This item is in good condition and works perfect! please take a look at all the pictures. Thanks

Selling a used Magnum Dynalab MD90 FM Tuner in good condition, the unit functions properly and has no know issues. There is a small scrape on the top of the unit as seen in the photos. Besides that only mild scruffs are on it from use. Unit comes in its original box and packaging. The unit belonged to a deceased audiophile and was well maintained. Features:5 stage tuningToroidal transformerCenter tune, signal strength and multi-path metersGold plated Sound Connection RCA connectorsKimber hyper-pure hook up wireBlack faceplateOptions:precision remote controlbalanced outputsilver faceplateaudio upgrade Here is a link to the official website citing more details: MD 90 FM Tuner with 5 stage Tuning | FM Tuners (magnumdynalab.com) Please use photos to access if the condition suits your wants and needs. All International sales will be handled via Ebay International Shipping. No Returns.

Vintage Magnum Dynalab FT 11 Black Stereo Analog FM Tuner. Made in Canada. Unit is in excellent condition, looks to have very little use. The tuner does work, and sounds fantastic. Only issues are the RF Signal bulb doesnt light up and the mute button doesnt seem to do anything when pressed. Other than that everything seems to function as it should. No accessories included. I ship both USPS and UPS. Make sure you check and see which service gives you a better rate. Payment is expected within 5 days. Items usually ship within 1 business day from payment. Items are described as accurately as possible. Feel free to contact with any additional questions or concerns.

Magnum Dynalab 205 Signal Sleuth Audiophile FM Signal Amplifier Powers On. We are unable to test. Please see photos for condition. Thank you.

GR1-MN-092723 Magnum Dynalab FT-101A Audiophile Analog FM Band Tuner with Original box Appears new. Powers On. Includes Original box & owners manual. Un-tested beyond that/sold as-is/for parts.Length: 19/Width: 10/Height: 4 This item is pre-ownedPlease see the pictures above. Check out our other items! Be sure to add NCJW/LA to your favorites list! so you do not miss any listings! We want this to be a pleasant buying experience. If you are not happy with your purchase, please contact us. Please Note Unpaid Cases Open Automatically After 7 Days International Buyers: Its Illegal to Mark Items as Gift or Less than Actual Value Paypal only. We will ship to your paypal confirmed address. Shipping includes tracking and delivery confirmation. We do combine shipping for multiple purchases. Please note that California residents must pay sales tax. All First Class International Packages will be registered If you have any questions, please contact us prior to bidding.

Vintage Magnum Dynalab FT 11 Black Stereo Analog FM Tuner. Made in Canada. Unit is in excellent condition, looks to have very little use. The tuner does work, and sounds fantastic. Only issues are the RF Signal bulb doesnt light up and the mute button doesnt seem to do anything when pressed. Other than that everything seems to function as it should. No accessories included. I ship both USPS and UPS. Make sure you check and see which service gives you a better rate. Payment is expected within 5 days. Items usually ship within 1 business day from payment. Items are described as accurately as possible. Feel free to contact with any additional questions or concerns.

Vintage Magnum Dynalab FT 11 Black Stereo Analog FM Tuner. Made in Canada. Unit is in excellent condition, looks to have very little use. The tuner does work, and sounds fantastic. Only issues are the RF Signal bulb doesnt light up and the mute button doesnt seem to do anything when pressed. Other than that everything seems to function as it should. No accessories included. I ship both USPS and UPS. Make sure you check and see which service gives you a better rate. Payment is expected within 5 days. Items usually ship within 1 business day from payment. Items are described as accurately as possible. Feel free to contact with any additional questions or concerns.

This unit powers on and does work. The display is bright and tunes stations in well. Both meters light up, however the RF signal and tuning meters do not move. The stereo indicating lamp is not working. Sold as is. No returns.

We use a 24 hour courier service but please allow up to 3 days handling time as a lot of our items are large and timeconsuming to package. Many thanks :) Description Fully working & tested Magnum Dynalab model 205 signal sleuth FM Antenna Amplifier. Practically unmarked and complete with manual. Please inspect the pictures (please also use the zoom function on the photos) and be sure of what you are buying, please don’t buy this if you are at all unsure, I will answer any questions you have, just email BEFORE PURCHASING. This is a used item and has been fairly described to the best of our ability. If you are not happy with any item, we can arrange collection from you for a full refund (even if you are outside the UK) We will not provide any partial refunds and will not cover any restoration, detailed or internal cleaning, repairs or modification costs. Any questions regarding out of eBay deals will be ignored Any items suspected missing in transit, must be reported to us within 10 days. Shipping We ship using a 24 hour courier. Please allow up to 3 days handling time as a lot of our items are large and take time to package well. Collections Collections from our unit in Bordon are available on Wednesdays and Fridays. Visit our storeHi-Fi Hangar Vintage hifi specialists Other PROJECTS, SPARES & REPAIRS HI-FI & AUDIO EQUIPMENT AMPLIFIERS DISK PLAYERS (CD/DVD/MD/SACD) TUNERS CASSETTE/TAPE DECKS SPEAKERS STUDIO EQUIPMENT TURNTABLES/RECORD PLAYERS CARTRIDGES TONEARMS MERCHANDISE T-SHIRTS ACCESSORIES Payment We take payment through the ebay managed payment system, Shipping We ship using a 24 hour courier. Please allow up to 3 days handling time as a lot of our items are large and take time to package well. _gsrx_vers_1545 (GS 9.4.1 (1545))

