Sansui TU-X1 tuner vs. Magnum Dynalab 109

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The new Magnum Dynalab 109 tuner msrp is $8,500
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None. You may gain HD Radio and remote control but the tuners of the Sansui's era are nearly always better.

Mitch I have a Accuphase T-100 in exceptional condition for it's age, all stock and soon to be modified.

Purely on sound performance in stock condition I would put the T-100 head to head with any of the Dynalab tuners, past production and current.

Your Sansui is a Hell of a tuner, have that beast modified by one of the well known shops.

People would kill for your TU-X1 tuner!

Yes mods would help. I had my Sansui done by one of the best Ken @ Stereo Surgeons in Hartford, CT & it sounds worlds better than stock. Ken's a Sansui expert & his pricing is very reasonable & he includes before and after specs. If you don't want to mod it you must get it re-aligned. I would still get the electrolytics replaced as they don't last much more than ~20 years.

Dear Mitch,

I get tired of people blogging about products they have never heard or compared. The MD109 does not have HD Radio and never will. If you want to try a MD109 call us at Magnum Dynalab and we will let you try one. I think our MD90T at $1785.00 will out perform the Sansui?

Best regards,

Jim Richards, COO
Magnum Dynalab

I sold my MD-108 and switched to a 1978 original Sansui TU-919. The two sound different, but I prefer the old Sansui at a fraction of the price.

I'm curious about what there is on radio to listen to nowadays? I have a wonderful MR78 that hasn't been used in years.

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Rwwear, It depends on where you live. I live in Los Angeles and we have a killer jazz station here. I'm a jazz fanatic. I bought the tuner just for this jazz station. It is the only jazz station in LA. It has never been tuned to another station since I've owned it. However, I listen to my SqueezeBox much more than I do my tuner. With the Squeezebox, I get jazz stations from all over the world. Also, I get great jazz variety from Rhapsody and Pandora via the SqueezeBox.
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Having owned a Squeezebox Transporter for about a year, I find that 90%+ of my listening is via Pandora or ParadiseRadio on the Squeezebox. I even use the Transporter (Modwright modded) as a DAC for an Esoterix UX-3Pi when I listen to CDs.

Just read an article in the LA Times about Britain's Radio4. I was stunned to read that 90% of Brits listen to the radio...and at length and as a destination activity, not just as background.

I'm going to see if I can find Radio4 on the Squeezebox.