What are some of the better tuners out there?

Mitch,

I have a Carver AM/FM Tuner, terchnically amazing, it will pull in stations others will not. Sounds good, but not like my favorite tube tuner: 

I have a McIntosh Tube Tuner/Preamp, mx110z. It is wonderful sounding (as is it's MM Phono). Richard Modafferi said something like 'there's nothing I can do to improve the mx110z tuner'.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHZN_enUS963US963&sxsrf=ALeKk00PnU8cV5nkDZ5OAkKPi3tiwnZWWg:...

I read it needs a strong signal. I had a TV antenna in the attic, hanging from strings stapled to the joists, dedicated to FM (all FM is between channel 6 and 7, something like that). Got everything I wanted to find, and then I only listen to WBGO Jazz. Zero drift, rich sound.

Then I had it overhauled by Audio Classics. They said the tuner will get more stations that it did. 

They have gone up in price, and a lot if just for the tuner, but if you/anyone ever consider a tube preamp, if mine was stolen, I would replace it without even looking around.

If those tubes burn out to quickly there must be a problem with that tuner. Preamp tubes should last for years!

Small signal tubes like a 12AX7 or 6922 will work well on average for about 10,000 hours. If you leave your equipment on 24 hours a day, well you do the math: There are 8,760 hours in a year. So when does a tube go bad? It depends on how picky you are.
Here is a shootout on the best vintage FM tuners!
https://fmtunerinfo.com/shootouts.html

You can stream any radio stations you like 

I have two Don Scott modified tuners..McIntosh MR-74 and Luxman L-110, both were great before the mods, and better after...