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Model: FT-101A Category: Tuner Suggested Retail Price: $975 Description: FM Tuner Manufacturer URL: Magnum Dynalab
Review by Barry on November 09, 2007 at 17:56:03
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for the FT-101A
I too had a Magnum Dynalab Etude for many years. The sound is described very accurately on the Tuner Information Center website (read the entire site - everything its great.) In a nutshell -- dry, not much bass or particularly dynamic. Air around instruments and 3D soundstage? No way. It improved if left on 2 or 3 days but not by much. I never listened to it - did pull in stations pretty well though. I liked an old Dyna FM-5 by Frank Van Alstine much better
So i sold it & bought the Sansui TU-717. It was a noticeable step up and for a lot less. Some warmth much better high end and some semblence of real music.
But wait it gets better. With only 2 hours work replacing all the power supply parts with 2-4 xs larger (Black Gate) caps and taking out the old diodes in exchange for Schottky's the result is amazing and I haven't even got to the rest of the APS filter matching mods, F-connector etc.. Very real audiophile quality incredible bass + warm & wonderful realistic mid-range and acceptable though still not great highs - some soundstage and air. The FT101A Etude's not even close.
Product Weakness: Many. See above Product Strengths: A very pretty face!
Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier: tri-amped Class A Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): pass labs X02 Sources (CDP/Turntable): tuner!!!!!! Speakers: Maggies and huge subs Cables/Interconnects: DH labs Revelations Music Used (Genre/Selections): It's a tuner!!!!! Other (Power Conditioner etc.): All Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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