Budget tuner?

I third (or second, or fourth) the Sansui suggestion - it's a buyer's market right now with lots of decent ones available for very little money. fmtunerinfo.com as suggested is a great starting place, but don't be afraid to drag in one they don't list - they don't cover everything that's out there. And above all, as Aball suggests - get an MD ST2 antenna - even if you pay more for it than the tuner itself, this antenna is for real - you won't want to be without it.

Michaela - I think we're still watching the same program. You've named a unit not "blessed" by the fmtunerinfo site - I'm also not talking about the top Sansui models, but an echelon of well-built "second-tier" models (not so highly-acclaimed), also around $75-$100 used. It's clear that a "blessing" on fmtunerinfo is worth more than it should be - the buyer's market is in the plentitude of very good "also-rans" of interest that aren't receiving this price attention.

It'd be interesting to know if there's anything at all to get excited about in the "dregs" on Ebay - quartz tuners in the $zero-$50 range. Some look serviceable, maybe even nice, but do any of these sound any good, or draw/hold stations at all well - or is all of this stuff early-generation and of little interest?