I was not a big fan of Tuners. My wife likes to listen to the radio but I do not. This has changed dramaticly since getting this tunner. The sound quality made my jaw drop. I am not saying it's like listning to a CD but very close on stations that come in clear. Sepration and sound stage are in keeping very well with my overall system. Again signal in the air is not a direct connection but under the circumstances you would be hard pressed to do better.