Another vote for the already mentioned McIntosh 4100. The 1700 is excellent, as well. Luxman R-1070 or R-1120 are great, too, but so is the R-115 or R-114. The last two aren’t classy looking, but sound wonderful. I listen to a good deal of FM, to the point that I spent a couple thousand putting up a serious tower and antenna with signal amplifier and rotator. With it, I can listen to stations almost 140 miles away. I’ve used all of those receivers except for the Luxman R-1120. On the hunt for it now.
Best Receiver?
I’m setting up a second system with a set of stand mount speakers and a nice Garrard 301 and want a tuner built in, rather than an integrated amp. Of all the receivers, vintage and more recent, what’s the best sounding? I always thought those massive Marantz etc looked great but didn’t sound particularly good. Anyone have experience with something that sounded great?