Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?....

For years I ran a KLH model eighteen which I had modified by installing crystals in the IF section and got rid of the IF transformers. I also updated the audio portion to sound a bit smoother- after changing out all the filter caps. Regulating its supply helped too, but I couldn't get around the fact that it simply didn't have enough selectivity in the front end (one of my favorite stations is really low power and right beside a behemoth country station). So I'm on the hunt for an old Kenwood...

Kenwood, formerly Trio Electronics of Japan, has long been a supplier of communications gear to the ham radio community, as well as for other applications.  Presumably that has contributed to their expertise in producing some well regarded tuners.

Best regards,
-- Al

Marantz 2100. Sound is remarkable 

Naim NAT01. With a good antenna, what a sound ! Supremely musical.

  I use a Sumo Charlie tuner that James Bongiorno aligned for me. I bought it at the DAK warehouse in Canoga Park over 40 years ago for $100. I loved crate-digging in that dirty place and found bunches of cool cheap stuff. They had a lot of hi-fi then, mostly all 3 letter names like SAE, BSR, ADC, & BIC. A few blocks down was Infinity. I'd drive by just to see the Ferraris and Lambos parked there!
  It's got selectivity over sensitivity, made for city dwellers. It still sounds like it belongs on the top 5 best tuners list I found.  I have an extra one that belonged to James. He had a Sequerra tuner and their speakers too as he was close friends with Dick. I've had Fisher, Marantz, & Luxman tuners in the past. I love radio and grew up on it in LA. Fabulous late-night FM broadcasts really blew my mind.

 The best tuner I ever heard I have never seen mentioned. That was a Roksan Kandy KT-1. It has a remote and the best and most informative display ever.