[martyo]

In the Chicago area we have WDCB from the College of Dupage that is 90% jazz, you can stream them from the internet.

[Wayner]

So apparently there is still interest in FM as a source of entertainment. I think most of you listen to FM while your doing work, I have it on right now. I do wonder about the advent of HD radio and it's poor sound quality. Will this format replace and obsolete our current FM tuners? If not, would any of you like to see an Audio by Van Alstine FM tuner? I know I would. I'm sure Frank will roll his eyes, saying why when you can by the Tivoli for 150 bucks?

And the really silly question is why are surround sound receivers offered anyway? Do people listen to FM with these systems? I'll bet most don't have a rooftop antenna so anyone in fringe or deep fringe will have marginal reception at best. Why don't they make 5.1 surround integrated and forget the FM/AM section altogether?

Well, regardless of what kind of music or station preference you have, I hope the FM format as it is today, stays healthy and I don't want the FCC to force everyone to the HD only format. That would be very bad.

W

[rkeir]

If not, would any of you like to see an Audio by Van Alstine FM tuner? I know I would. I'm sure Frank will roll his eyes, saying why when you can by the Tivoli for 150 bucks?

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I suppose there would have to be a reasonably priced existing tuner which both meets certain requirements (front end performance?) and also has room for the circuit board(s). Even if something like that existed, would there be that much of a demand? Confidence that a number of units would sell would also be important. I sort of doubt if all these factors exist, but then, I've been wrong before.

Merry Christmas all

[doug s.]

well, all it takes for me is one high-quality station w/programming i like, to make fm my preferred source for >75% of my listening.  and no, i am not talking about yust background music.  a quality tuna easily competes w/my digital & winyl sources on a revealing system. 

and, no, you don't need to drop $2500 on something like the modded sansui tu-x1 that i yust seem to have sold.     $500 or less (sometimes way less, if you're a prudent shopper, &/or can weild a soldering iron & read schematic), will get you so close to something like a tu-x1 that you won't sweat the differences - even in direct a-b comparison.  in fact, one tuna i own - a stock jvx fx1100bk - i picked up for $10 on a local craigslist, & i could live w/it happily ever after.  and, mods & alignment will only make it better.  it's easily the equal of two tandberg 3001a's i owned.  & i would put it up against any m-d tuna.  other reasonably priced suspects include hitachi ft8000, mitsubishi da-f20, sherwood s3000, series lll & up, nikko gamma 1, sansui tu517/717/719, harman kardon citation 14/15/18, sony st-a6b, to name a few off the top of my head...

happy listening & holly hippodaze,

doug s. 

[weirdo]

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If not, would any of you like to see an Audio by Van Alstine FM tuner? I know I would. I'm sure Frank will roll his eyes, saying why when you can by the Tivoli for 150 bucks?

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I'd buy one in a heartbeat. A decent analog tuner by AVA..for anything less than it costs for a Mag Dyn would sell..
Or an AVA Receiver for Stereo only.  I assume AVA will end this discussion quickly.

[mark funk]

Until Frank starts building FM tuners again I well stay with my Dyna FM-3

[rlee8394]

Mark,
Check out this site:

http://home.comcast.net/~netminer/FM-3A.Html

I've ordered his stuff and it works well. I'm about to order the new FM-3 motherboard.
Ron

[doug s.]

i have a dyna fm3 refurb'd, aligned, & sorted out similarly to the one in this review.  (too bad the pics don't seem to load anymore.)  unfortunately, its reception is mediocre, & i cannot use it in my present location.  dynacos need a decent signal, otherwise forget about them...

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f7/review-sansuitu-x1-dynaco-fm-3-leak-throughline-2-a-202860/

doug s.

[mark funk]

rlee8394, Thanks I have talked to Chauncey a few times. I have five FM-3s. I am going to try both the full upgrade and the new motherboard. I think I should have a good supply of parts

[gjs_cds]

Peoples--please post your experiences with your Dyna FM3 motherboard replacements...  (!)

I've got two Dynas, and I've been eyeing that product for a long time... Would be a fun project, and I expect with good results...

[rlee8394]

Will do. I emailed Chauncey yesterday, but no reply as of yet. Maybe due to the holiday season. His site was recently updated to include a listing of replacement parts for the FM-3.

Ron.

[Brett Buck]

rlee8394, Thanks I have talked to Chauncey a few times. I have five FM-3s. I am going to try both the full upgrade and the new motherboard.

     I can see some slight advantage to the motherboard replacement, but I honestly haven't see a lot wrong with the stock board arrangement. I would be very interested in the sensitivity/selectivity module but the payment arrangements seem rather strange.

      Brett

[avahifi]

On an older FM-3 is is important to be sure the circuit board is actually grounded to the chassis.  I would suggest a few hard wired soldered to the board wires to new solder lugs on the chassis all the way around, six to eight of them should do the job.

Frank Van Alstine