Pioneer FT-8000
¥ 66,000 (released in 1980)
Commentary
FM/AM/TV stereo tuner equipped with RF/Video output.
The FM tuner uses a high-purity receiving design with improved RF intermodulation characteristics, and the MPX and muting circuits use newly developed ICs to improve various characteristics.
A pilot signal auto-cancel circuit is also built in.
The TV tuner uses a split-carrier system that emphasizes sound quality.
It has a built-in RF converter, so if you connect it to your TV, you can switch between video and audio simultaneously with the channel button of FT 8000.
It also has a Video output that can be connected to a dedicated monitor television for images.
Stereo / mono / 2-language broadcasting can be automatically switched and received.
You can preset a total of 18 stations including 9 FM / AM stations and 9 UHF / VHF stations. You can select a station by one touch with a soft push button.
Model Rating
| Type | FM/AM/TV stereo tuner |
| FM Tuner Section | |
| S/N ratio 50 dB sensitivity | Mono : 7 μ V, new IHF 22.1 dBf |
| Practical sensitivity | 2.5 μ V, new IHF 13.2 dBf |
| SN ratio (at 86 dBf input) | stereo:71dB |
| Harmonic distortion factor (1 kHz) | mono:0.08% |
| Effective selectivity | 60dB |
| Stereo separation | 45dB(1kHz) |
| Frequency characteristic | 20 Hz to 15 kHz ± 1 dB |
| <AM Tuner Section> | |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 50dB |
| <TV Tuner Section> | |
| SN ratio 50 dB sensitivity | Mono : 15 μ V, new IFF29dBf |
| SN ratio (at 86 dBf input) | mono:64dB |
| Harmonic distortion factor | mono:0.1%(1kHz) |
| <General> | |
| External dimensions | Width 420x Height 94x Depth 337 mm |
| Weight | 6kg |