What are some excellent mid -priced tuners?


I have a MC162 with a C15 pre-amp. Not sure if I want to stay with Mcintosh (MR85) or go with something else. 800. 1400 dollar range.
fiat8
Get a Magnum Dynalab Etude, MD100 or MD102. The Etude can usually be found used on Audiogon. The MD100 is the newest release of the Etude model. The MD102 is the best SS tuner out there. Like Gthrush1 said, get a Yagi and put in on your roof. If you can only do indoor, than use an ST-2 inside with a Signal Sleuth. I listen to my Etude more than my CD player, the sound is just wonderful!
Give the Creek T43 a listen $699.


If you are interested in unsed Vintage tuners check out:
http://www.geocities.com/tunerinfo/

Of course the Fanfare should be mentioned. It is as good (IMO, better) than the Magnum Dynalabs at the same price point. The comparison in my home lead me to buy the Fanfare. The comparison was recently covered in this thread:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ymisc&1012872881

Take Care, Aaron
I bought a Myryad tuner (they only make one model, i forget the name/number) here for about $700 and it is an excellent performer. Comes w/remote and many presets and sounds wonderful. My favorite of the tuners I own is my Mac MR67, which I also got for $700, I think from eBay. I spent a couple hundred dollars more replacing a burned out light and all the tubes w/Telefunkens and it is the best-sounding tuner I have ever heard, at least in my home. No remote or presets, though, and alignment by one of the vintage tube outlets costs about $300. I haven't done the alignment and it still sounds incredibly rich and deep and receives stations superbly.