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Commentary

FM/AM tuner developed and equipped with Onkyo's original dynamic FM feedback technology.

Equipped with a dynamic FM feedback system.
First, the basic performance was improved by increasing the density of the station generator, IF circuit, and detector, and then FM feedback technology was introduced in addition to the stabilization measures of the station generator to block the effect of acoustic feedback (air vibration) from the speaker.

In the front end part, the RF booster is switched to two stages, and it can be turned ON/OFF according to the application.
The OFF switch uses a direct mixer method in which two dual-gate MOS FETs are directly connected to the balanced mixer after the input triple tune configuration. The station generator uses two low-noise twin varicaps, and the balanced mixer is driven by a tuned buffer. This configuration realizes a high degree of disturbance rejection capability.
In the ON position, an RF booster amplifier using MOS FETx2 in parallel configuration is inserted after the input single tuning.

The IF section can be selected from Wide (low distortion) and Narrow (high selectivity) depending on the reception area and conditions.
Normally, the wide position is used for low-distortion reception, and the narrow position is used when noise etc. is audible under special conditions.

NEC has developed and installed a PLL decoder to enhance the low distortion effect of dynamic FM feedback.

A PLL IC is installed in the stereo demodulation section.
It is also equipped with a pilot canceler, air check calibrator, automatic noise reduction, FM8 station / AM8 station preset memories, etc.

Equipped with the super turbo system adopted in the Integra RS series.

The AM section uses a 4-element ladder filter.

Model Rating
Type FM/AM Tuner
FM Tuner Section
Receiving frequency 76 MHz to 90 MHz
Practical Sensitivity (75 Ω / IHF) Boost ON : 0.9 μ V/10.3 dBf
Boost OFF : 3 μ V/20.8 dBf
S/N50dB sensitivity (75 Ω / IHF) Boost ON : 1.75 μ V/16.1 dBf
Intermodulation interference ratio (± 1 MHz / ± 2.5 MHz) Boost ON:90dB/92dB
Boost OFF:108dB/115dB
Image Interference Ratio (83 mhz) Boost ON:95dB
Boost OFF:95dB
IF Interference Ratio (83 MHz) Boost ON:105dB
Boost OFF:105dB
Spurious interference ratio Boost ON:105dB
Boost OFF:105dB
2-signal selectivity (± 400 kHz detuning) Wide:50dB
Narrow:85dB
Distortion factor
Mono, 400 Hz Wide:0.007%
Narrow:0.1%
Stereo, 400 Hz Wide:0.01%
Narrow:0.3%
Stereo, 50 hz to 10 khz Wide:0.04%
Narrow:0.4%
Stereo separation
1kHz Wide:65dB
Narrow:45dB
100 Hz to 10 kHz Wide:50dB
Narrow:40dB
AM suppression ratio Wide:65dB
Narrow:55dB
Capture ratio Wide:1.0dB
Narrow:2.0dB
Signal-to-noise ratio mono:98dB
stereo:89dB
Frequency characteristic 20 Hz to 15 kHz + 0. 2-0. 5 dB
Carrier leak -65dB
Antenna impedance 75 Ω
Output Voltage / Impedance 500mV/900 Ω
<AM Tuner Section>
Practical sensitivity 200 μ V/m (loop antenna)
Image interference ratio 40dB(1MHz)
IF interference ratio 57dB(1MHz)
Two signal selectivity 35dB
Signal-to-noise ratio 55dB
Distortion factor 0.2%
Output voltage 150mV
<General>
Power consumption (Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law standard) 21W
External dimensions Width 435x Height 77x Depth 373 mm
Weight 4.8kg