Sherwood 9080R (c. 1998)
Most of what is documented about the Sherwood 9080R comes from a single period test report in HiFI-Stereo (October 1998, p.44). It reviewed the Newcastle 9080R system, which was the AVP-9080R preamp/tuner paired with the AM-9080 five-channel power amplifier. Outside that review, the record is thin. No production years, original pricing or detailed feature lists have surfaced.
Per that test report, the AM-9080 was rated at 120 watts per channel into 8 ohms with all five channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz at no more than 0.05% THD. Into 4 ohms it was rated at 170 watts per channel at no more than 0.09% THD. The reviewers called its Dolby Digital and DTS performance outstanding and found the power levels impressive. The AVP-9080R preamp/tuner used an all-Motorola 56000-series digital signal processing chip set on high-grade circuit boards. It wore a simple titanium-gray faceplate with the Sherwood Newcastle logo.
The same issue noted the AVP-9080R's radio performance was strictly average - decent hi-fi sound on strong local FM, but nothing special (HiFI-Stereo, October 1998, p.48). So the 9080R reads as a home-theater-first design, with serious multichannel processing and amplification and a tuner along for the ride.
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