Arcam Alpha 8SE FM/AM Tuner

Quality tuner design is a long established tradition at Arcam. FM radio is capable of superb sound and because of this, they have always paid particular attention to the audio stages of their tuners. The Alpha 8SE model is another high quality tuner from Arcam, and our example is in good fully working condition. It comes suitably packaged with mains cable, manual, square loop antenna, aerial cable and our usual three month warranty. Please note the information given below is for the Arcam Alpha 8 which we believe to be broadly similar to the 8SE which of course was the special edition of the original 8 tuner.
Arcam Say….
Having designed and manufactured radio tuners since the late 1970s Arcam has a wealth of experience in delivering high performance from radio broadcasts.
Specifications:
FM Section
Tuning range: 87.5 to 08.0MHz
Tuning system: Phase-locked-loop
Frequency Steps: 50kHz
Presets: 16
Sensitivity (IHF) for 50dB S/N ratio: typically 8µV
Alternate Channel Selectivity: better than 60dB
AM Suppression Ratio: better than 50dB
Capture Ratio: typically 1.0dB
On-tune Indicator: Lights at tuned frequency ±50kHz
Frequency Response: 20Hz- l5kHz+ldB
Ultimate S/N ratio (CCIR) Mono: better than -76dB; Stereo: better than -71 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion: Mono: better than 0.1 %; Stereo: better than 0.25%
Channel Separation (1 kHz): better than 38dB
Pilot Tone Suppression: better than 30dB
Output Level: 700mV at 75kHz deviation
AM Section
Tuning Range: 522 to 1611 kHz (AM-MW); 146 to 290 kHz (AM-LW) .
Tuning System: Phase-locked-loop
Frequency Steps: 9 kHz (AM-MW); 1 kHz (AM-LW)
Presets: 8
Usable Sensitivity: typically 25 µV
IF Rejection: 20dB
S/N ratio (30% mod., 50mV l/P): 50dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (30% mod., 50mV l/P): 0.5%
Output Level: 750mV at 70% modulation
General
Output Impedance: 100 ohms
Minimum recommended load: 5k ohms
Power Consumption: 10 VA
Dimensions: 430 (W) x 290 (D) x 85 (H) mm
Weight: 3.1kg