Tuner question

Own two McIntosh tuners, MR500 and MR7084, like the older MR500 better. McIntosh does not make their newer tuners as good as the older models. It is presumed that people do not want to spend alot of money on excellant tuners any more. Many in to HT. I will wait for digital tuners when they come out before I buy again. Thought about switching to Magnum dynalab, but will wait. The older McIntosh tuners will pick up more distant stations that the newer models. That is why many hold on to the older models. No experience with MR85.

There's no voodoo magic about good FM tuner design and I'm sure there are plenty of good ones from the past including McIntosh. Of the tuners that are readily available I like the entry Magnum FT-101A. It sounds outstanding and has good selectivity for strong signal metro areas and good sensitivity for pulling in weak stations - but many decent FM tuners can do this. I also own a $180 (used) Adcom GFT-555II AM/FM tuner. I wouldn't hesitate recommending this bargain tuner to any audiophile (except those who only feel satisfied spending mega bucks on their gear).

I recently swapped one of my tuners with my Dad so that we could compare notes. He has a Magnum Dynalab 101 and i gave him my Musical Fidelity E-50. He came to the same findings that i did. We both like the Musical Fidelity better. Only problem is, now he doesn't want to give it back to me... Sean

Is the E-50 a current model or only available used? I'm not familiar with it. I like the Magnum FT-101A but something as good for less $$ WITH remote control would be nice.