tuner recently , still been a bit of demand for it since it sold .but yes they are very hard to sellAnyone deciding to make an FM tuner these days would have a hard job finding someone to sell it to.
Especially at full retail.
Wasn't there talk of FM being switched off at some point? I seem to recall some discussion around it when DAB first came out, I'm presuming it never happened.
Exactly my thoughts.But none of these are tuners, though.
Latest date is now 2030 but that can shift if politicians need it to. All in aid of freeing up the airwaves for 5G. Heavens where I live getting aWasn't there talk of FM being switched off at some point? I seem to recall some discussion around it when DAB first came out, I'm presuming it never happened.
Whilst Cambridge Audio is a UK hifi company, most of their products are manufactured in China.
Anyone deciding to make an FM tuner these days would have a hard job finding someone to sell it to.
Especially at full retail.
Finding the components to manufacture a classic superhet FM tuner would not be easy. The RF filter and detector parts and stereo decoders have largely been discontinued. Car radios are usually SDR designs these days.