Analog Tuner Existence.....

HD radio in Wikipedia kinda says no.I myself hope it doesn't
happen unless they improve the sound. I tried the Sam Tellig
recomended Sony. A big disappointment to me.The highs aren't
there,maybe to cover up the analog hiss. The highs are also
bad on HD FM. My analog tuners put the HD FM to shame.The
soundstage is narrow also.On the plus side,there is the side channels
you could pickup with HD only.I receive to few AM stations
to say for sure,but I've heard better dial-up,(low bit-rate)
streams over the internet. I hope the two could live together.
Try one with a 30day trial if you could.As far as high end tuners
going out, I would like to know too.

Thank you for your input. I am considering a used MR 85 Mcintosh tuner, and am a little gun shy for obvious reasons!

There are so many excellent tuners out there for $200-$400, why buy a collectors piece and worry? I have had an MR-71, a full Audio Classics mod MR-77, a Fanfare 1A, etc. over the years. I now have a Marantz 7001, and a Sherwood 3000 lll, with less than $400 in both.
The Sherwood seems the sonic equal of my MR-71. The Marantz is not the equal of the solid sate Macs in sonics, but it beats the pants off them in quieting on distant stations. I now hear my favorite college station with a dead quiet background, whereas with the Macs it was always subject to noise and cut out.
Read more and spend less.
cheers,