While there is no doubting the popularity and permanence of paid music streaming services, there is still plenty of free music being broadcast over the air from thousands of traditional radio stations. And McIntosh has a long and distinguished history with radio and tuners. The McIntosh MR78 from the 1970s is considered by many to be one of the best – if not the best – tuners ever made. The MR89 AM/FM Tuner carries on with this tradition of tuner excellence by letting you enjoy the abundance of free music streaming over invisible airwaves.
Key Features
- FM Tuning Range: 87.5MHz - 108.0MHz (Europe), 88.1MHz - 107.9MHz (USA), 76.0MHz - 108.0MHz (Japan)
- AM Tuning Range: 531kHz - 1701kHz (Europe), 530kHz - 1700kHz (USA), 531kHz - 1629kHz (Japan)
- FM Channel Spacing: 50kHz, 100kHz or 200kHz
- AM Channel Spacing: 9kHz or 10kHz
- FM Antenna Input: 75 ohms, Type “F” Coax connector
- AM Antenna Input; Balanced, RJ45 connector (for use only with supplied McIntosh RAA2 Remote AM Antenna)
- AM Sensitivity: 350uV/m
- FM Signal To Noise Ratio - Mono: 70dB / Stereo: 68dB
- AM Signal To Noise Ratio - 55dB
- FM Frequency Response: ±1dB 20Hz to 18kHz
- AM Frequency Response: ±1dB 20Hz - 1.5kHz -6dB 3kHz
- Total Harmonic Distortion - Mono: 0.1% / Stereo: 0.3%
- Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.1%