I agree with most of the post above. I've owned over a hundred various radios and tuners since the late 50s. If you want to pick up clean FM signals from 80 miles away, you will have have to get a nice tuner, a tall antenna mast, an expensive antenna, and a rotor.
When I had a McIntosh MR78 I had trouble picking up stations 80-90 miles away - even with a Finco antenna 20 feet up in the air.
Using a simple radio with a built-in antenna or dipole, I wish you luck. The GE Super Radio, Kloss, Crane by Sangean, Grundig, and the old Advent are all nice sounding radios. They just will not pick up many more stations than a properly functing Proton. At least that's been my experience.
Here's a few sleepers for FM tuner reception if they're properly aligned - Accuphase (mid-70s analogue), Pioneer TX-9100, Onkyo (mid-70s analogue), and the Quad FM4 was a decent digital tuner. I'm sure there are others out there. Then you have the pricey Macs, Marantz 10, etc.. You might be able to find a Pioneer or Onkyo cheap at a flea market, garage sale, or on the internet. Might not cost any more than a table radio.
When I had a McIntosh MR78 I had trouble picking up stations 80-90 miles away - even with a Finco antenna 20 feet up in the air.
Using a simple radio with a built-in antenna or dipole, I wish you luck. The GE Super Radio, Kloss, Crane by Sangean, Grundig, and the old Advent are all nice sounding radios. They just will not pick up many more stations than a properly functing Proton. At least that's been my experience.
Here's a few sleepers for FM tuner reception if they're properly aligned - Accuphase (mid-70s analogue), Pioneer TX-9100, Onkyo (mid-70s analogue), and the Quad FM4 was a decent digital tuner. I'm sure there are others out there. Then you have the pricey Macs, Marantz 10, etc.. You might be able to find a Pioneer or Onkyo cheap at a flea market, garage sale, or on the internet. Might not cost any more than a table radio.