I do like that. Can’t imagine having only one tuner tho’ - I always have to have a back-up, albeit nothing of that quality.
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Decent YouTube (720p option) added showing how smooth it tracks and instantly locks into a rock stable signal
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Always wanted a TU-X1.
I had one and a second spares for repair Guy…Fabulous sounding thing however took up considerably more space…The 9900 was subjectively 80% fidelity wise however after a couple of Mod’s and componant upgrades I was happy at 90% and kept the 9900
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Dug out some images of my now gone Sansui TU-X1
some of the modifications to this tuner:
- replaced all power supply caps by higher value better quality caps
- replaced all 8 (noisy) DC power supply diodes with FRED diodes
- replaced signal path coupling caps by Jantzen Superior Z-Caps
- replaced all internal point-to-point wiring by high quality audio grade silver/copper solid core cable
- replaced all lampwire internal power cabling by high quality audio grade power cable
- replaced two-wire lampwire external power cable by earthed Furutech IEC socket
- isolated the power transformer
- isolated and filtered grounding noise
- replaced RCA sockets by heavily silver plated sockets
- reworked the antenna connections for best performance, removing 300 balanced connection and optimising the 75 circuit
- checked and, where appropriate, replaced filters, resistors, etc.
- replaced variable output circuitry by audibly superior fixed output connections
- separated AM and FM outputs so each is completely independent of the other
- cleaned power supply board
- cleaned FM board and lubricated FM tuning mechanism
- aligned 7-gang FM tuner
- cleaned AM board and lubricated AM tuning mechanism
- aligned 3-gang AM tuner
- additionally I have replaced the chassis cover and base with excellent condition ones (see photos)
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Damned if I’d have let it go after all that faff!
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The journey is the destination!
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Sounds like triggers broom… 
nice toy though
Fucker’s causing me to browse through vintage tuners…
Which is the obvious thing to do when you’ve got no working hifi…*
(* that you want to listen to)
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Yep, another favourite thing to do on the bay if only for the laughs on pricing (NAT03 for 870 of your quids, sir? 250 quid for a Technics 8080 like mine where an unfooed version puts the audio signal through a 4558 
?)
Can you get one with a clock on it too?
It’s usually the bit that makes the tea which is the hardest to keep working properly.
VB
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What is the latest on the FM switch off?
It’ll all be gone by 2005 
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I remember picking up a lovely Rotel RT-990BX at that kind of time for absolute peanuts.
Still sounded shit using any indoor aerial I could find in my London flat, so I rapidly moved on to internet radio for my Radio 3 needs…
In July 2020, provided the stations also broadcast on digital radio, UK government has decided to allow Ofcom to renew analogue FM and AM licences for a further ten-year period
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I used to own a Sansui G-401 years ago.
Nothing as posh as that though.
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2 or 3?
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Sorry!
FM2
D’oh 