Congratz on the McIntosh MR85. I picked one up from Ivan just a little bit ago. I enjoy the tuner and love the look in my rack.
I also was in antenna confusion. I seriously considered the st-2 that many have recommended. I end up with a Terk FM50; their top of the line FM only antenna. So far it appears to work fine for me laying on the window frame behind the shade. The problem is placement and especially in a brand new house we are having built. The antenna is more of a dilemma than the tuner.
So I decided to try one more... the Godar FM1A, that many on here have had and rated well. The idea here is that it can just sit on the tuner or rack, no muss no fuss, versus mounting and placement... if it works well then great... if not then the ST-2 will be the next try. I just don't want to have to mount something if I can get away with it... the antenna has been more difficult than picking out the McIntosh tuner
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