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.
which UK Hi-Fi makers currently make a stereo FM tuner?
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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.com
Cambridge 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.com
Cambridge 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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simon g
Older, wiser but no longer retired
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...Cambridge 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...Cambridge 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...
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Whilst Cambridge Audio is a UK hifi company, most of their products are manufactured in China.
Also…
www.ruarkaudio.com
www.robertsradio.com
etc.
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Ruark R810 High Fidelity Radiogram
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Revival RD70
Enjoy stunning 1950's styling with the Roberts Revival RD70 for an iconic, durable radio with cutting-edge features. Buy a Revival RD70 radio right now
etc.
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awkwardbydesign
Officially Awesome
But none of these are tuners, though.
Del monaco
Del Monaco
Plenty second hand, including Creek and A&R!
Jamie
pfm Member
As far as a tuner is concerned, I think the answer is now none. There are very few new tuners out there now, looks like you have a choice of Rotel or Project in the mainstream market, or Tangent from Richer Sounds. Top end, I think McIntosh do one, and I found a German one - Restek. If you want a UK brand (especially UK built), then used is the only option. I sold my Cyrus Dab 8 a few years ago, as I don't use FM much, and it had no Dab+, so now stream any radio I want into an Ifi Zen Blue.
I guess there are plenty out there used, as per post above, probably add Arcam and Cyrus to the list.
I guess there are plenty out there used, as per post above, probably add Arcam and Cyrus to the list.
hifinutt
hifinutt
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 sell
Don't think FM tuners sell in any numbers, though, from checking the SH prices.
Bogart
pfm Member
Exactly my thoughts.
It was certainly before C19, but there was a statement by UK authorities that the switch-off of FM had been permannently postponed for all the reasons stated and implied above, not least DAB coverage, which amount to common-sense, which could be a first for anything related to a government anouncement/decision.
Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
And my question is wrt an FT Tuner. i.e. NOT a combo unit of FM, streaming, media player, etc, etc.
I can find various boxes that do-it-all. Indeed, I did try one sent to me a while ago. The problem was that it was in practice insanely over-compicated and fiddly to use simply as a *radio* tuner. I gave up on that before I even had a chance to go further as it was such a PITA to use an an FM tuner.
OK, I'll admit an AM/FM *tuner* into the scope of my question. But as yet I've not seen one - traditional or SDR-based - on sale from any 'Hi F' company. They all get the 'swiss army knife required' built in, making them more expensive and complex to use.
Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
Puzzling given that these days an SDR-based one could work very well indeed and be cheap-as-chips to make in quantity. But the closest I can recall to that in Hi-Fi was an integrated amp that you could add SDR to as a plug-in extra. Creek IIRC.
Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
That's potentially fine as a well-designed SDR based unit could work very well indeed.
Is it that establised Hi-Fi companies are clueless about SDR? Or that they assume 'shovelware increases sales'?... not exactly the mindset that led to the rise of enthusiasm for Hi-Fi, is it?