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REFURBISHEDVINTAGE1981SONYSTR-242LHi-Fi STEREOTUNER AMPLIFIERFM STEREO RADIO / AM RADIO30 WATTS PER CHANNEL5 FM PRESET RADIO SWITCHES The STR-242L is a vintage 1981 stereo tuner amplifier with a AM/FM radio manufactured by the Sony Corporation in Japan. This is a high quality vintage amplifier built around an all-metal chassis. The AM/FM radio circuit is a fully realised heterodyne receiver based around the LA range of Sanyo chipset. This chipset was one of the best found in many high-end audio equipment, including walkmans. It later became the de facto standard for high quality radio including walkmans. It consists of a monolithic IF system, electronic tuner, and a Phase Lock Loop (PLL) multiplexer.The amplifier section uses the famous Sanyo STK465 stereo amplifier IC utilising the high quality IMST Hybrid IC Design. This chip provides superb sound quality, with a highly defined bass and tone. This is from back in the old days in the 80s when Akio Morita was driving the vision for Sony products. These amplifiers were meant to last almost forever, and consequently, they were robustly built. Every aspect of this amplifier has special detail and attention placed into it. From the outside controls, to the sound quality, to the electronics, It seems to me that Akio Morita was the kind of engineer who placed great attention to detail. It has these wonderful finely crafted selector switches. There are options to select a either a phono or tape input. There are five presets for FM stations, and a manual tuning option. All the knobs are made of metal. They appear to be turned aluminium, with plastic inserts. The master volume control has a stepped feel when you turn it. There is a lovely colourful signal strength meter, with bright LEDs .Almost all amplifiers based on the STK465 chip provide a warm creamy bass, and a well-defined treble. The secret is in the way Sanyo created this chip using IMST fabrication processes.TECH STUFFTuning range: FM, MW, LWPower output: 30 watts per channel into 8 (stereo)Frequency response: 10Hz to 50kHzTotal harmonic distortion: 0.08%Damping factor: 30Input sensitivity: 1.5mV (MM), 150mV (line)Signal to noise ratio: 75dB (MM), 95dB (line)Output: 150mV (line)Dimensions: 430 x 110 x 315mmWeight: 7.2kgYear: 1981SOLD WITH 14 DAYS MONEYBACK GUARANTEE. Excluding all Postage Costs & Batteries.
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