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Sansui TU-X1 tuner vs. Magnum Dynalab 109

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I currently own a Sansui TU-X1 tuner. It sounds really good. However, it is the only audiophile grade tuner that I've ever owned or heard. Also, it is about 30 years old but in great condition. Ive read about the the new flagship Magnum Dynalab 108 and 109 tuners and how great they are and I am curious. How much of an improvement over my Sansui TU-X1 will these new tuners be?

thanks......mitch
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mitch4t
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pdreher
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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.
rwwear
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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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mitch4t OP
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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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tvad
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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.
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