Manufactured in the late 70s, the JVC JR-S50 receiver’s design way ahead of its time. The black front panel with the tempered glass screen gives a serious look. The amplifier offers around 20-50 watts per channel. The receiver is know for the 5-zone SEA graphic equalizer and is lauded for a warm, clean sound, making it a popular choice for budget vintage hi-fi setups.

FM radio can be tuned with the standard FM-tune or with FM-muted feature that filters the noise between stations. The FM signal meter precisely shows the radio signal strength. If you have a good antenna, listening FM radios is great fun with this receiver. The amplifier is known for producing a clear and pleasant sound suitable for long listening sessions.

This item is a completely cleaned and tested receiver with all functions promptly working, all parts are original from 1976.


Specifications

Manufacturer: JVC

Model: JR-S 50

Serial No: 13201612

Year of manufacture: 1976 - 1978

Made in: Japan

Color: Black

Power consumption: 220 Volt

Dimensions(WxHxD): 430 x 130 x 359 mm.

Weight: 6.6 kg


Connections

Number of inputs:

- Phono MM: 2.5 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 170 mV

- AUX: 180 mV, 40 kOhm, max. 700 mV

- Tape Play: 180 mV, 40 kOhm, max. 700 mV

- Tape Play DIN:

- Antenna: 75 Ohm, 300 Ohm

Number of outputs:

- Tape Rec: 150 mV, 60 kOhm.

- Tape Rec DIN: 30 mV, 80 kOhm

- Headphones: 8 - 16 Ohm

- 1 loudspeaker pair


Technical Data


Amplifier

Continuous power (at distortion)

8 Ohm: 2x 17 Watt 4 Ohm: 2x 20 Watt

Total harmonic distortion: 0.5% at rated power

Attenuation factor: 40 at 8 Ohm

Frequency response: 10 - 50,000 Hz (+0 / -3dB)

Signal-to-noise ratio:

- Phono: 60 dB

- AUX: 80 dB

- Tape: 80 dB

Tone control:

- Bass: ± 11 dB at 100 Hz

- Treble: ± 11 dB at 10 kHz

- Loudness: yes

- Treble filter: yes


Tuner

Reception: FM/MW

Frequencies: FM: 88 - 108 MHz

MW: 535 - 1605 KHz

Input sensitivity:

FM: 1.8µV

MW: 30µV

Frequency response: 30-15,000 Hz (-3 dB)

Distortion factor: 0.2% (mono), 0.5% (stereo) Signal-to-noise ratio: 60 dB (mono), 58 dB (stereo)

Channel separation: 40 dB at 1 kHz

Selectivity: 55 dB at 400 kHz

Co-wave selection: 1.5 dB

Spurious wave selection: 50 dB

Image frequency attenuation: 60 dB

IF attenuation: 80 dB

AM suppression: 45 dB


Special Features

Tuning aids: Field Strength Instrument

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