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

My Magnum Dynalab FT-101A, which I got new from MD years ago and was later upgraded to an Etude by MD shortly after buying it (MD is located about a 20 min drive from me), I use it every day. Its a toss up which gets dealt with first int the morning, coffee or radio. I’ve owned it since new and living in Toronto, we have a range of really good read stations. Been meaning to mount the MD antenna waaaaay up high in the new place, just have not got around to it. Left one behind years ago after moving out from an ex’s place. Wonder if it was ever used after I left? Doubt it, and it had an unobstructed view up there. Oh well. Have always wanted to hear some of the classic tube units, but no such luck yet. Super happy with my MD, it makes radio so much more pleasant. Recently upgraded the caps in it also. Fantastic sound piece of gear. Never say never, but I see no reason to ever get rid of it. Will possibly PU some older mono tube unit with
matching mono amp to drive a single speaker - kind of like a BIG Tivoli radio :)

Over the years I had many good tuners. Don’t really know why I sold most of them (often making money for another project). Also because I am an audiophile after all...

- Ion Systems Obelisk FMT1 (I still consider it as « the Little Big One »)
- Naim NAT 101. A bit better possibly because the external PSU ? 
- Naim NAT01. Still better yet if you have a very good antenna.
- Day Sequerra Reference. Great. Sold it for money. I know this is not considered as the best Sequerra tuner.
- Tandberg 3001A. Very close to the Day Sequerra. Near perfect. Too much perfect ?
- Leak Troughline 2 re aligned and entirely fixed by « London Sound ». Expensive but very good work.  Needs tons of signal for working. Maybe the best for voices but silence in stereo mode is near impossible. At least at my home and I have an outdoor antenna.

Finally came back to Naim NAT01 as I listen only one station for classical music. It is the most balanced of all them (for my taste) and very « human » on spoken voices. 

My Rotel RT 1024....exceptional piece of gear...From 1976 msrp 560.00...still have a few stations in my area in Canada that this tuner has synergy with...great soundstage with depth and excellent separation of instruments....every morning I turn it to CBC for classical as I ready myself for work. A few guests who have listened to music through the 1024 have remarked that they can’t believe it is a radio station....sounds like your in the studio at times😀.it is that good!

I got lucky and located a NOS McIntosh MR-67 FM tuner.  I restored the power supply -- up-graded the discriminator, Multiplex board, and audio section with parts such as stacked-film polycarbonate capacitors, Teflon capacitors, and modern Roderstein metal-film resistors, and the like.  The sound I have been getting from this vintage yet text-book FM tuner is as good as the FM station broadcasting.  I mean that in some cases it is as good as a good CD.  Before that I had a Magnum Dynalab Tuner -- that by direct comparison with the MR-67 was, in my opinion, a piece of junk.  The MR-67 design followed the established standards of the original FM stereo patents.  NICE!!!

"I got lucky and located a NOS McIntosh MR-67 FM tuner."
Talk about lucky...excellent score. NEVER seen a listing for a NOS Mac tubed tuner.

My 1965 MR71 has been seeing overtime lately. If one can't have a Marantz 10B or the rare REL,  a Mac or Scott are probably the "best" tubed units still available.