McIntosh transistor tuners....any good ones?

The 78 is not a tube tuner but has been decided to be the one Mac that all others should be judged by and cost more now than when new in most cases - then digital made the scene and no one wanted to believe they were necessarily better because it was just as easy to play a CD than to listen to the radio for the mass consumer. Before it took time and energy to play LP's so the radio still got a lot of attention and air time. There are a lot of good tuners out there but even I still feel and maybe want to even really believe that some of those old tuners including the ones found on those massive receivers of the 70's just bring it in better than some of the models made today - sales of tuners are not exactly skyrocketing so I am sure most companies are not putting much R&D into them. I like my Mcintosh 77 and my Harmon Kardon 730 receiver tuners but they do not get the air time they used to.

If you cant find a Mac thats in your budget try a
Tandberg with analog tuning.I have a Yamaha thats pretty
good ,but not as good as a Mac or Tandberg. Good luck !

Jakeman, what model Yamaha?

I have an MR-74 and it sounds real good, used. They're all gorgeous, of course, and just take that dial knob for a spin, literally. You know when you get there.

Glad some else pointed out the MR 78 is solid state.Having just today sold an MR 78, I will tell you that probably the people at the tunerinfo website said it best, and I am paraphrasing "if you want a very good tuner, have the money to spend, want something that will keep and possibly appreciate in value during the time you own it, a 78 is a very good choice in a tuner". It is beautiful to look at, and very easy to use, especially for us older analog guys. Reception wise it will suck the clouds out of the sky, but I do think it could sound a little better. But at the same time, the resale value and the fact that it is a very good tuner are very good reasons to at least try one.