McIntosh MX 130 as a 2 channe preamp tuner

I owned a 130 and liked it, but it is not one of Mac's top tuners. It's not bad by any means but if you have a station with IBOC noise caused by HD radio this tuner does not handle it well. If your favorite stations don't have HD broadcasts you should be fine. That said, the 130 is wonderfully convenient and flexible. As a "video control center" it is obsolete so it is a bargain as a tuner/preamp. I am a tuner nut and I upgraded but most folks would be happy with an MX 130.

price wise, i went with the mx132 with the tuner module. i bought it from audio classics. i was looking for a pre-amp tuner that would match my mc602. most of these were the older models. so i settled for the home theater unit.

What is the MX130 that doesn't have the tuner?

That is known as the C39

This is truly a sleeper product as a stereo preamp! Although the av capabilities are obsolete, it has numerous inputs, a 7083 fm tuner, smooth quiet controls…a great sounding rock solid two channel preamp! What a bargain!