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Magnum Dynalab FT-101A Etude audiophile-grade FM Tuner - $430 (SA)
condition:
excellent
make / manufacturer:
Dynalab
model name / number:
FT-101A
size / dimensions:
19 x 3-5/8 x 10 1/2"
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With it’s heavy brushed black anodized aluminum face plate and powder coated chassis, the FT-101A model is overbuilt, durable and specifically designed for those who demand high-quality audio and a retro modern look. Its features include an analog signal path, precise tuning capabilities, and a sleek design that will look great in any room.
Very clean unit. Only slight scratches on rear of top. Nothing on the face, sides or back. The green digital display is bright and clear and the red stereo indicator light works perfectly.
It is of all heavy metal construction: steel cover and back and aluminum face plate and has a heavy gauge detachable 3 prong power cable.
The FT-101’s tuning knob varies the setting of a potentiometer whose output voltage controls the frequency. A heavy flywheel provides the silky, freewheeling action that used to be a hallmark of a good tuning mechanism, which has a great feel to it.
The other controls are five short-throw lever switches for power, mono/ stereo mode, wide/narrow IF bandwidth, AFC, and muting 89.5-108.5. Three large illuminated meters are the most visible front-panel features. In the middle is a zero-center tuning meter whose pointer indicates the correct tuning setting. To its right is the RF input meter, which reads relative signal strength, and to its left is a multipath indicator.
The FT 101’s only obvious concession to digital technology is a large green digital frequency readout below the tuning meter. An internal frequency counter measures the frequency of the local oscillator and subtracts the 10.7-MHz IF frequency, so that the readout shows the actual frequency (to the nearest 0.1 MHz) to which the tuner is set.
The rear apron of the tuner contains an F-type coaxial connector for a 75-ohm FM antenna and two pairs of gold-plated audio output jacks. Marked HI and LO, these jacks carry the audio signal at two different fixed levels for compatibility with preamplifiers (such as a few British models) whose line-level inputs are designed to operate with low-level input signals. A transformer is supplied for use with 300-ohm FM antennas, and its screw terminals allow it to function as an adaptor for connecting feeder wires or lugs to the coaxial connector.
Any FM dipole antenna base can be placed on any horizontal surface, and the length and orientation of its elements can be adjusted for best reception.
The front panel of the FT 101, which is slotted for rack mounting, is 19 inches wide x 3-5/8 inches high x 10 1/2 inches deep. It weighs 12 pounds.
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