Tube Tuners

As with yourself, I love tubes - not necessarily just vintage stuff though and I almost went the tube tuner route ala McIntosh some years ago.

Before I did the deed, I had an opportunity to listen to a Accuphase 101 in my system (all tubes) and I must tell you how impressed I was. Not only with all the tuner performance criteria (the spec's re reception) but the analogue output. When tuned to a good classical station the output was crystal clear, not warm, not cold, not grainy, not anything but crystal clear! Love it still. Its now about 30 years old and everything works just like new.

Don't write off some of these old SS tuners. You may not need tubes. BTW I owned Sansui TU717, Magnum, and Perreaux tuners before this purchase. Not even close in build or sonics with any of these. FWIW.

I was wondering if anyone has input on the rebuilt Scott tube tuners,Mapleshade is pushing."They" make some pretty amazing claims,and I wonder if there is any validity to the promised performance.
Best.

Sirspeedy,

the Mapleshade Scotts are very good. When it comes down to the fine points, matters of taste are always a factor though, IME.

Sirspeedy I have heard some negative things about the Mapleshades, I have two Scott tuners (LT 110-B) and (310E)my ide and joy. I am very lucky to have a Scott guru that lives here in my city, and does all my work on them. Once he does his thing with them they no longer need anything else done to them.

I'm using a Fanfare FT1-A. I'm very happy with it.