Magnum Dynalab FT-11 FM STEREO Tuner - Nice Tuner Serial Number 06749 This tuner is in Good Condition with light scratches and scuff here and there. Please see All 24 photos for Condition Details. NOTE: Payment is due within four days of the conclusion of the listing. Sellers dont need to open unpaid item cases any longer. Instead, orders will be canceled if a buyer hasnt paid within 4 calendar days. If you still have open unpaid item cases, If you dont close them within 4 day, well close them for you, to be eligible for a final value fee credit and the unpaid item will be recorded on the buyers account. See the sellers listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ALL ITEMS SOLD AS SEEN. NO RETURNS OR REFUNDS. FREE US INSURED SHIPPING

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

This unit powers on and does work. The display is bright and tunes stations in well. Both meters light up, however the RF signal and tuning meters do not move. The stereo indicating lamp is not working. Sold as is. No returns.

Magnum Dynalab FT101 Analog FM Radio Tuner Digital Readout.

17 SILVER PANEL. INCLUDES REMOTE AND ANTENNA. SELLING AS IS.

As I now stream radio, I have decided to part with this tuner. As it has been in its box since we moved house, I sent it to the UK distributors who are Decent Audio (Hifisound) in Stockton-on-Tees for a check over. It has just been returned with a clean bill of health. As you may already know, magnum Dynalab tuners are considered to be the best in the world and are used by some radio stations to monitor their output. Although this is the basic version in their range, it is still extremely fine sounding. Reviewers have commented: I was amazed at what I was hearing. The detail and spaciousness of the MD-90 were incredible and the background was extremely quiet. Listening to the MD-90 was not like listening to the radio at all. During extended listening sessions, I caught myself thinking “that’s a great CD or record”, forgetting that I was actually listening to live radio. Radio signals can certainly be high fidelity and the MD-90 confirmed that. The tuner had a phenomenal frequency extension. Classical recordings had that top-end sparkle of an orchestra while drum and bass radio shows extended the low-end far deeper than I am accustomed to from radio broadcasts. The photographs show there are three meters on the fascia for multi-path, centre tune and signal strength. All lit with a gentle amber glow. There is a digital frequency display beneath these. The tuner comes with the original instruction manual, power lead and original double layer box. You will see from the photographs that it is in excellent condition. These are currently sold in the UK for £1,750 (eg Analogue Seduction), and one dealer has a used sample for £899 in very good condition. Payment via PayPal and sent only to a registered Paypal address, or cash on collection. Postage will be £10 via DPD. AVAILABLE TO UK BUYERS ONLY PLEASE.

Vintage Magnum Dynalab FT 101 Analog FM Tuner This item is in good condition and works perfect ! but switches are broken, frequency counter and analog indicators are working correctly please take a look at all the pictures. Due to age, item is offered as is and as described - no returns accepted. Item will be packaged very well for transit. Shipping to any US address in the lower 48

MAGNUM DYNALAB FT-101A Audiophile Analog FM Band Tuner-Tested-Clean!!! WE SHIP WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS & WILL PACK WELL AS PER EBAY REGULATIONS ITEMS TOTALLING $750 OR HIGHER NEED TO REQUIRE AN ADULT SIGNATURE WE WILL INSURE FOR THE FULL PURCHASE PRICETHIS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE SHIPPING COST WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF PROFITING FROM FEESLOCAL PICK-UP WELCOMED AND SHIPPING WILL BE REFUNDED WE ARE A PROFESSIONAL AUDIO VIDEO TECHNOLOGY INSTALLATION COMPANY WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MOST OF WHAT WE SELL ARE OVERSTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS AS WELL AS PARTS FROM REMODELED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. USUALLY FROM SMOKE FREE / HVAC CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTSIF AN ITEM HAS OBVIOUS FLAWS IT WILL BE NOTED PLEASE RESEARCH ITEM/S ONLINE WITH MANUFACTURER,BEFORE PLACING A BID OR MAKING YOUR BIN PURCHASE. MANUALS, GUIDES & SETUP INFO ARE USUALLY AVAILABLE ONLINE.MANUALS ARE A GOOD REFERENCE FOR VERIFYING PART NUMBERS. ALL USED ITEMS TESTED & CLEANED PRIOR TO POSTING. OUR POLICY STATES NO RETURNS & ALL SALES ARE FINAL.THERE COULD BE EXCEPTIONS DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND BOTH OF OUR CONTROL. OUR EXCELLENT FEEDBACK COMES FROM CAREFULLY AND ACCURATELY LISTING ITEMS!!!PLEASE DON’T OPEN A CLAIM WITHOUT CONTACTING US!!!99% OF CLAIMS ARE DUE TO BUYER ERROR OR LACK OF PATIENCE CARRIER / SHIPPER DELAYS IN ARE NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVEN’T SHIPPED ANYTHING RECENTLY, USPS / FEDEX / UPS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY RAISED THEIR RATES GOOD LUCK BIDDING & BUYING!!!!!

