I have the Sony XDR-FI HD that was modded by the XDR guy. It has the best reception of all my tuners. I do not use this tuner much anymore. It sounds best with a really good RCA cable. I used Audience AU24SE. I may sell this unit.
I bought a refurbished Sanusi TU9900 about 2 years ago. It is a warm sounding unit and very enjoyable. I paid $750 and will be keeping this one.
Around the same time, I bought an Accuphase T-101, like this one,
Accuphase T-101 For Sale | Audiogon
but the unit I got was modded by someone who seemed like a tuner genius. I paid $1300 for my unit which I knew that was a lot, but I wanted to hear these mods. What I got is an incredible unit. If I had owned this modded unit before the next tuner I list, I would not have bought that one.
I ungraded my Magnum Dynalab MD102 to the MD 108T for $5000. I have a great local station I listen to, so I wanted to hear it on a great tuner. It is a slightly warmer sounding and better sounding tuner than the Accuphase T-101 but not 8X better. My modded Accuphase is not warm, more of a very clear sound. The MD 108T has the worst reception of my 4 tuners. I use the MD Signal Sleuth with the MD 108T and it improves the reception.