사이러스 오디오 튜너 / fm7 , fm7.5, fm x

사이러스 튜너 간략평

 깔맞춤, 리모콘, 적당한 성능등을 감안하면 사이러스 앰프 사용하는 사람들에겐 가장 좋겠다. 

ㅇ 사이러스 앰프와 세트로 깔맞춤.

ㅇ FM2부터 리모콘 이용. (대부분 좋은 튜너들이 리모콘이 없다.)

ㅇ 단품 튜너 자체로서 월등히 성능이 뛰어나다거나, 가격대 성능비가 좋다든가 하진 않다. 

**사이러스 튜너 : 선명하고, 음의 분리가 좋아, 다이나믹이 좋다. 흔히 이야기하는 아날로그 튜너의 두툼하고 부드러운 성향은 아니고, 전형적인 디지털 튜너소리에 더 가깝지만, 싸구려 디지털 튜너의 경박한 소리는 아니다. 현대음악이나 클래식에선 상당히 좋게 들린다. 역시 장점은 작은 공간활용과 사이러스 앰프와 리모콘으로 on/off , 채널 조정과 볼륨 조절가능이라 할 수 있다.

FM1

FM2 : FM2 부터 리모콘 채용

FM6

FM7

 FM 7.5 2002

 FM X 2003

사이러스 튜너 모델별로 큰 차이는 없으나, FM X 는 psxr 연결로 업그레이드 할 수 있다.

Topic: How do Cyrus FM tuners compare (with each other)?

How do Cyrus FM tuners compare (with each other)?

Hello good people of Cyrus unofficial,

I'm thinking of buying a used FM Cyrus tuner from eBay or such. I'm just a bit confused which is which, and what differences they may have. On Cyrus web page they are all in the product archive.

I gather that the FM6 is the latest version, is it?  From some older posts I found that the FM X was launched 2003 and FM7.5 in 2002. So FM7 must be older than that, right?

How do they compare in terms of sound quality?

Is FM6 the only one available in Quartz Silver?

Anything else I might need to know?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Re: How do Cyrus FM tuners compare (with each other)?

« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 08:08:57 PM »

hi 

i have had all of them and not sure much difference but the fmx can be upgraded with psxr which definately improves. they are superb little tuners , i now use a magnum dynalab 100 and while this is a lot better the cyrus certainly is cracking value. i would recommend the fmx

 

Re: How do Cyrus FM tuners compare (with each other)?

« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2011, 08:29:31 AM »

Pedro, I have not compared the Cyrus tuners but I can say the FMX is what I use and is a superb tuner that with right source material creates great imaging and a natural toning. Concerts and drama plays can be fantastic, who needs surround sound... :-)

However it does need a good aerial, and with all hifi fm radio you need to ensure mutltipath distortion is at a minimum. This usually means a multi element Yagi, and in the UK you should point it at your BBC transmitter.

Get that right, preferably steer clear of the overly compressed commercial stations and you will be rewarded with a fantastic sonic experience with your FMX. I have added the PSX/R in the past and there is a slight change in sound, but very subtle, so I run stand alone at the moment.

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Re: How do Cyrus FM tuners compare (with each other)?

« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2011, 01:16:25 PM »

My only experience was a new DAB8 which could not get a decent signal on FM radio 3 despite having a new main board fitted by Cyrus. No problems with 5 other FM tuners on same aerial system so swopped for an Arcam T32 (slightly more expensive) which is an excellent bit of kit even making DAB sound reasonable.

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Re: How do Cyrus FM tuners compare (with each other)?

« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2011, 05:43:27 PM »

yes often thought of the arcam which is a stunning bit of kit. 

thumbs up for cyrus tuners altho if you can stretch to it the bel canto fm1 thrashes them !!

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Re: How do Cyrus FM tuners compare (with each other)?

« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2011, 11:28:52 PM »

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You are right - the FM7 is the oldest.  Replaced by the almost identical FM7.5.  If you have an MR3 multiroom amp, you must buy the FM7.5 or later.  I could not tell the difference between the FM7 & FM7.5 - but the FM7 would not work with my MR3.

