If you check FMtunerinfo.com, you'll that the experts there love the Sansui 9900, which you can buy used for $700 or $800 off eBay. Some consider it to be the best or second best tuner made.
I own a 9900 that was recently aligned, and I'm elated with it.
I own a 9900 that was recently aligned, and I'm elated with it.