Magnum Dynalab MD-102 - Audiophile Quality Analog FM Radio Tuner. The listing for the MD-102 Turner + Power Cord only ( nothing else)

Follow us| Sign up for our newsletter Magnum Dynalab MD 109T Signature - Audiophile Triode Tube Reference FM Tuner w Original Case For over 20 years High End Audio Auctions has been selling the finest HiFi online, but did you know that we BUY your HiFi equipment as well? Contact our sister company STEREOBUYERS for a fair quote today! All items included are pictured. Items are tested fully to ensure all functions work as expected - any defects and additional service done to the item are noted below. Items are not restored or reconditioned, unless specified. All items we sell come with a 30-day warranty - your satisfaction is guaranteed. Original shipping on returns will be refunded at the sellers discretion. Local Pickup in NYC Available Magnum Dynalab MD 109T Details & Testing Notes Cosmetic Condition:9/10: Excellent - light use, no visible imperfectionsFunctional Notes:Functions as intended and sounds excellent.Voltage:120V 50/60HzSerial #:15-6914Original Box:YesManual:YesRemote:YesPower Cord:YesShipping Method:FedEx Ground (Domestic) / USPS Priority, Ebay Standard Delivery (International)Shipping Weight (lbs):43 (26x24x13) High-End Audio Auctions has been THE trusted source for high-end, classic and vintage audio components on eBay since 2000! Our unique products, unparalleled service and bombproof packaging keeps our customers coming back again and again. We are experts at selling and shipping worldwide, with items ranging from $5 to $50,000. We look forward to earning your repeat business! By placing a bid on any of our listings, you agree to our terms & conditions Click here to learn more Home| About Us| Store Policies| FAQs| Feedback| Contact Us| Custom Tuned Cables _gsrx_vers_1516 (GS 9.3 (1516))

Very nice Dynalab tuner. Works correctly. I live in the country and most radio stations are over 30 miles away, this still pulls in many stations with an indoor antenna.

MAGNUM DYNALAB MD90 SE WITH 105 MOD NICE. USED. STANDARD SHIP. ADULT SIGN. The MD-90SE has the same features as the MD-90 and also includes the following:An upgraded audio section including solen polypropylene capacitors as well as by-pass caps.Has balanced outputs.Includes a brass flywheel and brass clutch precision tuning mechanism.Audio upgrade equivalent to their 105 tuner.Unit has been tested and is working wonderfully. Has some light wear from use but presents extremely well. Professionally packaged, insured and includes tracking. No accessories. No P.O. Boxes. Thank you.

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RARE OPPORTUNITY - For sale is one of the very best, rare, an ultra-high-endMAGNUM DYNALAB MD108 SUPER TUNERIt is kept in original Magnum Dynalab Flight Case and Original Box. It comes with power cord, and a copy of Manual. Original MSRP is close to $6000 back then. One of the 10 best tuners ever made, great performance, great sound, cool looks and function. According to the info on the internet, the factory (still in business) offers a lifetime repair service, and guarantees that service does not exceed $75.00 (you may better confirm this for yourself if interested). This MD108 works superbly well. Al meters/needles work as supposed. Gorgeous sound. Physical condition is excellent. Minimum wear or scratches, as shown in the pictures. There are some marks by the sponge in the flight case. They are not really scratches. Flight case is in good condition too. The sale only includes the tuner shown in pictures; no antenna, signal cables, or other accessories. Runs on 120V AC. Ill double pack very well and ship worldwide. Very heavy for an FM tuner (over 50 pounds). The large box will incur high volumetric weight for shipping. I welcome local cash transaction.

About this product:The Magnum Dynalab MD 105 FM Tuner replaced the popular 102 in our line. The 105 has a dramatic new cosmetic look. It comes in our larger all aluminum chassis and has a one inch thick front faceplate with blue segment displays.The front end of all Magnum Dynalab tuners is an exclusive “in house” designed and manufactured component, we are the only company in the world that does their own R.F. “Front-end”. The reason that we design and build our own front-end is that no other manufacturer can make one that meets our exacting specifications. The importance of a front-end to the tuner is the equivalent of a high performance laser mechanism to a CD transport. The front-end must gather the FM signal and isolate it from the extraneous aberrations inherent in the environment as well as the FM stations adjacent to it. Our rigid criteria for our tuners and their front-ends insure that you get the most out of your FM reception with the highest degree of consistency available in the industry.Features of the Magnum Dynalab MD 105 FM TunerA fully shielded and hand selected RF stageClarity Audio Caps capacitors with Mundorf Supreme by-pass capsBalanced output SKU:UTRA1973719 Warranty: This unit comes with a 30 day Music Direct warranty. Whats Included:Accessories: Power cord, manual Notes: 8/10 Condition with one minor imperfection. All functions tested successfully, sonically perfect. NO REMOTE Shipping Policy: If you require shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, please contact us first before making an offer.

