denon TU260L Tuner - Version 1 or Version 2

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I am after one of the above on ebay and there are loads going for next to nothing. Is there a big difference in sound between the two?

I know that the version 2 has 40 preset stations and the version 1 has only 20 and this makes no difference to me as I wouldn't listen to more than 20 stations, but would I buy the more expensive version 2 if it will sound better.

Any advise greatly appreciated.

 

[gregory]

not much difference to be honest but a leak troughline, now your talking.

 

[the record spot]

Six in half a dozen; I would go for the mark 2 version which has a few more bells and whistles but there's little in it. Both are excellent VFM and do a more than respectable job at voice reproduction. Music is as good as you can expect with the compressed stations too.

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="the record spot"]Six in half a dozen; I would go for the mark 2 version which has a few more bells and whistles but there's little in it. Both are excellent VFM and do a more than respectable job at voice reproduction. Music is as good as you can expect with the compressed stations too.
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Thanks record spot, Im watching a Mk2 on ebay (Ooops shouldn't have said nowt).

Greogory, Do you mean one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEAK-Through-Line-III-Valve-Tuner_W0QQitemZ380009915633QQihZ025QQcategoryZ22636QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

"considered to be the best tuner produced of all time"

 

[gregory]

that's the one, i may have a little dabble on that.

 

[John Duncan]

Doesn't the mk2 have RDS and the Mk1 Not? I mean the 2 does, since I have one, but I thought the 1 didn't. I'd get the 2, simply because it will be exceptionally cheap and why not have the latest.

 

[the record spot]

That's bang on John - I think the 260L was an early mid-90s design that Denon stuck with till the mark 2 came out. It didn't have the RDS feature which the latter model did.