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In Reply to: RE: What interesting good sounding tuner to buy? posted by ancient tones on April 28, 2025 at 07:25:56
Well, I suppose any new one too, although that should be a minimal chance.
Does it need alignment or other service?
Previously living in areas with multiple good station choices (meaning for my favored music) I've gone through a number of the more popular models. For awhile I had a Sansui TU 9900 which was known for signal quality. Mine was near perfect cosmetically but the sonics were only average. Similar story with a Yamaha T-9. Only later did I realize it could have been misalignment rather than unwarranted reputation for those.
Buying a respected model at the right price and having it serviced by a qualified tuner tech may be the answer.
"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made." Groucho
So right you are M3 lover!
Do I want to return the new to me MR74 for $50 shipping? Or invest the money to service it? It probably needs caps replaced and other stuff? Any ideas? I can't do that kind of electrical work any more due to eyesight and hand unsteadiness.
It was taking up to 15 minutes to warm up and not picking up my station as well as most tuners do. It sounds like power supply caps and it's probably has never been serviced.
It cost me $700 shipped. Is it worth investing in? It's cosmetically nice for a 1970s tuner. Almost perfect in that respect.
Ideally you'd find one with a good reputation within reasonable driving distance. Otherwise you're face with shipping + repairs.
Unfortunately shipping costs have gone up like everything else, other than new TVs. ;^)
Was the MR774 represented to be in good working order by the seller? If so I'd say they owe you a partial refund
"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made." Groucho
I have an experienced tech nearby. He is not into the mod thing, but he has brought several vintage items up to specs with power supply repair and replacing old caps. His shop is always an interesting place with high end gear on the shelves including Mcintosh gear.
I hate to be the guy to ask for a partial refund. He represented this MR74 as working and that he had played it for a few hours before it shipped. Which on a strong nearby station and warming up for a while it would certainly do. My station, though not the strongest, picks up on other tuners that I have had. That is quite a few, at least 10 or so.
Thank you M3 lover, I'll let you know what happens.
Chris
I got a partial refund on the MR74. It's a nice piece cosmetically, no rust or pitting and the glass is nice. I'll have to ship it, as my local tech no longer does alignments. I'm happy with this. Mike at RadioX tuners is probably where it will go. If it works out my Sony ST-5000F will go to him too.
It's funny that online people love certain brands or wouldn't have one. I need to try a Mcintosh sometimes so here it goes. I can always sell it.
Now the MR67 is a whole different story! Yikes! It has rust and pitting that was not obvious in the pictures. The supplied tubes include duplicates, probably meaning that some are bad. And there is still 5 tube sockets that no tube was included for. I realized that it was not perfect, but the description was way off. "Tested and working, this was taken from a working environment ". Rated as Very Good. Most of their stuff looks like it was aquired from estate sales or storage locker type buys. They have good feedback. I'm familiar with them so I'm pretty sure that they will take it back without a hassle.
I'm back to square one, looking for a tuner to tide me over while mine are in the shop.
I had a MR74 and it was my best for tuning weak FM stations that wouldn't do as well as my Marantz 10Bs and Fisher 200B etc.
Hopefully, the MR74 will be up to snuff after an alignment and recapping.
OTOH, the tube tuners were sweeter sounding.
-Rod
Thanks for the kind words Rod. Shipping the MR74 out tomorrow. I really like tubes too. Got to get the Sherwood S3000 refurbished next.
I hopefully have a place holder tuner coming in soon. Shipping is not what it used to be. It always takes a day longer now. Will reveal when it gets here. Clue, it's a cheapo black face.
Absolutely. I have had plenty of
vintage gear and yes, you pretty much have to figure in the cost of servicing. My tech guy is surprisingly reasonable on cost. He finds my gear interesting. It's not his everyday stuff. I always see nice gear and plenty of Macs when I visit.
I had a Sansui 717 and sold it. The sound was not very memorable.
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