vintage tuner: McIntosh or Sansui?

I have had many tuners in the last 35+ years. I settled in with the Sansui TU-717 and still have two of them. Last year I bought a Sansui TU-919 and had it moddified by Joseph Chow. I added a Magnum Dynalab ST-2 antenna an MD Signal Sleuth (signal amp). Very good performance!

Got my Sansui TU-919 for $650 on EBay. Best $650 I've spent in audio.

At that price range you could also look into a Meridian 504 - very sleek looking and very musical and also many years newer than the ones you listed.

McIntosh no competition. And guess what you won't lose a penny if you want to sell it

Macs do keep their value, but have to say after finding a Tandberg 3001 tuner the mac is now on the basement shelf with some unused equipment.