Onkyo T-9890 DSR

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Onkyo
• Model: T-9890 DSR
• Type: DSR tuner
• Years of manufacture: 1995 - 1997
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black
• Remote control: yes
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 455 x 90 x 374 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: 6.4 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'600 DM

Connections

• Number of outputs:
  • 1x optical digital, 1x electrical digital (DSR), no longer usable, see comment and link.
  • 1x analog
• Number of inputs:
  • 2x VHF (switchable via relay), 75 Ohm
  • 1x SAT (DSR), no longer usable due to shutdown

Technical Data

• Reception: only FM and DSR (switched off)

VHF: 87.6 - 105.8 MHz, in 0.25 MHz steps

• Frequency response: 30 - 15'000 Hz
• Input sensitivity:
• Distortion: stereo 0.07% / mono 0.003%.
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• Noise floor: Stereo 77dB / Mono 85dB
• Channel separation: 55dB (1kHz)
• Selectivity: 80dB (Narrow)
• Co-wave selection: 1.3dB (1kHz)
• Spurious wave selection:
• IF attenuation: 100bB
• IF attenuation: 100dB
• AM suppression: 85dB
• Output level: not variable
• RDS: yes
• Station presets: no station presets on the unit but dial, only on the remote control preset buttons

• More data at "Hifi Engine": [1]

Special Features

• Level display for reception quality, as bars and in dB
• Adjustable selectivity (Wide/Narrow/Super-Narrow)
• Hi-Blend for noise suppression of FM noise
• Black plastic side panels make it slightly wider than 'normal' (unscrewable)

Notes

• Other models in the same series:
• Onkyo T-4210 R
• Onkyo T-4310 R
• Onkyo T-4970
• Onkyo T-9090 II
• Onkyo T-9890 DSR

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Onkyo T-9890 DSR

• Picture interior: Onkyo T-9890 DSR

Reviews

• The T-9890 DSR was the last truly great high-end tuner from Onkyo.
• It was built in Japan in 1995 and can be compared to the legends Onkyo T-9990 and Onkyo T-4970 in FM reception. In Stereoplay it was tested against its predecessor, the T-9990, and no difference was found.

It separates razor-sharp, has also RDS and everything imaginable useful for the demanding FM listener. 2 relay switched antenna inputs (but no LW, KW or even MW).

• Visually it matches the 88 series Onkyo. Large remote control. Only in black.

Furthermore, it should be mentioned that it also has a DSR tuner (see link), but that has finally settled in 1999.

Links

• DSR (Digital Satellite Radio, precursor DVB without data reduction) at German Wikipedia