What are some of the better tuners out there?

stereo5,

better to err here than in a real life situation. No harm, no foul. Nothing burned or blown up!

+1 Tandberg & Sansui

I just bought the Sansui 9900. 

Yes, there must something wrong with your equipment. There is no way that you should be replacing tubes so often! I have a MD 106T and the tubes are probably going on ten years and the tuner still sounds fine. I play it on average about two hours a day, so you can do the math. The tuner has a slow turn on which contributes to a long tube life.

I also bought the Accuphase T-101 listed above today (local pickup). The owner is a an Accuphase technical expert and a former Accuphase dealer. So I had a feeling that this guy has some good gear. Turned out I was correct. The unit I picked up sounds closer to my MD108T than the MD102 tuner that I traded in for the MD108T. This really is a Super Tuner. Wow is what I keep telling myself as I listen to crystal clear tunes on the great KCRW radio station.

I am posting this because this guy is getting rid of most of his gear and said he had more gear he was going to list. I believe some more tuners will show up.

I am listening with the the MD ST-2 antenna located outside my office window on a second floor. I also have an MD Signal Sleuth in the chain. This is the same antenna I use for the MD108T. I am getting another ST-2 antenna and will move the Accuphase to my bedroom system which has the RAAL SR1a headphones.