OK, so this is the "stereo" forum and for many here 2 channel music might sound fairly retro primitive ... just a cut above tube amplifiers and vinyl.
Getting to it ... I like dedicated FM tuners, have a bunch, including some Denons, Kenwoods, and a gorgeous H.H. Scott tube tuner, my favorite, by far. But here's the thing, not only is the Scott a tubie, therefore the object of derisive laughter from the technocognicenti, but it is also mono.
Yes, my favorite FM music source is mono. I use an Antique Sound Labs MG S1 15DT integrated Single End Triode 5 watt per channel amplifier, an H.H. Scott 331, a Reckhorn B1 active cross over to a pair of Dahlquist DQM905s, with supertweeters, and a Velodyne 10" sub.
So, what is it about mono FM compared to stereo? It is clean. Very low noise and a weird sense of live music.
You think stereo is retro. Mono. I confess.
