It sounds as though Wattage is the only thing that separates those in the series. But, how many of you are "satisfied" with the FM?
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I actually have 3 Yahama tuner/amps and they do a great job with FM. There is only one station I can't pick up but that is because they are very directional and I am in a very fringe area. If I got a better antenna it might help. Back to your original inquiry, I think the Yamaha is a terrific unit.
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Hi Leonard B., I bought this receiver for my brother and sister in law, last year. They wanted a basic, powerful stereo receiver, NOT a home theatre system. I chose this model because the speakers my sister in law has are high end and need 75 watt PLUS per channel. She is a semi professional singer, who listens to classical music and opera all day long. They LOVE this receiver. The sound is crisp and clean. The radio is dynamite, and they live in a remote area of the northeast. So yes they need an extra antenna. I use one myself even tho I live in Chicago. This is an excellent receiver to serve as the center of a traditional hi fi set up. You can plug your TV/DVR/DVD into it.. but it is not a home theatre system. It's for music and radio listeners. -Timothy Jackson Chicago, IL
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I'm not sure about the subtle differences between the Yamahas, but the r-s700 is still performing nicely for me. I keep it in a basement rack setup, to control my whol-house system. Despite being in a below-grade basement, it pulls in most of the major Chicago stations. The FM reception is not always crystal clear, but I live about 30 miles from the city and I am using the Yamaha provided antenna that came with the receiver. I would venture to guess the reception could be enhanced by some aftermarket antenna. Gino
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i am very happy with the receiver but i do not use the tuner function...sorry
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Yep. The tuner in this is so good, there are even hacks to enable the analog FM exclusively. Audiokarma is a good place to read about the tuner.
103757
Its always been a problem with small transistor radios. Nothing wrong with it. I live in NYC and somehow can't hold an FM signal unless I'm holding it. It's understandable. Don't think it doesn't work.
959806
Its sounds great. But it's always better better with 1000watts or more. Mines is only 800watts. The dash radio plays an important role aswell as the amplifier. My amp is 3000watt and i have all 4 car speakers 250w each and 2 subs at 800w each all connected on my 5 channel amp.
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I had one SA12 on 1200watts and it handled it like a champ. These subs are way underrated. Look into the Soundqubed HDS300's. They are about $50.00 cheaper. I replaced my SA with one and the HDS rapes the SA. Optimal enclosure specs on both. The Hds plays the lower end and the higher end quite noticeably better. But taking nothing away from the SA's. They are badass!
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In my experience that shouldn't be happening. I was always able to pick a station on the FM band, match it on the digital readout, and pipe my iPhone through the car speakers. On intuition rather than science, I picked low powered stations (88.7 or 90.2 for example) rather than powerhouses and had good fidelity.
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Yes, I'm happy with it, but I only listen to one FM station. Sometimes it depends on where you position your player. If it does not work in one part of the house, try changing location. Or try moving the antenna in different directions.
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R. Montgomery is spot on. Just set an FM preset at whatever free frequency you end up with so you can EITHER use the built-in (rather tinny) speaker OR run it through your stereo speakers.
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Having connect both a diawa power meter through to a dummy load I can indeed verify it's a stable. 60W over a range of frequencies. Quite different from performing a MARS mod on a typical Ham radio and see power fluctuating all over it's ranges.9Z4CY / KZ4CY
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Hi,In my opinion it really depends on how hard you intend to drive them. If you are planning to drive them hard then you may want to consider a 90W so that it doesn't distort as easily as a 40W. If your only playing them at normal listening levels then I think it would be fine.
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Yes. There is no comparison. However, properly tuning it is a p.i.t.a.. I ended up doing what I should have in the first place and upgraded the radio.
193885
hi catie , love this thing to death , the re-charge batteries are great , it runs for no less than 12 hrs at work , it has a very high volume output , my only gripe is the reception, it can be terrible at time`s , I have no idea why , but being digital , you can not simply turn the dial to make it come in better , but it does have the ability to use your phone or what ever type of electronics you might have , I do not have any of that crap , just the AM - FM , but for the durability and coolness of the radio , it is worth every penny , just needs a bigger antenna from radio shack or something . hi catie , love this thing to death , the re-charge batteries are great , it runs for no less than 12 hrs at work , it has a very high volume output , my only gripe is the reception, it can be terrible at time`s , I have no idea why , but being digital , you can not simply turn the dial to make it come in better , but it does have the ability to use your phone or what ever type of electronics you might have , I do not have any of that crap , just the AM - FM , but for the durability and coolness of the radio , it is worth every penny , just needs a bigger antenna from radio shack or... » Read More hi catie , love this thing to death , the re-charge batteries are great , it runs for no less than 12 hrs at work , it has a very high volume output , my only gripe is the reception, it can be terrible at time`s , I have no idea why , but being digital , you can not simply turn the dial to make it come in better , but it does have the ability to use your phone or what ever type of electronics you might have , I do not have any of that crap , just the AM - FM , but for the durability and coolness of the radio , it is worth every penny , just needs a bigger antenna from radio shack or something . « Show Less
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Yes, however, I have found this receiver severely lacking in FM sensitivity. I don't know if it has a problem locking in the signal or if it is just a poor tuner design. All other features work pretty well though.
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My FM reception is good even though my unit is in the basement. I've never had any trouble with reception.
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Its pretty clean. I use mine only on low power and it has great sound quality. Low power only puts out 1.5 watts so I don't annoy the feds.
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From my personal experience, I was very disappointed in the performance of the amplifier. The reception of several stations are fine, with a couple of weak stations. The picture quality was the same on all of the tv stations, with or without the amplifier. I also tried it on 2 other television sets with the same results. Even switching in and out the FM attenuator had no influence on the picture quality (In the remote chance that we had an interfering FM radio station.) Without any real test equipment to verify my conclusions, the bottom line is, does the picture look better on the television with the amplifier? The answer to that I would have to say no from my experience. From my personal experience, I was very disappointed in the performance of the amplifier. The reception of several stations are fine, with a couple of weak stations. The picture quality was the same on all of the tv stations, with or without the amplifier. I also tried it on 2 other television sets with the same results. Even switching in and out the FM attenuator had no influence on the picture quality (In the remote chance that we had an interfering FM radio station.) Without any real test equipment to verify my conclusions, the bottom line is, does the picture look better on the... » Read More From my personal experience, I was very disappointed in the performance of the amplifier. The reception of several stations are fine, with a couple of weak stations. The picture quality was the same on all of the tv stations, with or without the amplifier. I also tried it on 2 other television sets with the same results. Even switching in and out the FM attenuator had no influence on the picture quality (In the remote chance that we had an interfering FM radio station.) Without any real test equipment to verify my conclusions, the bottom line is, does the picture look better on the television with the amplifier? The answer to that I would have to say no from my experience. « Show Less
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Pyramid 3800 for me has excellent FM reception, I don't anything about the (1302).