Tuner comprising an IF filter with a controllable damping stage and receiver comprising a respective tuner

A receiver comprising:

• a tuner and
• a demodulator coupled with an input to the IF output of the gain-controlled IF amplifier
• wherein the tuner comprises:
• an RF input for receiving a high frequency signal,
• a downconverter including a mixer coupled to the RF input for downconverting said high frequency signal,
• an IF filter coupled with an input to an output of the mixer,
• a SAW filter coupled with an input to an output of the IF filter, and
• a gain-controlled IF amplifier coupled with an input to an output of the SAW filter,
• wherein the IF filter includes a differential input with first and second input terminals, a differential output with first and second output terminals, and a controllable damping stage having a first damping element and a second damping element, the first damping element being coupled in series within a first signal line connecting the first input terminal and the first output terminal, and the second damping element being coupled in series within a second signal line connecting the second input terminal and the second output terminal, wherein each of the first and second damping elements comprises a switching stage for providing a controllable damping.