I'm usually a pc/smartphone/streaming-guy, but since I found a Technics SL-3210 in a local recycling trash bin some weeks ago, which I restored to fully working order: I've turned a little retro ;-)
To complete my simple Vintage-stack, I had to get a tuner. Apart from the Technics-brown SL-3210 I have integrated amp and cdplayer from Sonys QS-range in charcoal black. But I didn't find any reasonably priced of the better Sony-tuners on Ebay, only crappy ones with low-end specs(but lots of features).
So for sticking to charcoal black, for harmonizing the look of my stack, I went for a Rotel RT-850L which I won for 15$. RT-850L features upper mid-end specs and almost no features, auditioning confirmed strong and clear reception with good extension in the frequency range and stable imaging. I like the minimalistic design approach, and it's built like a tank
Subjectively it sounds better than the last tuner I had which I throwed away years ago, a Technics ST-G570L. The Technics always sounded too polite for my taste, like there was a thin layer between me and the music. The Rotel sounds arguably more "direct", but it looks like it requires slightly better reception to perform the best, which is not a big problem.
The best tuner I ever had was a Technics ST-G7 back in the day, which I now regret once being sold.
Hooked up for initial testing on the floor aside another amp not in use: