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What kind of onkyo tuner does Nick use?

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Christopher Pierce

Published May 06, 2026

What kind of onkyo tuner does Nick use?

Nick uses the T-4970, believed to have been sold only in Germany, which we believe was identical to the T-488F except for voltage and tuning increments. See the T-4970 review for some cautionary words on the DYNAS circuit. “The U42922B is a bipolar integrated FM-IF circuit, which is controlled by software.

How old are you when you turn 10?

You are 1 decade old… or 10 years old… or 120 months old… or 3,650 days old… or 87,600 hours old… or 5256000 minutes old… depending on the unit of measure you seem pretty young or pretty old. You’re turning 10 right on time. It will be a great year to be a 10-year-old.

How much does a Onkyo T-909 tuner cost?

The T-909 has the electronic equivalent of 5 gangs and a complicated filter scheme involving LC filters, one 4-pin ceramic and two 3-pin ceramics. T-909 sale pricing on eBay is erratic: a few have sold for $150-250, two with minor cosmetic issues sold for just $15 in 1/04 and $68 in 6/04, and one with a preset problem went for $27 in 6/07.

What kind of tuner does Onkyo t-488f have?

We don’t have any first-hand information on the extremely rare T-488F, a digital tuner with Onkyo’s APR system (described in the T-9090 writeup below), dual antenna inputs and RDS capability (see the T-4310R writeup below for more on RDS).

Nick uses the T-4970, believed to have been sold only in Germany, which we believe was identical to the T-488F except for voltage and tuning increments. See the T-4970 review for some cautionary words on the DYNAS circuit. “The U42922B is a bipolar integrated FM-IF circuit, which is controlled by software.

The T-909 has the electronic equivalent of 5 gangs and a complicated filter scheme involving LC filters, one 4-pin ceramic and two 3-pin ceramics. T-909 sale pricing on eBay is erratic: a few have sold for $150-250, two with minor cosmetic issues sold for just $15 in 1/04 and $68 in 6/04, and one with a preset problem went for $27 in 6/07.

What was the name of the original Onkyo stereo receiver?

Vintage Onkyo TX-6500 MKII Receiver. Works well! VINTAGE ONKYO TX-5000 TUNER AMPLIFIER STEREO RECEIVER. Huge, cool, RETRO !!! Vintage Onkyo Stereo Receiver TX-1500 17 Watt Power fully restored.

We don’t have any first-hand information on the extremely rare T-488F, a digital tuner with Onkyo’s APR system (described in the T-9090 writeup below), dual antenna inputs and RDS capability (see the T-4310R writeup below for more on RDS).