Is the MR85 Mcintosh Tuner any good.?

No, not overpriced. Just excellent equipment. All their
tuners are above respectable and worth keeping.

I have lived with this tuner for over 1 year now and really enjoy it. As with any tuner, you need a good antennae to reel those signals in. But once it has them sometimes music sounds better than many CD's I own. It also has the ability to be fitted with a second tuner, which for some people might be useful. And of course, that cool Mac look......great curb appeal.

Does McIntosh MR85 Tuner:
"Equal" Transmitted Broadcast Quality Fidelity Sound? Request MSRP. ICUSA@webtv.com

It's a great tuner. A little while ago I was listening to our PBS station playing some orchestral work in the background. I had my back to my Maggie 3.6's. Every once and a while I would hear a cough right next to me, then farther away. The 3D resolution was outstanding. I spun around to focus on this. The 85 was always a pleaser but this was something else. Turns out it was a live broadcast of the opening night at the new Disney Hall. I could hear the acoustics of it, and this was with the supplied dipole antenna. But do remember one of the basic laws pertaining to this hobby: Garbage in, Garbage out. The 85 is a keeper for me.