Vintage Magnum Dynalab FT 101 Analog FM Tuner Made in Canada. In excellent working condition and cosmetic condition. I’m be VU meter (middle one) doesn’t work. Comes with European plug

Magnum Dynalab MD 309 Integrated Amp £8k+New. With optional DAC fitted In excellent condition with tubes changed last year. Rare amp but very well reviewed and able to drive any speakers. Hybrid design and like all other MD products it’s built like a tank. I have upgraded so now available and offers a high end performance at a great price. Remote control and manual. I don’t have the original packaging but can post on pallet service in heavy duty packaging on pallet service - amp and packaging around 40kg. From MD website This is our statement piece. Incredibly powerful, controlled yet musically stunning this Hybrid integrated has it all. This current amplifier has a dual tube front-end gain board that sends the musical signal through our TRACC audio control system to 40 Sanken solid state output devices to deliver a magical music stage which is dynamic, delicate and refined. Features LCD touch screen interface with level presets for each input Precision Sifam VU meters 1 inch front faceplate Wired with Kimber hyper pure cable Cardas RCA inputs WBT CE binding posts Fully balanced output Vibrapod dampers mounted on custom aluminum feet 8 x 22,000 UF Mundorf Supreme filter capacitors on the output section Conservatively rated at 225 watts per channel at 8 ohms Options Silver faceplate Built-in Burr Brown up-converting and over sampling DAC. 2 co-ax and 1-USB input

Dynalab Magnum FT101 Analog FM Turner. In good working condition some light scratches sound clear and good shipping within lower 48 states only

Rare opportunity to buy this in the UK - A Magnum Dynalab 205 FM Signal sleuth. Masthead Aerial amplifier. Set the switch on the front to bypass, to complete the initial set-up and tuning of the tuner being fed by the aerial. Once that been completed, reset the passthrough switch and tune the signal sleuth to the desired frequency, amplifying the signal going to the tuner. Its in good condition given its age. It might say 120v on the back, but I can assure you that its been adjusted to run on 240v here in the UK. In use it is very effective, whilst its not quite up to pulling a great signal from a piece of damp string, make it a very basic aerial the results are impressive. Feed it a good signal from a proper roof mounted aerial it is capable of pulling in those distant stations that were previously just out of reach to receive a usable and listenable signal. Alternatively if you live in a difficult reception area due to the topology of the terrain around you, this will be the answer to your problem. No original box, but will be securely packed for fully insured courier shipping.Personal collection is also most welcome.

RB 61780 GD Ampli hifi tuner Magnum Dynalab md-208 receiver noir état doccasion, câble dalimentation fournie, pas de télécommande testé et fonctionnel Longueur: 50 cm Largeur: 40 cm Hauteur : .... cm Epaisseur : 15 cm Profondeur: .... cm Diamètre: .... cm Contenance: .... ml Poids: 17000 g Professionnels dans le domaine de lArt et de lAntiquité (40 ans dexpérience). Nos experts vous apportent: Garantie, Authenticité et Qualité. Tarifs Expéditions : - France et Suisse : 37 euros - Union européenne : 83 euros - Monde : 182 euros - Achats groupés : Les frais dexpéditions seront recalculés et réduits - Group purchases : shipping costs will be recalculated and reduced Modes de paiement acceptés : Virements bancaires - Chèques - PayPal Noubliez pas de visiter notre boutique Ebay et notre site internet (contactez-nous pour infos).

