Chuck said:R.F. Burns said:
The Sangean is a very good tuner. I think I mentioned that. It has excellent selectivity, and the sensitivity isn't bad either. I'd call it a bargain at $200, even if it never receives any HD signals. I haven't had time to find out how it performs in really bad RF environments (like at a transmitter site) but located not too far from our tower, it does not seem to have any big issues with getting the front end swamped. I don't think it is in the same class as Fanfare, but it also costs about 1/6 as much, so you have to take that into account.
I have to admit that I still like my old 1970's vintage Marantz tuner better. I don't think the Marantz is as sensitive or selective as the Sangean, but does sound "warmer" to my somewhat tired ears. Perhaps I like the sound of 35 year old leaky capacitors.
Although I don't live at a trtansmitter site, I'd say that I live in one of the most crowded RF areas of the country, if not the world (NYC) and the HDT-1 is remarkabley sensitive and selective. The selectivity is due to DSP, which is part of the HD specs. As I mentioned another time, I am able to weakly hear a station which is over 140 miles away and it's first adjacent to, two local Class B's. For 200$ this is some remarkable peice of equipment.