The Beomaster 5000 was a FM only tuner from the late sixties. I believe the BBC used them as a reference tuner and Adam aka Beobloke from this very forum also has one.
Nigel
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I have had magnum dynalab in the past but just love the holographic sound of my bel canto fm1
pretty rare though but been using for a long time and its superb
http://www.tonepublications.com/revi...one-fm1-tuner/
I am sorry, sometimes a bit obsessive about stuff, especially the Dynalab.
My main speakers are Kef 105/3s .... I would never let them go !!!!!
I also advise you not to let the 105/4's go either...... you will live to regret it [emoji25]
I know..... been there, done that...... and lived in regret.
For two hoots, I would buy your 105/4s but just don't have the room...KEEP EM!!!!!
Peter
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Cheers Peter . Everyone says keep em .
Just seems a shame to have them sit there redundant.
Sadly everyone will chip in with their fave, but not having heard all the options can't really offer more than that.
I took it upon myself a number of years back to see if the Tuner Information Centre (http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/) results applied to the UK, and for the most part they did. I wasn't prepared to pay the crazy money for the top ones but got close and the Audiolab 8000T was one I did get.
Their results are here http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/shootouts.html
They rank the Audiolab as 6th behind these :'C- Accuphase T-109V - Very natural sound, good bass. Pinpoint imaging. Lifelike, three-dimensional sound, smooth extended highs.
1 (TIE): -C- Kenwood L-02T - Most natural sound, good bass. Pinpoint imaging. Lifelike, three-dimensional sound.
1 (TIE): -C- Burmester 978 - Natural, open and airy sound, good bass. Pinpoint imaging. Lifelike, three-dimensional sound with nice extended highs.
4: -C- Sansui TU-919 - The prince who could be king.
5: -C- Sansui TU-X1 - Very good sound top to bottom. Big soundstage, three-dimensional. Very slight diffuse sound.'
I personally would not rate the Audiolab before the Revox B760 and I think for the very small amount these sell for the Kenwood 5020 or 7020 are really the bargains out there. Boring and plain, but stunning.
While I haven't heard all the tuners on that list I have heard enough to feel the rankings are probably a very good guide. Frankly the top 5 usually sell for around £800 to over £1500 depending on where you see them Ebay Germany often has examples.
You will need a very good aerial to unlock what any of these tuners can do.
The 8000T I have has a some what scuffed top and the LED display is dim on one side, but it does work well. I could maybe be persuaded to sell it. I have the box and I think the instructions. The Kenwoods, nope over my cold dead body.
Link here: https://beocentral.com/beomaster5000-1960s
The best tuner I've heard by a country mile, and the Aiwa AT-9700 that preceded it was no slouch!
Mine came from the BBC. It was used in Broadcasting House to monitor the quality of transmissions.