how does it compare with the lower priced Grace tuner?
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John I happen to own both tuners. I would say they are about equal in terms of sound quality. It's a matter of design and looks. You really can't go wrong with either one. If in doubt order both and keep the one you think sounds best to you.
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Funny you should ask............before I bought the Magnum Dynalab MD807 (which I love!) I ordered the Grace from Amazon. I was completely unimpressed -- it did the job, but the Sangean seemed to be better built and more functional. That was about two years ago, so I can't give a detailed reaction. But I repacked it in its original box and returned it to Amazon the very next day after I received it. No loss!
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Can't answer that, but my Sangean has now given me years of trouble-free service. You won't be disappointed with it.
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Having an FM/AM & HD radio by this manufacture helped me decide. AND! the responses I read from other purchasers. The brand I knew was good and the price was affordable. The other brand was on my wish list->but understandably, I believe,->I picked this one. I am satisfied with my choice. (Of course, read the purchasers responses to get a feel for the differences between the two too help in your choice pick.) Whatever you decide--> "GOOD LISTENING! O-Yeah---> If you have an FM tuner and you find it lacking, get/put up an outside antenna. It will help and you should pull in more stations. Having an FM/AM & HD radio by this manufacture helped me decide. AND! the responses I read from other purchasers. The brand I knew was good and the price was affordable. The other brand was on my wish list->but understandably, I believe,->I picked this one. I am satisfied with my choice. (Of course, read the purchasers responses to get a feel for the differences between the two too help in your choice pick.) Whatever you decide--> "GOOD LISTENING! O-Yeah---> If you have an FM tuner and you find it lacking, get/put up an outside antenna. It will help and you should pull in... » Read More Having an FM/AM & HD radio by this manufacture helped me decide. AND! the responses I read from other purchasers. The brand I knew was good and the price was affordable. The other brand was on my wish list->but understandably, I believe,->I picked this one. I am satisfied with my choice. (Of course, read the purchasers responses to get a feel for the differences between the two too help in your choice pick.) Whatever you decide--> "GOOD LISTENING! O-Yeah---> If you have an FM tuner and you find it lacking, get/put up an outside antenna. It will help and you should pull in more stations. « Show Less
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Don't know. Never thought of it. However tuning on to a station is not "clean". Sometimes you have to go beyond then go back to get a precise tuning.
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I purchased the Magnavox HDD 535H and it does have a Qam tuner.Station numbers are unique, not as listed by my provider WOW.
1842440
This tuner does not rely on sound it bases tone on the vibration of the instrument. This is my first vibration tuner. I have never had a tuner that worked faster. When I double check to see if the guitar is tuned to itself, all my harmonics are correct. This is the best ECONOMY tuner I have ever had.
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This is a Pandora radio only. Go to Pandora.com to learn about the Free service. Then Google Grace Radio GDI-IR2600 for operating instructions.
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Can;t say for sure, but my unit is only a couple months old and the volume knob is giving problems, sometimes when you try to raise or lower the volume, the unit goes silent and the the volume comes in. The tuner is also very poorly designed, next time i think i;ll go for a digital tuner
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Suzanne, I am by no means a "techie" but I think the answer is "no". The tuner works by selecting a "station" - by location (starting with continent, then country, state, city) and by genre (rock, classical, news, jazz etc). I am unaware of any method of selecting a station or mp3 stream by inputting the URL. I hope this helps. I like the product, for my purposes, which is to listen to radio around the world, without using my PC... Let me know if I can help further.Pat
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Been using the K-World tuner with great success for a while now. The computer is fully capable of making good use of it. Media Center Vista and Win 7 version both work great with this setup. The main challenge is making sure I have a good DTV signal... which I usually do have using the simple antenna that came with the tuner. I've been so happy with it that I bought two others to give as gifts. Recipients experience is the same, they have more powerful computers so they have no problems either. Minor point, the USB stick gets warm. Maybe that typical of tuner sticks.
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you can't compare the two. The tuners technology is made for a specific use. based on my findings I have not experienced any dropouts or slow buffering just great consistent sound.
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This facility doesnt not come with the Internet radio I have , Grace Radio . I dont know about others
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tunerless is for those like you who use a cable box, it would serve as the recorders tuner. (they cost less)However you can only rec one channel and watch one unless your cable box has capabilities otherwise.Ive read a lot about connections there is a multitude online I googled about it so I imagine you can find out how there. I wish I could tell you but I dont use a cable box.Good luck :O)
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Update May 2011: With the firmware update released in late 2009 this radio works with Pandora and three years later this is still one of my all time favorite birthday presents! Pandora streams at 128kb which sounds fantastic on this radio. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I purchased a Grace ITC-IR1000 as a birthday present for my dad since it streams Pandora. I liked it so much that my kids purchased the Sangean WFR-20 radio in January 2009 for my birthday, thinking that since it is also Reciva-powered it would also stream Pandora. Au contraire, mon frre! I have contacted Sangean USA, Pandora, Reciva, et al, and it looks like Sangean isn't interested or doesn't know how to enable this functionality. Pity, because it sounds better than the Grace. Every time I look at it I think "What a nice radio it would be if it picked up the one music service that I really like!". If you like Pandora buy the Grace, otherwise you will have regrets like me. I contacted Pandora and they have offered to post a picture and link to the Sangean radio at no cost on the http://Pandora.com/in-the-home web page once Sangean enables Pandora on the WFR-20 and submits a working model to Pandora for testing. Talk about cheap targeted advertising! Sangean, are you listening?
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Yes. Here is the link to the manual. https://gracedigital.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/UG-TUNER-PRO-IRDT200-IRTP800-UG-Feb-20141.pdf
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I have found the Sony to be very clear. I had the same problem with old cd's and this Sony digital tuner made the difference.
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It is accurate. I tuned a guitar with it and then played that guitar with a keyboard track and it was perfect. sometimes it takes a little longer than i would like for it to respond but that's true of all the tuners i have used.
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The Infinity Primus is a moderately efficient speaker at 93db. The speakers are rated for a maximum of 200 watts. If you are looking a background music and don't really intend to fill the room with "music" the Grace Digital is up to the task. The good thing is that the Grace Digital does have an output you can used to drive a sub-woofer. I personally don't think it will give you the dynamic range of a larger 200+ watt amplifier leaving you a bit underwhelmed. And not all wattage ratings are the same. Many amps slightly exaggerate their claims to provide a certain power but they run out of steam early and show a bit of distortion making their sound a bit cloudy. There are many moderately priced audio receivers than may give you a better result for a little bit more money and size. In my experience the more power the better even if you are not going to drive speakers to loud volumes. Driving an amplifier at and beyond its capabilities is what causes the output to clip. The resulting DC or distortion is what burns up speakers and gives you a headache within a short listening time. I have a 1,250 watt 2 channel amp that I have driven moderately efficient speakers to produce amazing sound. The headroom between a soft sound to a large impact is nothing short of amazing. A cymbal crash comes alive. When playing the malfunction scene from Full Metal Jacket, you can eerily feel the room begin to "breath" as the sound has the power to give you the full range of the speaker.
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Great product for the money..but it does have limitations at that price point..I have not experienced that issue..I have downloaded a free app on my android called gStrings that is a great tool for piano tuning (I use both the Korg and the app to get a good tuning and reference)Something may be wrong with your particular ot-120