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USABLE SENSITIVITY: Better than 2.5 microvolts at 100% 

modulation (±75 kHz deviation) for less than 3% total 

noise and harmonic distortion (IHF) 

FREQUENCY RESPONSE: ±1 dB (fom 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz 

with standard de-emphasis and 19,000 Hz pilot filter 

HARMONIC DISTORTION: Mono, less than 0.5% at 100% 

modulation ±75 kHz deviation 

IMAGE REJECTION: Better than 80 dB at 100 MHz better 

than 70 dB at 105 MHz 

SPURIOUS REJECTION; Better than 100 dB 

CAPTURE RATIO: Better than 1.8 dB 

DRIFT: Less than 25,000 Hz 

HUM AND NOISE: Better than 65 db below 100% modu-

lation 

TUNING INDICATOR: Electron Ray for simple accurate 

center of channel tuning 

STEREO INDICATOR: Stereo light activated by 19 kHz 

carrier only 

PREAMPLIFIER SPECIFICATIONS 

FREQUENCY RESPONSE: ±0.5 db 20 to 20,000 Hz 

DISTORTION: Less than 0.1% at 2.5 volts output, 20 to 

20,000 HZ 

INPUT SENSITIVITY AND IMPEDANCE: PHONO 1 and 

PHONO 2: 2 millivolts at 47,000 ohms for 2.5 volts 

output 

AUX TAPE: .25 volts at 250,000 ohms for 2.5 volts 

output 

HUM AND NOISE: PHONO 1 and PHONO 2: 70 dB below 

10 millivolt input: equivalent to less than 3 microvolts 

at the input terminals 

AUX-TAPE: 85 dB below rated output 

OUTPUT: MAIN: 2.5 volts with rated input. Up to 10 volts 

can be developed without distortion 

SPECIFICATIONS 

TAPE: 2.5 volts with rated input 

L+ Ft: 2.0 volts with rated Input 

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: MAIN: 200 ohms, designed to 

operate into 47,000 ohms or more 

TAPE OUTPUT: About 200 ohms, designed to operate 

into 47,000 ohms or more 

(L + R): About 1,200 ohms, designed to operate into 

47,000 ohms or more 

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPLEMENT: 

3 Field Effect Transistors 

26 Silicon Planar Transistors 
3 Integrated Circuits and Monolithic Amplifier 

13 Signal Diodes 

2 Zener Diodes 

4 Rectifiers 

1 Tuning Indicator — 6HU6 

POWER REQUIREMENTS: 117/125 volts, 50.60 Hz, 30 

watts. 

MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

SIZE: Front panel: 16 inches wide by 5

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 inches high: 

Chassis: 15 inches wide by 13 inches deep, including 

PANLOC shelf and back panel connectors; Knob Clear-

ance: 1½ Inches in front of mounting panel 

WEIGHT: 24 pounds net, 36 pounds in shipping carton 

FINISH: Front panel: Anodized gold and black with special 

gold/teal panel nomenclature illumination 

CHASSIS: Chrome and black 
MOUNTING: Mclntosh developed professional PANLOC 

FACILITIES 

BASS CONTROL:  - 2 0 dB to + 16 dB at 20 Hz. Clutch 

coupled controls for independent adjustment of each 

channel 

TREBLE CONTROLS: ±20 dB at 20,000 Hz. Clutch 

coupled controls for independent adjustment of each 

channel 

LOUDNESS: Flat response, or compensated for low listen-

ing levels 

BALANCE: When program material is out of balance, ro-

tation of the balance control returns the program to 

natural balance 

VOLUME CONTROL: Precision "tracked" to —60dB so 

that proper stereo balance is maintained. AC ON/OFF 

switch is coupled with the volume control 

TAPE MONITOR SWITCH: Push button; compares re-

corded tape with program source while recording 

VOLTAGE AMPLIFICATION: 

AUX, TAPE 

To MAIN output 20 dB 
To TAPE output 0 dB 

PHONO 1, PHONO 2 

To MAIN output 62 dB 

To TAPE output 42 dB 

AC OUTLETS: 

