MR 87 McIntosh
AM/FM STEREO TUNER The Compendium
FRONT PANEL: Glass with LED/fiber-optic illuminated green/gold nomenclature. IR remote
sensor. PRESET / MENU control. Dial glass with electronic tuning pointer. Indicators
for AM, FM, STereo reception. TUNE / ADJUST control. 7 Touch buttons: SIGNAL (with
indicator), DISPLAY, MONO/SETUP (with indicator), STORE/EXIT (with indicator). Digital
information display. Touch buttons: ‚ SEEK •, BAND, STANDBY/ON/RESET (with indicator).
BACK PANEL: RS-232C connector. SERVICE PORT. POWER CONTROL INput/OUTput. DATA
INput/IR INput. RAA2 AM ANTenna input. 75 Ω FM ANTenna coax input. 7 Power cord
receptacle. OUTPUTS: DIGITAL OPTICAL and COAXIAL, UNBALanced Left & Right. BALANCED
Right & Left.
FM SECTION: Useable Sensitivity: 18.1dBF or 2.2uV across 75 ohms. Stereo 50dB
Quieting Sensitivity: 14.8dBF or 1.5uV across 75 ohms. Frequency Response:
20-15kHz, ±1dB. Harmonic Distortion: 0.4% in mono, 0.8% in stereo. Signal to
Noise Ratio: 70dB in mono, 68dB in stereo. Alternate Channel Selectivity:
66dB. Adjacent Channel Selectivity: 60dB. Stereo Separation: 38dB.
AM SECTION: Sensitivity: 350uV/m. Frequency Response: 0dB, -6dB, 50-3,000 Hz.
Harmonic Distortion: 0.5%. Adjacent Channel Selectivity: 45dB. Signal to
Noise Ratio: 50dB.
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MR 87 McIntosh
AM / FM STEREO TUNER The Compendium
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS: FM Tuning Range and Channel Spacing: 87.5MHz
~108.0MHz (Europe), 87.5Mhz ~ 107.9Mhz (USA), 76Mhz ~ 90MHz (Japan). FM
Antenna Input: 75 ohms, type "F" coax connector. AM Tuning Range and
Channel Spacing: 522kHz ~ 1602kHz (Europe), 530kHz ~ 1710kHz, (USA),
522kHz ~ 1611KhZ (Japan). Rated Output: 1 Vms Unbalanced, 2 Vms Balanced.
Output Impedance: 100 ohms Unbalanced or Balanced. Digital Output Optical: -
15dbm to - 21dbm (PCM), Coaxial: 0.5V p-p/75 ohm (PCM). Sampling Frequency:
48kHz (PCM). AM Antenna Input: Balanced, RJ45 connector (for use only with
supplied McIntosh RAA2 remote AM antenna.
Power Requirements: 120V at 30 Watts.
MR 87 - Sold from 2011 - Current. S/N: ZX1001~ZX????
Size: 6"H, 17.5"W and 18”D behind panel. Weight: 25.5 lb. $4,000.00
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