I am looking for a tuner that has GREAT reception and an analog sound. Perhaps, with tubes as is my other equiptment. Thank you for your, highly regarded, advise!
The best is the Marantz 10b. after that Tandberg 3001a, Macintosh 78, 80, Top Magnum Dynalab. There are other great lower priced tuners(Tandberg 3011a,Carver TX11a, Luxman T110, Pioneer 9100).
for tube tuners, budget is a factor... the scott 350's can occasionally be found for cheap and sound great. the mac mr-71 was the last (and considered the best) of their tube tuners and sounds gorgeous but costs a lot more (unless you're ok with a cosmetically flawed one since the collectors pay $$$ for perfect cosmetics). with any tube tuner, make sure you have access to a tech who can align it. The older ones will probably need it to sound their best.
2nd on tunerinfo.com Lots of great analog tuners to be had cheap on ebay! Sansuis & Luxmans in addition to the already mentioned Mac and Scotts. Cheers, Spencer
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