Vintage SANYO PLUS T55 Stereo AM/FM Tuner T 55 NICE! Start Price USD 170.00 Current Price USD 170.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Blue Bell, Pennsylvania See more about 'Vintage SANYO PLUS T55 Stereo AM/FM Tuner T 55 NICE!' Description Vintage SANYO PLUS T55 Stereo AM/FM Tuner This tuner is in very good condition. There are a few small nicks on the top edge of the face plate. There are three scratches on the far left top side at the back of the faceplate. These show in the third picture below. Overall, the tuner is nice and clean. Everything works fine, as far as I can determine, after checking out all the features in the manual and putting it in my system again. This is a well regarded tuner and has been written up at the Tuner Information Center. http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/reviewsS-Z.html    Scroll down for Sanyo. Here is an excerpt from the report on their website: (Please note that this is not the rack-mount version. However, it is the international version, with .05 tuning increments.) "Sanyo Plus T55 (1979, see writeup regarding list price, photo, closeup) search eBayThe big brother of the T35, and a definite sleeper, is the T55, a low-profile rack-mount style black digital tuner. It is narrower than the T35, with a 1-3/4 inch front panel, but very heavy for its size. Our contributor Bobby says: "I think this tuner demands to be heard. I bought this tuner and Sanyo P-55 amplifier and P-55 preamp, also outstanding, on the recommendation in a back issue of The Sensible Sound magazine. They thought it outperformed the Mac MR-78, which is heady company. All I can say is this is one tuner on which I can really hear the differences in broadcasting stations. Also, this tuner's imaging, soundstaging, depth of soundfield and outstanding deep bass extension have to be heard to be believed! It also has excellent FM quieting, imaging rejection and capture ratio, etc. I know Sanyo is not a name that comes to mind for fine audio equipment, but their Plus Series of components are something special and are overachievers." Our contributor Howard lists the details: "All metal case with glass window. Excellent construction. Four-gang FM front end, 3 gang AM (varicaps), 4 ceramic filters FM IF with two switched out electronically for the Wide setting. Two ceramic filters for AM. Digital system fully shielded with a separate power supply for it. Analog system on its own board with a separate power supply. Shielded front end section. I am retired from the electronics industry and know good equipment when I see it." Some front-panel features are an output level knob, two levels of muting (which is also defeatable), a Wide/Narrow IF switch, and 6 memory presets. An unusual analog-style tuning knob that clicks in .1 MHz increments gives the feel of an analog tuner for spinning up and down the dial, rather than the "tuning up" and "tuning down" buttons found in most digitals. The "international" version of the T55 tunes in .05 MHz increments. Our contributor Ed B. says the T55 is "an interesting machine... Big sound!"" AUCTION RULES: Bidders with a feedback score less than 4, or more than one negative feedback in the last 10 transactions, please email me for approval. I reserve the right to reject any bid for any reason. Please read the entire auction listing before bidding. Shipping is only to the lower 48 states. US bidders only. Shipping will be USPS, FedEx, or UPS. Tracking number will be provided. Payment should be made within 3 days. If payment is not received by 7 days, item may be relisted. Payment can be paypal. Paypal payments require shipping to a paypal confirmed address. Be aware that Paypal echeck payments will delay shipping considerably because of the time they take to clear.   THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY AUCTION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME PRIOR TO BIDDING.   Place a Bid!