Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?....

I still use my Mac1700.

I still have a good NPR station in the area and currently use a Yamaha T85. Good FM and AM (for talk shows, etc). Things are so cheap now I couldn't resist picking up a used Kenwood T07 modified and aligned. FM only. We'll see.

I have and still use a Sansui TU-9900 that has been modded to the max by Mike at Radio X.  It ran many CD players out of my listening room and I doubt I will ever take it from the system but more of my listening these days is by Cambridge CXN (V2) streamer.  That is probably more a byproduct of the very limited amount of stations in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area.  Even with a Magnum Dynalab Signal Sleuth and 1/2 wave mast I can't get 125+ mile away west coast stations with any degree of Fidelity and consistency so that's it, maybe one classic rock, one country, one jazz is about it while there are hundreds if not thousands of each online.

midareff168 posts04-01-2020 11:01am

I have and still use a Sansui TU-9900 ... Even with a Magnum Dynalab Signal Sleuth and 1/2 wave mast I can't get 125+ mile away west coast stations with any degree of Fidelity and consistency ...

FM is VHF, so reception is arguably confined to line-of-sight, which is limited by the curvature of the earth and the height of a radio station's antenna. As a practical matter, even with the best equipment, it is usually difficult to get reliable reception beyond 65-70 miles.