The best tuner

Gentleman,
Thank you for the GREAT shopping list. What kind of antenna are you using with your tuners, if any. Thanks,again!

Take a look at fmtunerinfo.com It has a wealth of information on tuners.

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

Don't over look Accuphase T100's and T101's. They are outstanding and built like a tank. I picked one up on Audiogon a couple of years ago based on the writeup in FM tunerinfo.com. It was better than I expected and much better than any previous tuner I had owned. Excellent front end and very neutral and balanced sound, much like very high quality tube gear, not thin and washed out like a lot of the more recent tuners.