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Plenty there to... ummm... talk about. :)
$5500 and big, irrelevant blue meters dominating the front panel.
I wonder (I really do wonder!) if the innards contain a power supply, some logic stuff for the display and controls, and a single automobile-radio-grade all-in-one radio on a chip?
I really do wonder!
If anyone sees, finds, or manages to take a photo of the innards, please do let me know.
all the best,
mrh
Follow Ups:
I really don't understand McIntosh's decision to put meters on everything.
I'll stick with my MR7083.
nt.
Maybe someone will put a Raspberry Pi inside and a subscription to Tunein Radio..... :- )And advertise it as the 'Strongest Tuner in the World" -- Able to receive Stations from over 10,000 Miles away!
Edits: 08/20/22
Later Gator,
Dave
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all the best,
mrh
I have three McIntosh tuners -
two that are daily drivers - both MR-74
and one that is slated to go to a friend who needs a tuner - an MR-77
Sure, I would love to have a MR-65
but I have not felt that they have gotten any better after the 74
and rather than 'Output' meters, how about the old standards: Signal Strength and center tune?
I some times feel that modern designers don't actually use the equipment that they design...
Happy Listening
It is the best sounding tuner, overall, in the house, although a Kenwood KT-9900 and a Sherwood S-3000V are close behind. The Kenwood gives up a little midrange real-ness to the Mac, and the Mac betters the Sherwood in bass extension and quality. All three, however, sound quite good and will run rings around most of the other tuners here sonically (except for two mono Sherwood vacuum tube tuners, which are very, very good sounding, too).
The MR-67 here actually looks a little prettier IRL than the photo above would suggest. It is true, though, that the dial glass isn't pristine. I have been informed that the labeling on the dial will not survive even extremely gentle attempts to clean the dial if there is a slip-up, so it remains a bit grungy. Otherwise, the MR-67's pretty good looking.
In fairness to the poseurs in Binghamton ;) -- apparently, the titular new Mac (MR-89) tuner does have (digital) signal strength and center-channel displays available from that dot-matrix display on the front panel... but, yeah, the level meters are just... silly.
all the best,
mrh
Edits: 08/22/22
I've had the MR-67, -71, -74, and -77.
Of the solid-state models, I liked the sound of the 74 best, though the 77 had a terrific RF section.
But none hold a candle to the audio quality of the 67 or 71. The MR-71, especially with Richard Modaferri's mods, actually sounds marginally better than a 10-B. The difference between that and the solid-state models is shocking.
Maybe the new stuff is better. Hope springs eternal.
WW
"Put on your high heeled sneakers. Baby, we''re goin'' out tonight.
Very similar to the 67 is this piece I restored using polycarbonate and polystyrene caps with 5 less electrolytics is the living room daily driver.My wife likes this piece better than an Audio Research Reference 1 coupled to a McIntosh 77!
The Mind has No Firewall~ U.S. Army War College.
Edits: 09/23/22
I couldn't believe that that capability wouldn't be included with the McIntosh MR89. I downloaded the user manual at the link mhardy6647 provided in his original post. On pages 20 and 21 there's information regarding signal strength and multipath indicators in the tuner's display.
I'm with you though. Despite the output meters satisfying the average McIntosh buyer's need for the ubiquitous blue meter look, they'd be useless to me. I'd much rather have predominantly displayed signal strength and multipath meters, instead of the tiny "cell phone bars" display the MR89 offers.
Edits: 08/21/22
enn tee
all the best,
mrh
Thank you for chasing the tumbleweeds out of this ghost town with your post.
Hi mrh,
Very interesting that today ANYONE would introduce a new FM tuner. Why Mac - why not?
Anyone who has ever invested any $$ in the FM tuner world has heard (of) their products. Mac wants to (and can) show the world that they still have muscles to flex in that arena.
Will be interesting to see how many they sell - but they probably don't care, there won't be a followup. I also REALLY DO appreciate the homage that they are paying to their heritage
AND the meters - OF COURSE; many Audiophiles listen with their EYES!!!
Charles
Thanks, Charles (in all seriousness).
I do wonder if the new Mac tuner really has Mac guts in it, though...
all the best,
mrh
$5K used to sound like silly money for anything some few years back but not anymore. Hardly anybody wants to bend their finger for less nowadays. I keep buying tuners even though there is only one station to listen to locally and I still need a long (have only 4 elements) Yagi to get some Canadian broadcasts which are closer to what I was used to listen to in my youth. My daily tuna is an Accuphase T101. Mac's 67 and 71 I had proven to be rather too feeble and temperamental. I will always have radio in my home. Didn't grew up in TV civilization.
I can still remember, rage and furor at my parents who spent my first communion money (in catholic tradition, its custom to gift kids with money and presents) to buy big transistor radio from Russian troops stationing nearby and didn't ask my opinion. Now, I think it wasn't a bad decision.
I.e., Accuphase-good.
I am still aggravated by the meters, though. ;)
all the best,
mrh
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