Budget tuner?


I was thinking of putting a tuner on my system just for periodic FM listening. If possible, I'd like to keep the price under $100 used. However, if there's nothing decent in that range please let me know. I don't know anything about tuners.

I've seen some for $50 and some for $500. I don't know what the difference is. I just want to listen to the radio.

I appreciate any help you can give. I'm using a NAD 370 integrated amp.
exander

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The Yamaha T-1 is the one I have. If you want the best possible tuner buy under $100 this may be the one you should have too. It is not a super-tuner, nor could be at the price, but it is astonishingly musical.

I also like Rich's suggestion, above, that you consider a receiver from the seventies. It is true that some of them had excellent tuners. Luxman, Sherwood, Marantz, Harman Kardon come to mind, but the Sherwood may be the best suggestion for the price you want to pay. Sherwood was renowned for its tube units in the sixties, and the tuner sections were the best part of their later receivers.