Tested and in good working condition. Does a great job of locking in on FM stations. Sounds good too. Features5 stage tuningCenter tune, signal strength and multi-path metersGold plated Sound Connection RCA connectorsBlack faceplateDynalabs custom Plitron toroidal transformerA 0.093 gold plated circuit boardBrass flywheel and brass clutch precision tuning mechanism

MAGNUM DYNALAB MD106 Triode valve tuner with original packaging SUPERB SOUND FROM THIS CLASSIC This tuner is absolutely gorgeous to look at and even more gorgeous to listen to. It is such a pleasing combination of vintage and modern looks. One of the real nifty things about the MD 106T is the magic tuning eye. The tuning eye is actually for center tuning of the stereo signal and is located at the middle of the front panel. This eye is actually a vacuum tube, which glows in a varying degree of pie-shapes to show the centre stereo tuning of the unit. This is just so cool to look at and adds a sense of aesthetics to the product, which I like. From left to right on the front face there is a large knob that switches between the two antenna inputs, both 75 ohms, which the tuner accepts. There are two traditional analog meters, for multipath and signal strength. There is of course the magic tuning eye mentioned above, along with a digital read-out which displays the number of the station. The switches on the front panel include a power switch, a muting switch, a stereo/mono switch and a narrow/wide bandwidth switch. There is also a sensor that accepts the optional remote control, which can be ordered with many of the Magnum Dynalab tuners. The tuner that I reviewed did not have the remote control option, so I cant comment on this feature. There are also two LEDs that show that the muting is on and the more traditional stereo LED indicator. On the back panel, again from left to right, there are the two 75 ohm antenna inputs labeled A1 and A2, an EIC power connector and both balanced (XLR) as well as unbalanced (RCA) output connectors are provided. Looking Inside The interior construction of this tuner is just as lovely as the exterior. The board is very well laid out and shows excellent workmanship and assembly quality. There are four Multicap capacitors, five microfarads each which are all bypassed with a smaller 0.7 microfarad capacitor also from Multicap. The power transformer is a toroidal type and is relatively large for a tuner. Almost all the wiring is soldered with the exception of the power wires at the IEC connector as well as the wires from the two secondaries of the power transformer. These are all connected with snap-on connectors to the circuit board. A really neat feature of this tuner is that the output stage is a single-ended triode tube circuit design. The output circuit has no negative feedback according to Larry Zurowksi, president and owner of Magnum Dynalab. Larry also told me that the triodes actually amplify the signal after the RF section to handle the amplification of the output section. This is different from the tubes used in their top model, the MD 108, where the tubes are there as an output buffer only. The two tubes used in the output stage are 6922/6DJ8 and are labelled Amperex. These are Amperex Bugle Boy new old stock (NOS) tubes which some tube aficionados prefer. The RCA output connectors appear to WBTs. For protection, there is a mini-sized fuse right on the circuit board. All in all, this is an excellently executed, well-designed and meticulously assembled piece of audio gear. Actual Use Operating and using this tuner is just a real delight. The front faceplate, the magic tuning eye, as well as the feel of the knobs and the switches, provide a luxury feel and a real pride of ownership. For me, I found the two antenna inputs very useful here. I use the whip antenna that is available from Magnum Dynalab into one input and a smaller 300-ohm T-type antenna with a transformer for the other input. One can also use one of the larger exterior antennas, and this is also available directly from Magnum Dynalab. One can argue that having a switch between the two antennas might compromise the sonic quality, but I have no way of comparing the antenna switch with a no-switch. The tuning knob is large and has a good weighted feel to it that makes it a real joy to use. One thing I found with trying to use the magic tuning eye is that there is a slight lag in its movement when the tuning dial is turned. Its movement is not as precisely tied to the movement of the tuning dial as compared to the stereo tuning needle meter of my Magnum Dynalab FT 101A analog tuner. This is not such a big deal. It just means that you have to be a little bit more precise in using the tuning knob to get the station directly on center. Listening To This Beauty Ill tell you right up front that this tuner is an absolute joy and a real pleasure to listen to. You can listen to this tuner all day long without fatigue. You can listen to it critically to gauge the quality of the station and the quality of the music. You can also enjoy it as background music while you are doing your daily tasks, and even while just relaxing, unwinding and rejuvenating. In all these cases, this tuner sounds absolutely wonderful. The MD-106T has got an incredible balance of warmth, musicality and bloom on the one hand, and air, ambience, spaciousness, an excellent soundstage and, Id like to say detail, but its not detail per se. Its exceptional resolution, nuances and finer distinctions. This is not a detail, bright, exaggerated, top-end component at all. Getting this incredible balance between warmth, bloom, musicality AND air, spaciousness, distinctiveness is extremely difficult in any audio equipment, and also extremely rare. The MD-106T has this balance spot-on in my opinion. So many of todays products highlight or spotlight the upper mid