Teac AG-790 AM/FM Stereo Receiver

by Teac

Product Details

• Item Weight: 25 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 35 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• ASIN: B00009K087
• Item model number: AG-790
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,820 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy full-bodied two-channel sound without breaking the bank with the Teac AG-790 stereo receiver. Equipped with 200 watts of total output power at 8 ohms (100 watts x 2), the AG-790 offers an affordable means of driving your left and right speakers to produce crisp, commanding audio. Among the receiver's audio features are a discrete circuit configuration that separates the audio signals for greater clarity; A/B speaker selection, which lets the listener choose an alternate pair of speakers; and binding post speaker terminals that provide a pure, high-quality connection.

As with many receivers, the AG-790 also boasts a quartz PLL-synthesized AM/FM tuner with 30 AM and 30 FM presets. Thanks to the tuner, listeners can easily locate their favorite stations or browse among the dozens of presets (enough for virtually any size market). Users also have the choice of using the manual or auto-tuning. Other add-ons include a multifunction fluorescent display, a front-panel headphone jack for private listening, and a full-function remote control. The receiver measures 17.12 by 5.47 by 13.19 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 21.2 pounds.

What's in the Box
AG-790 receiver, remote control, user's manual.

Product Description

* Discrete Output Circuit Configuration (D.O.C.C) * Quartz PLL Synthesized Tuning System * Manual/ Auto/ Preset Tuning * Multi Function Flourescent Display * A/B Speaker Selection * Binding Post Speaker Terminals Features: * Equalizer Modes: Bass +9dB at 100Hz, Treble +9dB at 10kHz * Interfaces/Ports: 1 x Headphone - Front, Speaker Terminal * AM Usable Sensitivity (IHF): 55dB/m * Frequency Response Noise: Line, +1/ -3dB * Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz +/- 3 dB 20 Hz to 30 kHz * Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR): 70 dB -PHONO(IHF-A), 90 dB - LINE(IHF-A) * Frequency Band/Bandwidth: 87.50 MHz to 108 MHz - FM, 530 kHz to 1720 kHz - AM * Station Presets: 30 - AM, 30 - FM Input selector: * Tuner * CD * Tape * Phono * Aux Input Sensitivity/ Impedance: * PHONO: 5mV/ 22 k ohms * LINE: 220mV/ 22 k ohms

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good receiver with (currently) rare features!, November 19, 2005

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nolo contendere "nolo contendere" (South Bend, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teac AG-790 AM/FM Stereo Receiver (Electronics)

This receiver has a mechanical on/off switch and a (short 3 day ??) memory on settings. The remote will also turn the unit to 'standby' if the front switch is left "on". The other controls are tactile, but will hold settings if unit is unplugged / reconnected. It is now unusual for a receiver to be controlled (on/off) by terminating the power to it, without losing the previous settings. This was important to my application. It also has a 'loudness' control which is strangely absent on the new receivers. I will not own a receiver without a loudness function!

It also has a 'phono' input which has gone away on all others. Contrary to what the salesmen said, a 'phono' CANNOT be connected to the CD or other input without an additional pre-amp.

I found it necessary to replace a fancy high line Technics receiver after 12 years of faultless performance. This Teac AG-790A was the ONLY receiver on the market that had all the controls operating as I needed them to operate.

As far as the performance as an amp goes, there are doubtless better ones available at higher prices. There are apparently NONE at any price that have the combination of features the AG-790 has, however. It works very well, none the less, and it is inexpennsive. Judging from the size and design of the heat sink and the attatched solid state output devices, I doubt this receiver REALLY has the advertised RMS output. At least not for long. Saying that, however, it WILL rattle the windows if so desired.
I give it a wholehearted 'thumbs up' as it was the only choice I had considering its (somewhat outdated) features missing on other 'new' units. It's exactly what I wanted, and the overall performance is VERY satisfactory.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ultimately Disappointed, December 4, 2006

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C. A. Steinke (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teac AG-790 AM/FM Stereo Receiver (Electronics)

I purchased two of these receivers. One still functions fine, but causes a distinct hum in my speakers, regardless of input. The second one causes the same hum and the speaker switches are broken after a year of use (and now out of warranty.)

If you are looking for a standalone receiver, spend the extra $$ and get a real receiver. This one is barely passable.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap and Good, April 1, 2010

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machinehead "Feed them to the Lions" (Earth One.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teac AG-790 AM/FM Stereo Receiver (Electronics)

This is a typical modern Consumer Grade receiver. I have owned one of these for a little over 2 years now.

It still works perfectly and does what I expect of a low grade component. I bought this because of the phono input and remote control.

There are some shortcomings you would expect from cheap consumer grade electronics.

The filtering on the amplifier and power supplies are typical of the Minimum Necessary to get the job done. This results in some Humming and Clipping especially at near maximum output. The tiny capacitors are saturated well before maximum output. Here is the data: 100 Watt, 8 Ohm, THD 0.9 %. Almost 1% distortion at 100 watts! I would rate this more like a 70 watt unit.

Hook it to some decent speakers with 12 inch or larger woofers, and this is all you need. As long as you keep it below about 70% output. Go to a pawn shop and buy a pair of giant Pioneer speakers from the early 80's. Larger speakers will perform much better, and sound louder at the same volume setting, than the little bookshelf units with tiny 6 inch woofers.

If you want a low distortion (>.025% at rated output) you will need to spend considerably more money to get power supplies, capacitors and amplifiers of good quality.

Back when stereo receivers were popular, there were many high quality units available. But very few of them had remote control and they all cost a lot more than $100 when new.

It is so cheap I may buy another one for when this one finally craps out.

I recommend this unit if you want decent sound at a low price. Just don't expect it to perform like an old Marantz or Pioneer.