Naim tuners for use in US suburbs

Posted by: bdnyc on 26 February 2001

I am in the process of considering the use of a Naim tuner now that my favorite local FM station has just added the great Vin Scelsa to it's stellar lineup. (WFUV 90.7 @ New York) I live about an hour north of NY in the hills of the burbs and currently use a roof mounted dual TV/FM antenna, which requires a booster amp for sufficient gain. If anyone with similar experience would comment, I would greatly appreciate it.
1- are there any good dual purpose TV and FM antennas that anyone is using?
2- In the FM only antennas, anyone using and getting good results w/ Channel Master or Channel Plus?
3- If most of the stations important to a listener are from one direction, how important would a rotating mount be?
4- How hard are the Ron Smith antennas to assemble?
5- If I could get someone to install a Ron Smith, do they need any particular style of mounting rod, height, rotator, etc. for best results.
Thanks for any help on the way...
Posted on: 26 February 2001 by Arthur Bye
BDNYC:

I have been using a Ron Smith antenna with good results in Southern New Jersey, near Philadelphia. I purchased a rotator and remote control from Stark Electronics(mail order) in Florida. I can only occasionally get NYC as I live in a lowland area, but I get Philly and Delaware pretty well. My range is about 50 miles. I don't use the remote rotator very much, but it's convenient to have to re-orient the antenna after a wind-storm. Installation was a bit of a pain as the antenna is very large and quite bulky, especially with the rotor. I suggest an experienced antenna installer.

Don't know about any other manufacturers, but I have no complaints about the RS unit. For television I have cable. The hardest decision is which to buy; the G-17 or the G-23.

The result was the best FM sound I have ever heard. A year later I am still enthralled by the sound on my Nat-01.

Arthur Bye

Posted on: 27 February 2001 by davidf
Hi bd- I use a channel master pure FM antenna and I am very happy with it. I use a 01. I used a company called "Antenna Systems" located on Long Island (where I live). There number is 516-741-6818. They both sell and install antennas and do quality work. E-mail me if you have further questions. david.