Radio Road: REVIEW: Quad FM4 Tuner by Belgarchi

Model:	FM4
Category:	Tuner
Suggested Retail Price:	$Unknown
Description:	FM Tuner. small footprint
Manufacturer URL:	Quad

Review by Belgarchi on August 02, 2008 at 13:55:09
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for the FM4

This tuner has always been my 'dream' tuner, more so since I bought one 3 years ago.
It is small, the design is simple and clean, there are only a few command, no A.M., a rotative buton to tune on stations (I really don't like these 'up' and 'down' butons often seen these days).
The sound is excellent. It is 'above average' for weak station, but really exceptional with medium or high strength signals.
Noise and distortion are low, there are plenty of details, but what is really rare is the soundstage and the musicality; no harshness at all, strikingly natural voices.
It exists in two versions, the older has DIN connectors (to avoid), the newer RCA connectors.

Product Weakness:	No 'auto-search'
Product Strengths:	Simplicity, Design, Musicality

Associated Equipment for this Review:

Amplifier: Bryston B60R
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): none
Sources (CDP/Turntable): NAD 5100
Speakers: JM Lab 806S
Cables/Interconnects: Monster cable
Music Used (Genre/Selections): All types
Room Size (LxWxH): 14 x 14 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments: Neutral
Time Period/Length of Audition: Years
Other (Power Conditioner etc.): Rotel RLC900
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner

Amplifier:	Bryston B60R
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	none
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	NAD 5100
Speakers:	JM Lab 806S
Cables/Interconnects:	Monster cable
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	All types
Room Size (LxWxH):	14 x 14 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	Neutral
Time Period/Length of Audition:	Years
Other (Power Conditioner etc.):	Rotel RLC900
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner