IT'S SONY. $200.
Sony has placed its name on an under $200 FM stereo/FM-AM receiver--the Sony STR-6040. We broke the $200 price barrier without putting the slightest dent in quality. We did it by eliminating the un-essentials, designing an amplifier with less than a super power rating and by drawing upon advanced radar and microwave technology in the tuner design.
The amplifier delivers 30 watts RMS continuous power into 8 ohms, both channels operating more than enough to drive even relatively inefficient "bookshelf"-size speaker systems to room-filling volume, without distortion.
The tuner employs a completely passive front end. There is no amplification of the incoming signal frequency. This eliminates two common problems: internally generated background hiss and overloading of weak stations by strong ones (spurious-response rejection is 100 dB down). The Sony 6040 comes through with flying colors in all areas essential to superior receiver performance. Sensitivity, stereo separation, capture ratio and noise suppression characteristics are excellent. Solid-state i.f, filters are used. With their help alternate channel selectivity reaches a full 70 dB. What's more, they never require realignment.
While we streamlined the 6040, we did provide a number of important operating conveniences: switches for easy selection between the most common program sources, radio or records and for instant comparison between original and recorded program material; automatic stereo/ mono circuitry; a headphone jack and an auxiliary input on the front panel; and precise tuning meter.
The Sony name, Sony quality and an un-Sony-like under-$200 price tag. That's the Sony 6040, and that's beautiful music.
Sony Corporation of America, 47-47 Van Dam St., Long Island City, N.Y.11101. SONY
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(Audio magazine, 11/1969)
Also see:
Astrocom/Marlux Model 407 tape deck
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