Was gifted a receiver(A-750)/tuner(T-550)/equalizer (GE-5)set but only plan to use the receiver. Was planning to either sell or give away the tuner and equalizer but curious if there value is really as a set so I should hang on to them. Also is the equalizer worth it?
Yes that’s called an integrated amplifier. Keep them all. The EQ might come in handy and if you ever sell them the whole package will probably go for more. It’s a very nice set.
Gotcha, sounds like keeping them all is the way to go. For the time being, not using the tuner won’t effect performance of anything else, right?
LOL, here in Bermuda getting rid of the tuner would improve it’s performance greatly. The local radio (all FM) has only bad soca/bad reggae/modern R&B/religious programming, with one American top forty station thrown in for bad measure. Barf, etc.
Off on a tangent of a tangent, back in the 70s, until they acquired satellite receivers, the local FM station used to play it’s selection of top 40 on a literal wall of Revox reel tape decks. I understand they junked them when they went to satellite programming, and now I must hide in the dark and cry in my pillow for another hour having dredged up that thought again.
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Perhaps get a turntable (if you have records) or a CD player in addition (if you have CDs). There are also bluetooth adapters you can get to connect to the inputs to allow you to pair and play a music app (Spotify, Sirius, Pandora, etc) from your favorite smartphone through the system.
Pair it up to a decent pair of speakers if you don’t have any yet.
I have a Philips GA 212 record player and a lot of records. I currently use a Denon DRA 750, but it’s in pretty bad need of a tuneup so will try out this while I decide what to do with that
It won’t affect it at all
Why wouldn’t you use the tuner? FM is wonderful! There’s lots of great jazz, classical and sometimes a fun college station if you’re not into top 40 type commercial stations, and it can sound surprisingly good on a quality tuner like that with even a simple dipole antenna. A better antenna will bring in distant stations or not so distant stations with less noise. Give it a try, it’s one of the last truly free things left out there that has actual value.