1 unswitched (Red) 

2 switched 

LF FILTER: Flat, or roll-off below 50 Hz, 6 dB per octave, 

down 12 dB at 20 Hz 

HF FILTER: Flat, or roll-off above 5 kHz, 6 dB per octave, 

down 12 dB at 20,000 Hz 

INPUT SELECTOR: 6 positions: AUX (auxiliary or spare), 

TAPE. AM, FM, PHONO 1, and PHONO 2 

MODE SELECTOR: Pushbutton, STEREO, or MONO 

SECONDARY CONTROLS 

PHASE CONTROL: Electronically reverse phase in the left 

channel to correct "out of phase" program sources 

MUTING ADJUST: Modifies the noise rejection threshold 

DIAL SCALE INTENSITY; Modifies the briteness of the 

illumination of the front panel 

Summary of Contents for MX 114

Page 1: ...PREAMPLIFIER FM TUNER STEREO MX114 PRICE 1 25...

Page 2: ...f average designs It is for us a costly but worthwhile scientific and engineering effort Our continuing research benefits our cus tomers with the almost complete lack of obsolescence and the most reli...

Page 3: ...added to this tuner are careful control of circuit constants dur ing testing very high sensitivity and ex cellent spurious response rejection Every desirable feature of a tuner and preamplifier is in...

Page 4: ...or Foster Seeley discrimi nator is used as the FM detector and is designed for extremely low har monic distortion in the recovered output signal With the Hard limit ing properties of the preceding tw...

Page 5: ...a low output impedance for the tape output Phono input overload is virtually impos sible For example at 1000 Hz the phono input can accept 150 millivolts of signal without overload Ten millivolts of...

Page 6: ...sponse curves Negative feedback is maintained at all frequencies even with the tone con trols turned to full boost Overall distor tion is low at all frequencies including frequencies where maximum boo...

Page 7: ...BLOCK DIAGRAM 6 PREAMPLIFIER SECTION TUNER SECTION POWER SUPPLY...

Page 8: ...4 Rectifiers 1 Tuning Indicator 6HU6 POWER REQUIREMENTS 117 125 volts 50 60 Hz 30 watts MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS SIZE Front panel 16 inches wide by 51 16 inches high Chassis 15 inches wide by 13 inc...

Page 9: ...knob BALANCE Adjusts for equal loudness in each chan nel when the program source has unequal channel to channel volume VOLUME ON OFF Turns the MX 114 ON and ad justs loudness of the sound PUSHBUTTONS...

Page 10: ...nd B holes on the template The sides of the mounting brackets should match the vertical dash lines on the template If necessary loosen the screws and push the brackets into alignment and retighten Ins...

Page 11: ...2 an outdoor FM antenna or 3 a VHF TV antenna In fringe areas best results will probably be obtained with the use of an outdoor FM antenna In many areas the indoor dipole antenna may be satisfactory T...

Page 12: ...CONNECTING THE MX114 11...

Page 13: ...re quency response in the right channel The small center knob controls the low frequency response in the left channel The two knobs are friction coupled This permits them to be adjusted together or in...

Page 14: ...use make sure the push but ton is in the OUT position MUTING Muting suppresses the back ground noise and hiss normally heard between stations With the control in the IN position the muting is turned o...

Page 15: ...front of you Have someone switch the PHASE switch If the sound is not directly in front of you with the PHASE switch in the 0 NOR MAL position reverse the leads on one loudspeaker When the sound comes...

Page 16: ...me to a comfortable level 3 Rotate the tuning knob to the station of your choice The MX 114 uses a new Mclntosh devel oped automatic mono stereo switching cir cuit The switching is electronic without...

Page 17: ...s manual The FREE 3 YEAR FAC TORY SERVICE CONTRACT will be issued by Mclntosh Laboratory upon receipt of the completely filled out application form The terms of the contract are 1 Transportation charg...

Page 18: ...MclNTOSH LABORATORY INC 2 CHAMBERS ST BINGHAMTON N Y 13903 607 723 3512 Design subject to change without notice Printed In U S A 038 318...

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