Yamaha R-8 (circa 1986)

Not much is documented about the Yamaha R-8. The one source that survives is a test report in the German publication HiFI-Stereo (February 1986, p.31), which identifies it as an AM/FM receiver.

That review noted a servo tuning circuit that engaged automatically when a strong, noise-free signal came in. A muting button on the front panel dropped the level by 20 dB. A door on the front panel hid the stereo headphone jack and the speaker controls. Measured noise was low - in the −80 to −84 dB range (relative to a 1-watt output) for the high-level and moving-magnet phono inputs, and −75 dB for the moving-coil input.

Beyond those details, no specifications, price, production years or original context have been traced. It may have been a mid-1980s model aimed at the European market, but that is speculation.

If you own an R-8 or have documentation, the Archive would welcome a correction or addition.