Excellent condition. Front has no nicks, dings or blemishes. Glass, lamps and dials are all perfect. Top has light wear, such as minor scuff marks. They are not visible from three feet away and do not show up in photographs. I am the second owner and have owned this tuner for over 20 years. It has had light use and been well cared for. I had the Modafferi Mod, performed by the original designer, Richard Modafferi, about five years ago. This mod ($700.00) gives the tuner clean, clear highs, a wider sound-stage, and bass with authority. With a Yagi-style antenna in my attic, I can pick up stations in a large city 70 miles away, an impossible task for most tuners. No tuner I have tried, and I have tried all the highly rated, modified, newly aligned Sansui, Kenwood, McIntosh, Yamaha, Audiolab, Denon, etc., can do so, nor come close how clean and clear it performs. Recently, I had new bulbs installed and an alignment done by Audio Classics. Everything is operating fine and the unit has outstanding performance, and exceeds original factory specs. It does not come with pan-locks, or a wood case. I have over 8 years of 100% selling satisfaction on A'gon, under the name JPS. PayPal and shipping are the buyers responsibility. ------------------------------------------------------- Details of the mod includes: • IF 'tailbiting' fixed - this eliminates degraded reception
at 96.3 and 107.0 Mhz from ninth and tenth IF harmonics.
• Stereo decoder slew-rate optimized by modifying op-amp
feedback circuits; reduces distortion, improves separation.
• diode D307 installed (this was left out of MR78 but was
used in MR77); this reduces 'klunk' noises on fixed output
jacks when tuner is turned on and off.
• IF phase trimming - capacitors added as needed in
NORMAL IF filter for improved stereo separation.
• RF oscillator emitter tap re-dressed for minimum leakage
inductance; reduces drift and eliminates oscillator
pulling on strong signals.
• Jung-Marsh capacitor upgrade in MPX and audio circuits.
• cardas audio output jacks installed.
• Muting ground changed - improved muting performance.
• 19Khz stereo pilot circuit change, reduces stereo distortion.
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