Try a Leak Troughline with a modern decoder. This is a great tuner when properly adjusted with a good quality aerial. Many people in the Uk would say that they are still amongst the best sounding tuners regardless of price. Only thing is they are FM only. Still, at only about 100 GBP (185 USD) with a new decoder at say 300 USD, they're very reasonable.
am/fm tube tuners
I am in the market to add an AM/FM tube tuner to my system. I listen to jazz and female vocalists mostly. I want this just for the "sound" that is hard to get since all my other stuff is solid state, and pleasant background music. I would like to spend around $1000 for the tuner. What tuners are out there that people have loved over the years? Thanks for your responces.