Up for sale is a Marantz ST-6000 Tuner, long considered to be one of the best tuners at its price point. In this particular case, being sold used, it is a veritable bargain. Reviews and discussions of this tuner are rather prevalent and include http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/marantz-st6000_e.html and here on the Asylum. In addition, one of the best tuner sites is, http://fmtunerinfo.com/marantz.html where you will find info on countless tuners. I have owned this tuner for about ten years and it operates and functions perfectly. Stations come in and stay locked perfectly although no doubt my antenna, an AudioPrisim 8500, greatly contributes to that. But like with any tuner, the antenna you use is critical. Appearance wise this tuner is about perfect, however, due to age I feel I should assess its condition as a 7. In no way does it show it's age and I have had it in my main system all these years. A Magnum Dynalab, analog tuner, has replaced it only because I got a great deal on it here on the Asylum. Otherwise, I would not part with it. A unique feature in the ST6000 is that it has a signal strength meter, expressed in dB, though there's no mention what's the 0 dB reference point. Nevertheless, once you're above 40 dB (100:1, whatever the "1" is), you have no noise to worry about. Connect this to a half decent antenna and you will be in business. The front controls are many. From left to right, there's the power on/off switch, the antenna selector (1 or 2, LED indication, for FM only), IF selector switch (Wide or Narrow, LED indication), time adjustment (when turned off, the tuner acts as a digital real time clock), Station Name/Display selector, Tuning Mode selector (Manual or Fine), Tuning Up/Down buttons, Cancel button (if you make a mistake, and you will), the Next command (for more complex operations), Timer On/Off and Set buttons (so it switches off and on at programmed times), Preset Station Selector Up and Down, FM Mode (mono or automatic stereo), RDS switch and Band selector. You can memorize 30 stations for FM and 30 stations for AM for instant recall. Memory is internally backed up for about a week even if the tuner is unplugged from the socket. Shipment will be via FedEx ground and as always, never charge for Paypal.
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