My father had an MR71 that I grew up listening to. He gave it to me several years ago and it is the best tuner I have ever heard. Unfortunately where I live now we don't get very many good radio stations and it sat in the box until I sold it last winter. They are built to last and a beautiful piece. I may be biased but I would say go with the MR71, you won't regret it.
Best Mac tube FM tuner: MR67 or MR71??
OK- buying my first ever FM tuner (and hopefully last). I have done some research, and narrowed it down to probably a vintage McIntosh tube model (looking for that tube warmth and musicality- apparently the classic Mac tube-based FM tuners are good in this regard). Anyone compared the two? (with or without 'mods'). Thanks