Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?....

I loved FM and for years had a succession of great tuners and antennas.  How things change.  My current tuners are a McIntosh MR78, modified by it's designer Richard Modaferri, which is greater than the program material available here in South Florida.  We also have a nice little tuner in our home in the Boston area, Perregeaux maybe (?).  UPS managed to completely destroy a wonderful Kenwood 600T that I cherished for years.  I had a Marantz 20 years ago, not sure what possessed me to part with it.  We also had a Tandberg that was a hot item in the day, that got sold because I needed the money.  These days if you live where there is a decent signal and programing you like you are in the distinct minority. 

In my experience the Modafferi modded MR78 and the last Sequerra are about equal and as good as tuners get.  Or put another way they and some of the others mentioned exceed the best broadcasts available that I can find.  Years ago we could listen to live performances that had great sound, but for my environment these are no longer available.  And good luck finding a good antenna these days.