Magnum Dynalab MD-102 - Audiophile Quality Analog FM Radio Tuner, Came from original owner it has been well kept. Comes with AC cord. Fully Working. Sold as seen in photos.

RARE OPPORTUNITY - For sale is one of the very best, rare, an ultra-high-endMAGNUM DYNALAB MD108 SUPER TUNERIt is kept in original Magnum Dynalab Flight Case and Original Box. It comes with power cord, and a copy of Manual. Original MSRP is close to $6000 back then. One of the 10 best tuners ever made, great performance, great sound, cool looks and function. According to the info on the internet, the factory (still in business) offers a lifetime repair service, and guarantees that service does not exceed $75.00 (you may better confirm this for yourself if interested). This MD108 works superbly well. Al meters/needles work as supposed. Gorgeous sound. Physical condition is excellent. Minimum wear or scratches, as shown in the pictures. There are some marks by the sponge in the flight case. They are not really scratches. Flight case is in good condition too. The sale only includes the tuner shown in pictures; no antenna, signal cables, or other accessories. Runs on 120V AC. Ill double pack very well and ship worldwide. Very heavy for an FM tuner (over 50 pounds). The large box will incur high volumetric weight for shipping. I welcome local cash transaction.

For sale is one of the very best, rare, an ultra-high-endMAGNUM DYNALAB MD108 SUPER TUNERIt is kept in original Magnum Dynalab Flight Case and Original Box. It comes with power cord, and a copy of Manual. Original MSRP is close to $6000 back then. One of the 10 best tuners ever made, great performance, great sound, cool looks and function. According to the info on the internet, the factory (still in business) offers a lifetime repair service, and guarantees that service does not exceed $75.00 (you may better confirm this for yourself if interested). This MD108 works superbly well. Al meters/needles work as supposed. Gorgeous sound. Physical condition is excellent. Minimum wear or scratches, as shown in the pictures. There are some marks by the sponge in the flight case. They are not really scratches. Flight case is in good condition too. The sale only includes the tuner shown in pictures; no antenna, signal cables, or other accessories. Runs on 120V AC. Ill double pack very well and ship worldwide. Very heavy for an FM tuner (over 50 pounds). The large box will incur high volumetric weight for shipping. I welcome local cash transaction.

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

Magnum Dynalab MD108 Triode SE. Excellent working condition. Some wear on the screen-print (pictured), but no other signs of wear. Absolutely the best of the best.

Follow us| Sign up for our newsletter Magnum Dynalab MD-102 - Audiophile Quality Analog FM Radio Tuner w Orig Manual For over 20 years High End Audio Auctions has been selling the finest HiFi online, but did you know that we BUY your HiFi equipment as well? Contact our sister company STEREOBUYERS for a fair quote today! All items included are pictured. Items are tested fully to ensure all functions work as expected - any defects and additional service done to the item are noted below. Items are not restored or reconditioned, unless specified. All items we sell come with a 30-day warranty - your satisfaction is guaranteed. Original shipping on returns will be refunded at the sellers discretion. Local Pickup in NYC Available Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Details & Testing Notes Cosmetic Condition:8/10: Very Good - flawless front face, other minor imperfectionsCosmetic Notes:Minor blemish on top of unit. Very good overall condition. Please see all high resolution photographs below.Functional Notes:Functions as intended and sounds great.Voltage:120V 50/60HzSerial #:10-03133Original Box:NoManual:YesPower Cord:YesShipping Method:FedEx Ground (Domestic) / USPS Priority, Ebay Standard Delivery (International)Shipping Weight (lbs):19 (22x18x10) High-End Audio Auctions has been THE trusted source for high-end, classic and vintage audio components on eBay since 2000! Our unique products, unparalleled service and bombproof packaging keeps our customers coming back again and again. We are experts at selling and shipping worldwide, with items ranging from $5 to $50,000. We look forward to earning your repeat business! By placing a bid on any of our listings, you agree to our terms & conditions Click here to learn more Home| About Us| Store Policies| FAQs| Feedback| Contact Us| Custom Tuned Cables _gsrx_vers_1516 (GS 9.3 (1516))

This is a current model $4500.00 product. Absolutely perfect, magnificent tuner…. If you think streaming FM is good….well you don’t know what your missing. I’ve owned most all great tuners and this one is awesome. It’s so beautiful, matches McIntosh components nicely too. Comes complete with all original boxes, packing and manual. Low hours unit, MINT!

This is a current model $4500.00 product. Absolutely perfect, magnificent tuner…. If you think streaming FM is good….well you don’t know what your missing. I’ve owned most all great tuners and this one is awesome. It’s so beautiful, matches McIntosh components nicely too. Comes complete with all original boxes, packing and manual. Low hours unit, MINT!

Magnum Dynalab MD 102 Analog FM Tuner in excellent condition.

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