Good FM tuner for around $1K

@tlong1958
I bought it used about 8 years ago. I’ve owned many vintage tuners including Accuphase, Sansui, Luxman, Kenwood, etc., etc.
I paid about $600 for it. Save yourself some cash and buy a used one. There is a dealer selling a silver one here for $600. You should make an offer on it.
Those vintage tuners are a headache if you have a problem. Magnum Dynalab is still in business.
Here is the owners manual!
http://www.magnumdynalab.com/pdfs/manuals/manual-MD90.pdf

I have a Sansui TU9900 that I don't use.  Was supposedly one of the best.

Vintage equipment CAN be a problem, but McIntosh tuners certainly aren't. Audio Classics are experts at repairing, restoring, and modifying them all. The designer of the MR74, 77, and 78 offers updates to those tuners (through Audio Classics), incorporating all he has learned in the years since he designed them. While the Magnum Dynalabs have good audio sound, their RF performance is only average, not anywhere near as good as the Macs. Look for Don Scott's evaluations of both lines (a Google search will lead you to them) for more info on them, and all other tuners.

I've had a Parasound T3 with a remote for a long time; no reason to upgrade. Made in Taiwan, with both RCA and balanced outputs. Details are available at parasound.com/vintage. Appear to run around $400, used of course. Interesting question...haven't seen it before.

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.