and highs to give a false illusion of detail and spaciousness, which is neither. These are hi-fi effects and artifacts and, I believe, are not real, because I never hear them in live or un-amplified music. This great balance between musicality and resolution makes listening to FM music broadcasting a pure joy. Excellent classical or jazz stations here in Toronto sound absolutely delightful. Even the majority of bad sounding stations, which are compressed and limited, sound acceptable to wonderful. It is a treasure to discover new music, music that I would not normally be exposed to, through this marvelous FM tuner. The sound of this tuner is so good that I was not motivated to play CDs or records for quite a while, when I was reviewing this tuner. The tonality and spectral balance of this tuner is exemplary. The lows, mids and highs were extremely well balanced, as well as sounding very cohesive. The sub-bass region also was very good especially for a tube output stage, but does not reach the subterranean levels of some solid-state output circuits. This is not entirely easy to gauge, nor that important, because so few of the FM stations really do broadcast very low bass energy. The mid bass is excellent with plenty of body and mass behind it. The midrange is truly exquisite. Not just as good as the classic vintage tuners, but actually even better. The midrange is smoother, as well as more open than the McIntosh MR-71 and more clear and articulate than the Marantz 10B, in my experience. The highs are natural, sweet and not aggressive. If you are a detail freak you may be disappointed here. This tuner has no exaggerated or spotlighted upper frequencies at all -- and thats a good thing, as Martha says. The attack of the notes is good but not exceptional, which is typical for a tube unit, especially with NOS tubes, which are used here. My experience is that most of the NOS tubes sound warm and mellow but sometimes do not have the clarity, the attack and the resolution of modern tubes. My friend and audio designer, Ed Wolkow of Foundation Research, which builds excellent tube preamps and phono stages, tells me that some NOS tubes have very little vacuum still left in them. Some of these tubes test average to very bad on the test bench. Substituting modern made tubes such as JJ, Sovtech or EI tubes would help here. I had a pair of new modern JJ tubes that I substituted for the standard Amperex Bugle Boy NOS tubes. The JJs produced a better overall attack, however the sound was not as magical or musical and it was also slightly harsher. It was a touch more difficult to relax into the music or, as I call it, release into the couch. The standard Amperex tubes were better overall, I thought. This tuner also had incredible inner resolution, but real resolution, not exaggerated detail like so many components. This is real, honest and true resolution that I hear when I go to see the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall or a well known jazz band at The Pilot Tavern in the Yorkville section of Toronto. The soundstage is big and deep, with instruments each within their own acoustic space. There is no cardboard cut-out imaging here which, by the way, I never hear at The Pilot Tavern, or at the concert hall. There is also good sound staging depth as well. Depending on the music and the quality of recording, the music comes from a spot behind the speakers, at the speakers, or sometimes forward of the speakers in the case of some highly processed pop or rock. The MD 106T just simply reproduces whats on the FM broadcast. In the case of imaging, if you expect pinpoint, edge defining imaging, you wont get it here. By the way, I never hear this type of imaging in a concert hall or jazz club. Real imaging is, in my experience, more holistic, rounder, where the music just blooms from the instruments or the vocalists location. The image and location is always slightly diffused as opposed to crystal-clear and edge defining. This is what I always hear listening to excellent jazz bands at the Pilot Tavern or the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall. Listening to this tuner for this review, I was not motivated, in the least, to put on CDs or records, but to just simply enjoy the music and discover all sorts of wonderful songs on stations that I normally have not been motivated to experience. Just think of it...all this music for absolutely free, with the only possible drawback of having to listen to a few commercials, or very few, in the case of some classical and jazz stations. This tuner in combination with my pair of Acoustat Model X vacuum tube directly-driven electrostatic speakers, produce some of the best sounds I have ever heard, not only in my house, but including some of the best sounds Ive ever heard anywhere. This tuner has an excellent balance between musicality and resolution, which is an extremely difficult thing to achieve in any audio component. It has excellent sound staging that is totally natural. Most importantly, this tuner is musically satisfying; it gets to the heart and soul of the music. It flat out grabs your emotions that is, in the final analysis, what all music is intended to do. If youre looking for the typical hi-fi attributes youd best search somewhere else. The MD 106T has a very musical, easy to listen to, stress-free sound that is warm, open and expansive, with good resolution. What a balancing act. Well done, Magnum Dynalab! This review represents my experience and opinion on this wonderful product. I invite you to hear this tuner because I truly consider it a world class audio component. As much as we love this hobby, as much as we love music, and the equipment to reproduce it, in the final analysis, please trust your own ears and nobody elses. Other people can give you their point-of-view; however, if the music or