Fanfare FT-1 AM FM Tuner with RCA and XLR
Stereophile Class A-rated FM tuner with analog design and balanced outputs delivers exceptional musical performance and urban signal extraction.
I own Bliss Hifi, a high-end audio boutique and this Fanfare FT-1 tuner is being listed as a trade in from one of my clients. It is in excellent condition for its age and in perfect working order. It comes with the original box.
Check my stellar feedback and buy with confidence. This listing includes free insured shipping across the CONUS. As this is a passthrough sale that I am brokering on behalf of my client, I can only accept payments via PayPal F&F, Venmo Gift, or personal check, but this also gives you the opportunity to attain this at my lowest possible price.
Happy to answer any questions. Thanks for your consideration.
More about the unit:
The Fanfare FT-1 represents exceptional value in audiophile-grade FM tuner design, earning Stereophile Class A ratings while delivering performance comparable to competitors costing significantly more. Built in Buffalo, New York with a robust 16-gauge steel chassis for maximum RF shielding, the FT-1 employs an analog tuning architecture specifically chosen for its musical superiority over frequency-synthesis digital designs. At its heart are hand-selected ceramic filters optimized for group delay characteristics, ensuring all signals arrive at the decoder stage simultaneously for exceptional phase coherence. Outstanding sensitivity specifications of 10.5dBf mono and 11.5dBf stereo usable sensitivity, combined with 15dBf/35dBf 50dB quieting performance and an excellent 1.5dB capture ratio, allow the FT-1 to extract fragile signals from congested urban FM environments with remarkable clarity.
The tuner features comprehensive connectivity rarely seen at its price point, including balanced XLR outputs alongside two sets of unbalanced RCA outputs—high-level for standard line connections and low-level providing unamplified signal direct from the multiplex filter. A full-function infrared remote controls eight presets, wide/narrow IF band switching, DX mode for local-only reception, fast 50kHz-step tuning, and auto-seek mode. Proprietary noise-reduction circuitry works in concert with selectable 75dB (narrow) or 55dB (wide) selectivity to deliver a 75dB signal-to-noise ratio with just 0.15% THD in mono and 50dB stereo separation. Reviewers consistently praise the FT-1’s thoroughly musical sound and exceptional soundstage reproduction, noting it handles multipath as gracefully as tuners costing thousands more while offering superior ergonomics and features that make it an indispensable partner for serious FM enthusiasts.
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