This sale is for a Toshiba 910 stereo tuner, it is one of the first synthesized stereo tuners,It seems pretty rare. The tuner was made in about 1974.
The tuner seems to work mostly as it should. The touch buttons are sometimes finicky,Sometimes they work, sometimes they don\'t When first powered up after being unplugged for a while, the display displays strange characters until the tuner is tuned to a frequency which changes the numbers to something different, then they work properly.
The tuner is completely original, and will likely need some service (recap).
The case has some veneer damage at the back, top.
There is some corrosion on the bottom, and back, bottom.
There is one mis-matched screw holding the cover on.
The tuner is also known as Aurex There is also more info at fmtunerinfo about this tuner.There is no warranty, no returns.
If picked up locally, it will be COD, as there is no way to verify delivery to Paypal.This info from the fmtunerinfo site:Toshiba ST-910 (1977, $1,800
The ST-910 is a unique, powerful and extremely rare digital synthesizer FM-only tuner, marketed under the Aurex name outside the U.S. We believe the hefty (20-pound) ST-910 was the first digital display/touch control stereo tuner. It uses capacitor touch areas embedded in the glass Front Panel for selecting functions and tuning stations (one can tune up or down by either 1 MHz or 0.1 MHz increments, or using 7 presets), and station frequencies are displayed in large red LED numbers. It also has 3 levels of muting. The ST-910 has audiophile-grade sound and its bass is exceptional, almost leading our panelist Bob to wonder if it has a built-in \"boost\" circuit. Bob adds, \"It is built to a standard that is far beyond the common mid- and even high-priced mass-produced audio gear. It uses vertical plug-in card construction similar to that used in commercial test and military gear, and the sound quality follows as well. This tuner has one of the best sonic presentations I have heard, with a wide, natural sound stage, deep solid bass, and smooth highs.\" Also, \"The build of the power supply is the most substantial I have ever seen in a tuner, with 2 large TO-3 type pass transistors mounted on massive heat sinks in the voltage regulator section\". The ST-910 has a well-built 6-gang front end and is very sensitive, but it\'s more appropriate for an audiophile or someone looking for a great-sounding collector\'s piece than a DXer. Because the ST-910 uses linear phase LC IF filters that are encased in metal enclosures, similar to those in a Sansui TU-9900, a filter mod to improve its selectivity would not be practical. Despite its extreme rarity, the ST-910 was listed in our reference materials for four years, 1976 through 1979; oddly, the 1979 book shows the retail price reduced to $1,300. We\'ve only seen a few ST-910s on : a $550 \"Buy-it-Now\" in 2/02, a non-working one that sold for $338 in 2/08, and another non-working one that was another $550 \"Buy-it-Now\" -- with the previous owner\'s name carved on the faceplate! Another ST-910 sold for $500 on Audiogon in 7/03. The Vintage Knob has a writeup and specs for the ST-910.
On Feb-26-18 at 17:31:27 PST, seller added the following information:
I\'m sorry I have to cancel this sale due to technical issues with the listing that E-bay can\'t seem to resolve The listing will be restarted March 1ST at 8:15 pm
