"Robert Morein" wrote in message

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Robert Morein" wrote in message


The 10B is doubtless better than many decent FM tuners. I don't
see how it could compare to the best solid state twenty five years
later - i.e., the Onkyo T9090 mkII, or one of the other DX
favorites. No prejudice against the magnificent design work; but
vacuum tubes operating at 700C have a much higher equivalent
temperature than a cool semi.

Overloading by itself is not an indication of sensitivity. It's
another aspect of design. If AGC is applied to multiple stages, the
tuner will have greater dynamic range. This was not frequently done.

I'm under the impression that the 100% solid state McIntosh MR-78
and MR-80 vastly outperformed the 10B in many ways, including
ability to perform well in the face of very strong signals.

http://www.mr78.com/

http://www.amfmdx.net/fmdx/tuners.html

I have a Pioneer TX-9100, another well regarded classic, but I
rarely use it because the quality of FM programming is so poor
around here.

It's generally sad. We have Clear Channel to thank for that.

Have you tried DXing ?

Not lately. In days gone by, for sure!