McIntosh MR78 Analog Tuner - The Best From McIntosh - Richard Modafferi Modified - Collector Set

General:Many believe this to be the best tuner EVER made.In our opinion it's definitely in the top five. The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: McIntosh MR 78 Tuner"A young engineering genius used a computer to design a filter and the result was the greatest FM tuner ever built" That engineering genius was Richard Modafferi, and if you reverse his initials you get the model prefix for a host of McIntosh Tuners...Please note there is no dial bezel present our photos, be we can install one if you'd like to give it a more vintage look.Best of all this unit was modified (upgraded) by the revered Richard Modafferi in 2022 at Audio Classics. This listing is for a complete kit and will come with a McIntosh MR78 box and paperwork as shown in our photos. A super rare combination. Please note: although this box is correct for this tuner, it is not a serial number matching combination. From the IEEE Spectrum Website:Richard Modafferi was a senior engineer at McIntosh Laboratory from 1968 to 1974.