sound, through that component, doesnt move you, does not grab your emotions, then look for another product. Trust your ears. Trust yourself. In the end, what truly is important is that you…Enjoy the music. Tonality Sub-Bass (10 Hz - 60 Hz) Mid-Bass (80 Hz - 200 Hz) Midrange (200 Hz - 3,000 Hz) High-Frequencies (3,000 Hz on up) Attack Decay Inner Resolution Soundscape Width Front Soundscape Width Rear Soundscape Depth Behind Loudspeakers Soundscape Extension Into Room Imaging Fit And Finish Self Noise Value For The Money Home | Audio Reviews | Audiophile Shows | Partner Mags | News December 2004 Enjoy the Music.com Review Magazine Magnum Dynalab MD-106T Triode Tuner The Modern Classic Tuner Review By George Papadimitriou (Pappas) Click here to e-mail reviewer Magnum Dynalab MD-106T Triode Tuner I love relaxing and listening to music through FM broadcasting. After a long day, its nice to come home and relax and rejuvenate by listening to music that you dont have to choose, set up or think about. In Canada at least, the stations on the FM band are generally very good sounding if you are using a very good quality tuner. Listening to FM is delightful, because I can enjoy music that I dont have to go out and purchase, or even research. There is such a wealth of music that I would not normally be exposed to by simply moving the dial on a good FM tuner. And all of this for free! Even in this modern world where more and more stations are using more processing equipment, listening to FM is still highly enjoyable if you are using an excellent tuner. I have owned some excellent tuners in the last several years, namely McIntosh MR-71 and the Marantz 10B tube tuners. These are classic tube tuners from the 1960s and 1970s and are considered some of the best, if not the best, tuners ever manufactured. Owning these classic tuners was a real joy for me and they have brought me great pleasure. One of the drawbacks of these classic tube tuners is that very few excellent technicians are around anymore to service them and align their front ends for optimum sound. This is especially the case with the Marantz 10B which is considered a mother to align. It takes a real master to align the highly esteemed Marantz 10B tube tuner. But man, these vintage tube tuners are exceptional. The sound is warm, sweet, articulate, seductive, with a soundstage, particularly in the 10B, that is to die for. Listening to virtually any station, including even some of the pop and rock stations, is pure joy. At least this is the case in Toronto, Canada where I live. I have been told by Frank Gow of Audio Classics (a vintage and used audio store) that the stations that we have here in Canada are much better in fidelity than the ones in the USA. Frank has listened to stations on both sides of the border. The tuner that Ive reviewed here, the Magnum Dynalab MD 106T tube output tuner is in the same vaunted class as these vintage tuners and actually surpasses them in most areas. Lets take a look at this new, modern classic tuner. Features And Layout This tuner is absolutely gorgeous to look at and even more gorgeous to listen to. It is such a pleasing combination of vintage and modern looks. One of the real nifty things about the MD 106T is the magic tuning eye. The tuning eye is actually for center tuning of the stereo signal and is located at the middle of the front panel. This eye is actually a vacuum tube, which glows in a varying degree of pie-shapes to show the centre stereo tuning of the unit. This is just so cool to look at and adds a sense of aesthetics to the product, which I like. From left to right on the front face there is a large knob that switches between the two antenna inputs, both 75 ohms, which the tuner accepts. There are two traditional analog meters, for multipath and signal strength. There is of course the magic tuning eye mentioned above, along with a digital read-out which displays the number of the station. The switches on the front panel include a power switch, a muting switch, a stereo/mono switch and a narrow/wide bandwidth switch. There is also a sensor that accepts the optional remote control, which can be ordered with many of the Magnum Dynalab tuners. The tuner that I reviewed did not have the remote control option, so I cant comment on this feature. There are also two LEDs that show that the muting is on and the more traditional stereo LED indicator. On the back panel, again from left to right, there are the two 75 ohm antenna inputs labeled A1 and A2, an EIC power connector and both balanced (XLR) as well as unbalanced (RCA) output connectors are provided. Looking Inside The interior construction of this tuner is just as lovely as the exterior. The board is very well laid out and shows excellent workmanship and assembly quality. There are four Multicap capacitors, five microfarads each which are all bypassed with a smaller 0.7 microfarad capacitor also from Multicap. The power transformer is a toroidal type and is relatively large for a tuner. Almost all the wiring is soldered with the exception of the power wires at the IEC connector as well as the wires from the two secondaries of the power transformer. These are all connected with snap-on connectors to the circuit board. A really neat feature of this tuner is that the output stage is a single-ended triode tube circuit design. The output circuit has no negative feedback according to Larry Zurowksi, president and owner of Magnum Dynalab. Larry also told me that the triodes actually amplify the signal after the RF section to handle the amplification of the output section. This is different from the tubes used in their top model, the MD 108, where the tubes are there as an output buffer only. The two tubes used in the output stage are 6922/6DJ8 and are labelled Amperex. These are Amperex Bugle Boy new old stock (NOS) tubes which some tube