EICO Classic 2200 Tuner.

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Which tuner to get and getting the most from it. Thank God, for the radio!

I like tube type tuners.in fact, tube amps as well. Nothing wrong with vintage solid-state tuners, I just have better quality sound with tubes to date.
I found a not so well known EICO Classic 2200 tube type tuner for $35 in excellent condition. I compared it to my modified Scott 350D FM tube tuner. At first, the Scott sounded better. After removing six capacitors (2 ceramic) with AuriCap & rolling tubes, the EICO outperformed the Scott. This EICO tuner sounds wonderful. The mulitplexer was designed in Denmark and is simply a better performer. The Scott 310E has the best multiplexer of the Scott tube tuners per statements from others, however the 350D is a solid performer.
The only issue is the EICO is not a very selective tuner and may not perform well in areas when receiving a weak station with a very strong FM station 500kHz away. If you can find an EICO Classic 2200 for a good price, you may want to grab it. Contact me for details on the inexpensive modifications.

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Topic - EICO Classic 2200 Tuner. - Jimmy 17:29:50 12/25/04 (8)

Re: EICO Classic 2200 Tuner. Power supply Mods - Jimmy 08:02:27 12/27/04 (0)

Jimmy, is the 12au7 socket hard to get to underneath? - Timbo in Oz 14:28:34 12/26/04 (1)

Re: Jimmy, is the 12au7 socket hard to get to underneath? - Jimmy 06:45:19 12/27/04 (0)

Re: EICO Classic 2200 Tuner....Mods Listed - Jimmy 19:32:44 12/25/04 (4)

Re: EICO Classic 2200 Tuner....Mods Listed (Typo) - Jimmy 19:53:05 12/25/04 (3)

Re: EICO Classic 2200 Tuner....yet another upgrade - Jimmy 09:15:44 12/29/04 (2)

Re: EICO Classic 2200 Tuner....yet another upgrade - Jimmy 19:45:02 01/7/05 (1)

Re: EICO Classic 2200 Tuner....yet another upgrade - Jimmy 04:16:57 03/12/05 (0)

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