Whats the best used tuner for under 1000

Well you will need to worry about adjacent channel rejection, if the stations you want are outside the big city.

I like the vintage analog tuners by Kenwood, Sansui and others. The best place to get information on them is at..
The Tuner Information Center

For a digital tuner with remote and all the options, the Creek T43 is very good. Also the brand new modified Marantz ST-6000P for sale here on Audiogon by Don Scott should be on your short list. To find the listing, his screen name is BDScott.

You can't beat Magnum Dynalab's Etude. One of the best sounding, regardless of price. It will astound you, if the signal quality is up to it, it can rival CD sound. No BS!
Good luck and enjoy the tunes.

I hate to say this but the Magnum Dynalab tuners are over priced and do not perform at the level of a number of vintage tuners. In particular, they are lacking in dimensionality. Suggest one of the better "older" Japanese tuners. I have had excellent luck with the Yamaha CT 7000.

I agree with both posts above. A digital tuner has the advantage of many preset stations. Read up on the TIC page linked above. (I use and recommend the Don Scott Marantz, but the MD unit is nice as well - what a quandry).