aficionados prefer. The RCA output connectors appear to WBTs. For protection, there is a mini-sized fuse right on the circuit board. All in all, this is an excellently executed, well-designed and meticulously assembled piece of audio gear. Actual Use Operating and using this tuner is just a real delight. The front faceplate, the magic tuning eye, as well as the feel of the knobs and the switches, provide a luxury feel and a real pride of ownership. For me, I found the two antenna inputs very useful here. I use the whip antenna that is available from Magnum Dynalab into one input and a smaller 300-ohm T-type antenna with a transformer for the other input. One can also use one of the larger exterior antennas, and this is also available directly from Magnum Dynalab. One can argue that having a switch between the two antennas might compromise the sonic quality, but I have no way of comparing the antenna switch with a no-switch. The tuning knob is large and has a good weighted feel to it that makes it a real joy to use. One thing I found with trying to use the magic tuning eye is that there is a slight lag in its movement when the tuning dial is turned. Its movement is not as precisely tied to the movement of the tuning dial as compared to the stereo tuning needle meter of my Magnum Dynalab FT 101A analog tuner. This is not such a big deal. It just means that you have to be a little bit more precise in using the tuning knob to get the station directly on center. Listening To This Beauty Ill tell you right up front that this tuner is an absolute joy and a real pleasure to listen to. You can listen to this tuner all day long without fatigue. You can listen to it critically to gauge the quality of the station and the quality of the music. You can also enjoy it as background music while you are doing your daily tasks, and even while just relaxing, unwinding and rejuvenating. In all these cases, this tuner sounds absolutely wonderful. The MD-106T has got an incredible balance of warmth, musicality and bloom on the one hand, and air, ambience, spaciousness, an excellent soundstage and, Id like to say detail, but its not detail per se. Its exceptional resolution, nuances and finer distinctions. This is not a detail, bright, exaggerated, top-end component at all. Getting this incredible balance between warmth, bloom, musicality AND air, spaciousness, distinctiveness is extremely difficult in any audio equipment, and also extremely rare. The MD-106T has this balance spot-on in my opinion. So many of todays products highlight or spotlight the upper mid and highs to give a false illusion of detail and spaciousness, which is neither. These are hi-fi effects and artifacts and, I believe, are not real, because I never hear them in live or un-amplified music. This great balance between musicality and resolution makes listening to FM music broadcasting a pure joy. Excellent classical or jazz stations here in Toronto sound absolutely delightful. Even the majority of bad sounding stations, which are compressed and limited, sound acceptable to wonderful. It is a treasure to discover new music, music that I would not normally be exposed to, through this marvelous FM tuner. The sound of this tuner is so good that I was not motivated to play CDs or records for quite a while, when I was reviewing this tuner. The tonality and spectral balance of this tuner is exemplary. The lows, mids and highs were extremely well balanced, as well as sounding very cohesive. The sub-bass region also was very good especially for a tube output stage, but does not reach the subterranean levels of some solid-state output circuits. This is not entirely easy to gauge, nor that important, because so few of the FM stations really do broadcast very low bass energy. The mid bass is excellent with plenty of body and mass behind it. The midrange is truly exquisite. Not just as good as the classic vintage tuners, but actually even better. The midrange is smoother, as well as more open than the McIntosh MR-71 and more clear and articulate than the Marantz 10B, in my experience. The highs are natural, sweet and not aggressive. If you are a detail freak you may be disappointed here. This tuner has no exaggerated or spotlighted upper frequencies at all -- and thats a good thing, as Martha says. The attack of the notes is good but not exceptional, which is typical for a tube unit, especially with NOS tubes, which are used here. My experience is that most of the NOS tubes sound warm and mellow but sometimes do not have the clarity, the attack and the resolution of modern tubes. My friend and audio designer, Ed Wolkow of Foundation Research, which builds excellent tube preamps and phono stages, tells me that some NOS tubes have very little vacuum still left in them. Some of these tubes test average to very bad on the test bench. Substituting modern made tubes such as JJ, Sovtech or EI tubes would help here. I had a pair of new modern JJ tubes that I substituted for the standard Amperex Bugle Boy NOS tubes. The JJs produced a better overall attack, however the sound was not as magical or musical and it was also slightly harsher. It was a touch more difficult to relax into the music or, as I call it, release into the couch. The standard Amperex tubes were better overall, I thought. This tuner also had incredible inner resolution, but real resolution, not exaggerated detail like so many components. This is real, honest and true resolution that I hear when I go to see the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall or a well known jazz band at The Pilot Tavern in the Yorkville section of Toronto. The soundstage is big and deep, with instruments each within their own acoustic space. There is no cardboard cut-out imaging here which, by the way, I never hear at The Pilot Tavern, or at the concert hall. There is also good