Sugden DTFM 1
Short description[edit]
Handmade English high-end FM analogue tuner with digital frequency display, 5 station presets
Data[edit]
General
- Manufacturer: Sugden
- Model: DTFM F.M. Tuner
- Years of manufacture: ca. 1990-1995
- Made in: England
- Color: black
- Dimensions (W/H/D): approx. 440 x 65 x 250
- Weight: approx. 3 kg
- Original price approx. 1800 DM (1995)
Connections
- Antenna 75 Ohm, coaxial
- Antenna 150 Ohm
- 2 x Chinch, R,L
- Cold-device socket
Technical Data
- internal power supply 110/230V
- power consumption approx. 15W (according to transformer size)
- UKW band 88 Mhz - 108 MHz
Special equipment
- simple equipment: Power, frequency selection, selector switch for 5x fixed frequency and 1x manual frequency selection, mono stereo, stereo reduction = "noise filter", mute FM, mute, AFC, display of: LED power, LEDs frequency (5 x 7-segment display/ green), LED stereo, 2 x LED frequency center, 1 x LED field strength.
- Frequency selection via 10-turn potentiometer
- Fixed frequencies via 5 spindle trimmers, adjustable from the rear panel
- Frequency display measures and displays the set modulation.
- HF front end from a Danish specialist (Lundahl?)
- Very simple, massless construction with ultra fast voltage regulation for approx. 6 single voltages from separate transformer windings
Remarks[edit]
Very rare device, number of pieces probably > 150 pcs.
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Test reports[edit]
Very convincing reception and playback quality, in direct comparison with an Onkyo T-9900 (both with throw antenna) vastly superior. Excellent spatial reproduction, dynamics and timbre.