Best Long-Distance receiving Tuners

I had the Onkyo T-9090 (I don't think they ever made a T-9990) and T-9090 II. The F-93 was superior in long distance ability over the Onkyo all over the FM band. Yet the Onkyo was very good indeed for getting stations. I agree the Onkyo sounds terrible. I would say nearly as bad sounding as any tuner I have every had. Too bad you can not use a good tube tuner (not a watered down version in a receiver) since they sound far more realistic than all the solid states I have ever come across. No wonder so many TAS reviewers use them over solid state.

You can have a good tube tuner: the MD108. Oops except it's not all tubes, just the audio output stages I believe. I have the MD102, one step down from the 108, but it's still marvelous.

Don Scott had a Rotel RHT-10 when I traded emails with him a couple weeks ago. He is asking $800. A Rolls RS79 for $300; A Marantz 112 for $125. Also a couple Marantz ST6000P he modified asking $450. Don's address is: bdscott@nac.net

A great source for antennas and information is: http://www.antennaperformance.com/

  Years ago, I put a Winegard TV antenna that also receives FM in my attic. Then I connected it to various McIntosh tuners that I own. I also live in the Los Angeles area, about 100 miles from Los Angeles.  The best Mac tuner for long-distance (at least in my McIntosh collection) is a MR-80. The MR-80 is an absolute killer for long distance reception, outperforming my MR-71, 74, 77, and 78.