Is the Boss TU-2 a good stage Tuner?
John Thompson
Published Mar 17, 2026
Is the Boss TU-2 a good stage Tuner?
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How much does a Yamaha tuner cost on eBay?
The CT-410II is a surprisingly decent budget tuner. It has 3 gangs and 3 filters and is fairly sensitive and selective in stock form. Not many frills, but it does have a recording calibration tone for setting tape levels. For those who care, the CT-410II also has a surprisingly powerful AM section. The CT-410II usually sells for $10-40 on eBay.
When did the Yamaha TX-1000 tuner come out?
– Editor] The TX-1000 and TX-2000 came out a year later, in 1988, at higher prices, so the TX-900 didn’t get much attention. My guess is that the TX-1000 and TX-2000 were really new products and the TX-930 and TX-950 were their cheaper descendants, as Yamaha started to get out of making tuners and focused on DSP and A/V receivers ever since.
How much does a Tu 280 tuner cost?
The TU-280 usually sells for $20-40 on eBay, with a high of $140 in 7/03 for a mint one with the original box, and a low of $2.75 in 11/08. Our panelist JohnC offers this review: “The RDS-capable FM/AM TU-380RD is the next tuner in the TU-280 series, with the TU-650RD completing the run.
How big is the tu-x1 T-1000 tuner?
The T-1000 stands at 5-1/2 inches high versus the 7-1/2 inches for the TU-X1, certainly more adaptable to existing audio stands. From an ergonomics perspective, this tuner doesn’t overwhelm you with buttons and switches. It provides 16 small preset buttons that allow a total of 32 presets, with each button responsible for two station memories.
What kind of filter does a tu-380 tuner use?
“On the technical side, the TU-380 starts with a 3-gang equivalent varactor front end, and a 3-ceramic filter, single-bandwidth IF. The IF strip begins with a 2SK211 MOSFET with the 3 filters separated by two gain stages, discretely implemented using paired 2SC2996 transistors.
Is the tu-500 a 5 gang only tuner?
The very rare TU-500 is a 5-gang FM-only tuner that our contributor Thomas calls the forerunner of the much better TU-850. The TU-500 had only one bandwidth setting but did have multipath outputs for an oscilloscope, a front-panel headphone jack with output level control, and a left/right balance control.