Amazing little AM/FM tuner that beats the big boys
The Sony XDR-F1HD is a very sophisticated radio AM/FM tuner in a small package. The FM portion is amazing - it can tune both older analog FM signals and newer digital 'HD Radio' broadcasts. The tuner has very high selectivity - for FM, it has 16 different filters that applied to minimize interference from adjacent channels, and improve the signal to noise ratio. In this regard, the Sony has the best filtering - even 'super tuners' mentioned below have only 2 or 3 selectable intermediate frequency filters. The FM stereo decoding is the best I have encountered - easily beating the Carver TX-11a, McIntosh MR-78 and MR-80, and the Kenwood KT-8300. On FM stereo, the signal is almost as quiet as 'Mono' right down to weak signals - just amazing! On the negative side, it is built like a low cost consumer electronics item, does not have audiophile-grade analog output circuits, and can benefit from a small fan to keep it from running warm, possibly shortening the life of the electronics. Overall, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages for this little gem.
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