Sugden DTFM 1

Short description

Handmade English high-end FM analogue tuner with digital frequency display, 5 station presets

Data

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

Very rare device, number of pieces probably > 150 pcs.

Test reports

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.