what's a good fm tuner?

you got a great $ on that, they went up a lot!   I dont play the radio a whole lot, mostly stream with my Bluesound 2i and play cd........thats why I was eyeing the Yamaha for $250.   t=s500.........I think the dynamic looks cooler though!

Tons of info on tuners here:   http://fmtunerinfo.com/

Sound quality is one issue, but reception is probably more important.  I have a Magnum Dynalab Etude, and while I love the sound, it doesn't pull in distant stations as well as my Onkyo T-9090 II.

Do you live in or near a metropolitan area or well outside one?  What are your plans for an antenna?

If you live a fair distance from the broadcast towers. how well the tuner handles distant stations (DX) will be important.  You'll do best getting a roof antenna.

fmfool.com and radio-locator.com can give you information on the distance to broadcast towers and signal strength.

That Yamaha will be fine for what you need! There is slim pickins’ on new tuners nowadays!

Who needs expensive new shoes when the streets are just mud!

My favorite tuner (of the several on hand) is the Mitsubishi DA-F10. Measures well and sounds fine! Can only be found used - around $200. Alas, only two FM stations in my area worthy of listening to: WUSF 89.7 and WSMR 89.1/103.9. All the rest, commercial dreck!