What are some excellent mid -priced tuners?

IMHO get the Audio Refinment Complete tuner (YBA)... Around $700 and will not disapoint you... I tried it against a few high priced tuner like the Sim Audio Air Tuner and ended being as good if not better (at half the price)... I also tried the MD100 from Magnum Dynalab and I would still choose the Audio refinment...

Don't forget to get the best antenna possible. This will make a BIG difference...

i second the mac 67. at your price range i do not think you can do better. marantz 10b if you can find one at that price level. i have heard the md and fanfare. a little thin to my tastes. sounds like radio. imo.

good listening

Jvr,

I know what you mean- I hate when a tuner sounds like radio, or when a CD player sounds like CD, or a Reel to Reel sounds like tape or especially when a turntable sounds like vinyl. Sorry for the sarcasm- I guess I just don't understand your comment. What should a tuner sound like if not Radio? What does the Mac 67 Tuner sound like?

I understand what Jvr means when he says some tuners sound like a radio - they are thin sounding as if you were listening to a jambox or old transistor radio - a good tuner will be full bodied in its presentation of the music just like listening to a CD player of high quality. I have a hard time liking a good many tuners for this very reason.

You don't have to pay 1600 for that MD100.. You can find them here on the gon for around 1100-1200 or an Etude for around 700-900. The MD100 has exactly the same specs as the Etude model. I did an A/B with a 2001 Etude model and the MD100 and couldn't distinguish any differences.