Nakamichi SR-3 E

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Nakamichi
• Model: SR-3E
• Year of manufacture: 1987 - 1990
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: max. 270 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 430 x 100 x 370 mm
• Weight: 8.5 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'500 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • 1x Video/Aux (200 mV, 20 kOhm)
  • 1x Video/Tape

1x Tape In (200 mV, 20 kOhm) 1x CD In (200 mV, 20 kOhm) Phono (MM 140 mV; 47kOhm / MC 3/8 mV; 100 Ohm )

• • FM antenna (75/300 Ohm)
  • AM antenna
• Number of outputs:
  • 1x Tape Out
  • 1x Video/Taope Out
  • 1x Monitor Out
  • Headphones (6,3mm jack)
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Sine continuous power

8 Ohm: 2x 45 W (DIN),

• pulse power
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 64W
  • 4 Ohm: 3x 80W
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.1% (at nominal power)
• Damping factor: 77 (8 Ohm)
• Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz (+0; -1 dB, Germany model)
• Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz (+0; -0.5 dB, Germany model)
• Frequency response: 5 - 45,000 Hz (+0; -3 dB, Germany model)
• Frequency response: 5 - 75,000 Hz (+0; -3 dB, otherwise)
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono: better 78 dB MM; 71 dB MC
  • Power amplifier: better 105 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: yes
  • Mids: no
  • Treble: yes
• Loudness: yes
• Subsonic: yes
• Mute:
• Direct/Line-Straight:
• Stereo Channel Separation:

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87.4 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 515 - 1.611 kHz
• Frequency response: 20 - 15,000 Hz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM Mono: 23 dBf / 7.7 müV

VHF stereo: 43 dBf / 77.4 müV MW: 53 dB mü/m

• Distortion factor FM: less than 0.2%

Distortion factor MW: less than 0.3 Signal-to-noise ratio: 74 dB (mono), 69 dB (stereo)

• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• Channel separation: better 43 dB (1kHz)
• selectivity FM: 70 dB (+/-300kHz)
• selectivity MW : 20 dB (+/-9kHz)
• Co-wave selection: 2.0 dB
• Spurious suppression: better 90 dB
• IF attenuation: better 75 dB
• IF attenuation: better 80dB
• AM rejection: better 60 dB
• Output level:
• RDS: no
• Station memory: 10

Special Features

• here, if available

Remarks

• Further models of the same series: SR2-E; SR4-E
• Successor series: TA2-E ..TA4-E

• STASIS - circuit under license Threshold Co.

Reports

• Reiner Kruse at hifi-classic-reparatur.de (April 2, 2014), see also link below:

"The stasis circuit developed by Threshold, guarantor for load stable power supply in the low impedance power range, worked in the well-known power amplifiers, and in the flat receivers!

The SR-2,3 and 4 receivers, SR-4 even remote controlled, had a good sounding phono section (the 2 unfortunately only MM) and of course an excellent tuner. Soundwise these parts tend to have a natural, rather deep and wide, than high stage. . . .
At the same time, the parts still look chic and are well adjustable, just no debris.
If you get your hands on a semi-maintained unit today, after more than 20 years, they run flawlessly. A manufacturing quality that the Europeans and Yanks were running behind!"

Links

• Nakamichi SR receiver review with nice catalog picture at hifi-classic-reparatur.de dated April 2, 2014, retrieved December 17, 2017.