PURIST VINTAGE TUBE TUNERS

Pierre and his vintage tube buddy had a marathon, three-month shoot-off with 1960’s FM tuners. As expected, the legendary Marantz 10B was king of the heap, with warm, detailed, involving sound way beyond any solid-state tuner. Very unexpectedly, two little-known ’60s Scott tuners—precisely aligned and then modded—sounded so good we couldn’t tell them from the Marantz. If all you’ve ever heard is solid state FM, a world-class tube tuner is an ear-opening experience. Testing their second prototype, Pierre happened to tune in a live symphony concert. After a few minutes of listening, it dawned on him: through the Scott, he was hearing BETTER-THAN-CD sound from this live broadcast! Head-to-head, our little Scott’s sound quality has whipped new $4000 Magnum Dynalabs, as well as every legendary solid state tuner.

Want to go a step further with sound even better than that Marantz 10B at 1/3 the cost? Our Two Chassis Scott delivers exactly that. The hot-rodded Scott mono receives the composite FM; that’s decoded into stereo by our mod of the separate Scott multiplex chassis, the best of its time. The superb sound of the brilliant original Scott multiplex circuit is enhanced by having its own separate power supply—in contrast to the shared power supply of the single chassis stereo tuner. If you need extra weak station performance, we offer a much rarer, four IF stage Scott mono receiver for an extra $200. 30-day money back.

Scott Mono FM Tuner: $495 + Shipping

Scott Stereo FM Tuner: $695 + Shipping (mint condition: $850, limited)

Scott Mono FM Tuner with matched Multiplex: $1295 + Shipping

Scott Stereo AM-FM Tuner: $1300 + Shipping (very limited)

Walnut Case for Scott Tuners: $275 + Shipping