I had both FM7 and MR3 and they can be made to work together, though IIRC (and it was a few years ago now) it needed a firmware upgrade to the last available for the FM7. Cyrus Technical were very helpful in resolving the problem.

You are right the later ones did work.  But I'm not sure how you can tell except by trying it.  Since I bought my FM7 and MR3 together from the same dealer, they swapped it for a 7.5 when it didn't work.

Cyrus FM7

OVERALL RATING: 5

VALUE RATING: 5

Bottom Line:   

Very good tuner...definitely for the second hand price (with remote). However, if for about 400 pounds (list price for FM7.5), I still believe it is worth it. Reason being, this tuner has a very good sensitity, I just use a 75 Ohm wire as the aeria, I have got perfect resception (in Hong Kong). 

Most importantly, the sound is great if you got a very reception (that I have). I would not say the sound beat the CD quality, but it is close....With the LS3/5A that I am using the human voice is un-believably real. However, I am not a fan of talk show, but listen to FM97.6, the classic music is just awesome, the violin is much much better that my previous JVC, Yamaha or Marantz (they are under US$200). Now I am satified and I have no strong reason to do any upgrade now.

OVERALL RATING:

4

VALUE RATING:

5

Submitted by Claude B a Audiophile

Date Reviewed: March 20, 2001

Bottom Line:   

Look & feel:

This tuner has the Cyrus look (small unit, half width), a simple preset and tuning system with a big screen.

If, as I do, you've got the remote control (it comes with Cyrus III or can be bought), you can use many presets (7 without the remote), tune easily (only one way search without). So, I think the remote is necessary.

The back is OK (easy to connect), with the on/off button (it normally stays in standby mode, I only turn it down when I leave during a week).

RDS would be welcome for FIP (a French station sending the singer/titles of the songs).

Sound:

With a good signal (in Paris, many stations are close from each other) and a good station of course (full dynamic and non violent equalization, like FIP/ France Culture/ France Musique in France), it sounds marvelous: 

- sweet, 

- bass you can't have with standard sony/denon, 

- good focus on voices (which are perfect), 

- a good space (left/ right but also front/rear), very impressive for concerts (classical but also pop/rock) and even more on debate where people are in the room at a realistic place.

Even on commercial station (heavy mid, no-dynamic, bad phase, like NRJ in France), the sound is correct. On news stations (France Info, BFM in France), it's good (voices) to just OK (jingles).

My system:

I began with the FM7 on a Cyrus III amp (remember the remote)/ Mission 753 speakers and all I say before was there. I upgraded last year for:

- Teac VRDS-25 CD player, Mogami/Neutrik XLR cables

- Cyrus FM7 tuner, simple … READ MORE

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OVERALL RATING:

5

VALUE RATING:

4

Submitted by Daryl a Audiophile

Date Reviewed: November 29, 1999

Bottom Line:   

I've had this tuner for a month now and I am very impressed with it. The sound quality is amazing. I never realized FM stereo could sound so good and I'm only using a cheap antenna at the moment. It's solidly built, but has no remote. The remote can be bought separately though, which for the price should be included. It is a rather expensive tuner, so I wouldn't expect any less than the top notch sound it provides.

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OVERALL RATING:

4

Submitted by Nick a an Audiophile

Date Reviewed: June 13, 1999

Bottom Line:   

I have had this tuner for 2 years now. It sounds great overall and from a sonic perspective, I am very happy with it. It also looks great.

On the negative side, it is only FM and you have to buy a separate remote control for it unless you own a Cyrus III amplifier whose remote control, controls the tuner too. For $1000. Canadian it should have a remote and AM.

My only other gripe is that it doesn't work very well with the remote. You eventually get the preset station you are pressing but it may take a few attempts sometimes. I have sent the unit back to Cyrus and they updated the software chip in my FM7 and this has improved things a bit, but still falls short of the Japanese competition's precision with their remote controls. I even tried the Marantz and Rotel learning remotes and they were even worse with the tuner but fine with my TV, CD and amp. Go figure.

But since it sounds good and matches my Cyrus amp, I am happy overall. I hope Cyrus solves this problem or else they might end up like QUAD, trying to stay alive after establishing a great reputation for decades and then ruining it because of their remote's operation or I should say, Lack of operation.

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