sound staging depth as well. Depending on the music and the quality of recording, the music comes from a spot behind the speakers, at the speakers, or sometimes forward of the speakers in the case of some highly processed pop or rock. The MD 106T just simply reproduces whats on the FM broadcast. In the case of imaging, if you expect pinpoint, edge defining imaging, you wont get it here. By the way, I never hear this type of imaging in a concert hall or jazz club. Real imaging is, in my experience, more holistic, rounder, where the music just blooms from the instruments or the vocalists location. The image and location is always slightly diffused as opposed to crystal-clear and edge defining. This is what I always hear listening to excellent jazz bands at the Pilot Tavern or the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall. Swap Those Tubes I also own a different set of Amperex 6922/6DJ8 NOS tubes. I placed my own NOS tubes into the MD 106T just for comparison. Inserting my tubes changed the sound a little. It was more mellow, and smoother. There was more meat on the bone quality to the music as well as a denser presentation. The soundstage however was a little shut down, a little more dark sounding, although this was not objectionable. The differences were audible but not major. My tubes may be a better match within brighter system common todays home theater world and may be less desirable within warmer sounding systems that include Spendor classic series, Quads etc. The NOS tubes here were less open, had more mass or density but also at the same time were less airy and ethereal sounding. Overall, I prefer the sound of the standard Amperex Bugle Boy 6922 NOS tubes that come with this tuner. I think they are overall better balanced, as well as more musically satisfying. The sub-heading in this review of the Magnum Dynalab MD 106T tube output tuner, says: the modern classic tuner. And thats exactly what this is. That as good as the vintage tuners are, such classics as the McIntosh MR-71 and the Marantz 10B tube tuners, both of which Ive owned, the MD 106T exceeds the sonic performance of these tuners in virtually all areas. I believe that the major reason for this is the increased performance of todays modern analog FM front-end sections. This is the tuner that you can listen to all day long without any listening fatigue whatsoever. My guess is that you have no idea how good FM sounds with this incredible tuner. Ive discovered many great stations playing a wider range of music than I own on records or CDs. This has exposed me to music that I normally would not have heard. I consider this tuner not just a tuner, but an excellent source component as well. In my opinion, it is every bit as good as the finest CD players, SACD players, as well as the finest vinyl playback systems. It truly belongs in this vaunted class. Summing It Up Listening to this tuner for this review, I was not motivated, in the least, to put on CDs or records, but to just simply enjoy the music and discover all sorts of wonderful songs on stations that I normally have not been motivated to experience. Just think of it...all this music for absolutely free, with the only possible drawback of having to listen to a few commercials, or very few, in the case of some classical and jazz stations. This tuner in combination with my pair of Acoustat Model X vacuum tube directly-driven electrostatic speakers, produce some of the best sounds I have ever heard, not only in my house, but including some of the best sounds Ive ever heard anywhere. This tuner has an excellent balance between musicality and resolution, which is an extremely difficult thing to achieve in any audio component. It has excellent sound staging that is totally natural. Most importantly, this tuner is musically satisfying; it gets to the heart and soul of the music. It flat out grabs your emotions that is, in the final analysis, what all music is intended to do. If youre looking for the typical hi-fi attributes youd best search somewhere else. The MD 106T has a very musical, easy to listen to, stress-free sound that is warm, open and expansive, with good resolution. What a balancing act. Well done, Magnum Dynalab! This review represents my experience and opinion on this wonderful product. I invite you to hear this tuner because I truly consider it a world class audio component. As much as we love this hobby, as much as we love music, and the equipment to reproduce it, in the final analysis, please trust your own ears and nobody elses. Other people can give you their point-of-view; however, if the music or sound, through that component, doesnt move you, does not grab your emotions, then look for another product. Trust your ears. Trust yourself. In the end, what truly is important is that you…Enjoy the music. Tonality Sub-Bass (10 Hz - 60 Hz) Mid-Bass (80 Hz - 200 Hz) Midrange (200 Hz - 3,000 Hz) High-Frequencies (3,000 Hz on up) Attack Decay Inner Resolution Soundscape Width Front Soundscape Width Rear Soundscape Depth Behind Loudspeakers Soundscape Extension Into Room Imaging Fit And Finish Self Noise Value For The Money Specifications 50 dB quieting stereo: 25.0 dBf Capture Ratio: >1.5dB Image Rejection: 110dB Signal to Noise Ratio: 80dB Alternate Channel-Wide: 70dB Alternate Channel-Narrow: 80dB Adjacent Channel-Wide: 3dB Adjacent Channel-Narrow: 35dB THD: Mono 0.10% THD: Stereo 0.10% Stereo Separation: 50dB AM Suppression: 70dB SCA Rejection: 80dB I.F. Rejection: 80dB 19 KHz and 38 KHz Component Rejection: 75dB Frequency Response (+/-1dB): 15Hz to 17kHz Balanced Audio Output (600 Ohms): 3.0 V Line Audio Output (RCA): 1.5 V Dimensions: 4.5 X 19 X 15 (HxWxD in inches) Weight: 16 lbs. Tube Specifications Anode current (1) 5 MA Anode current (2) (max) 1.07 mA - (min) 0.92 Total harmonic distortion Track Page Views WithAuctivas Counter