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.
Best Long-Distance receiving Tuners
Looking for a used Tuner to clearly pull in stations from Los Angeles, I am approx 130 miles south and currently have a MacIntosh 1700 receiver which has a tube tuner. I have a FanFare SC-1 whip antenna which gets the station I want only marginally. I can't put up a roof antenna and I don't want to spend $300 for the Audio Prism 7ft indoor antenna. I am sure the Mac 1700 tuner is not equal in alternate channel selectivity or signal rejection to many tuners made after 1980. Appreciate all opinions and input. Thanks, Jimbo