Kenwood KR-8050 / 8850

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General

  • Manufacturer: Kenwood
  • Model: KR-8050 / KR-8850 (Black aluminium front)
  • Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1980
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: silver (KR-8050) black (KR-8850)
  • Remote control: no
  • Power consumption:
  • Dimensions: 571 x 172 x 411 mm (WxHxD).
  • Weight: 18 kg
  • Original price approx.: 820 US-$ (1979), 1900 DM


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • 2x Phono MM (Cinch): 2.5/5.0 mV / 50 kOhm.

2x Tape In (Cinch/DIN): 200 mV / 50 kOhm

    • AUX (Cinch): 200 mV / 80 kOhm
    • Microphone: 2,2 mV / 50 kOhm
    • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM
  • Number of outputs:
    • 2x Tape Out (Cinch/DIN): 200 mV / 100 Ohm (Cinch); 30 mV / 80 kOhm (DIN).

Pre Out: 1 V FM Quadradial

    • Headphones (6.3 mm jack, front)
    • 3 pairs of loudspeakers


Technical Specifications

Amplifier

  • Continuous power

8 Ohm: 2x 120 W 4 Ohm: 2x 160 W

  • dynamic power
    • 8 Ohm:
    • 4 Ohm:
  • Total harmonic distortion: 0.02% (at nominal power)
  • Attenuation factor: 85 (8 Ohm)
  • Frequency response:
    • Preamplifier: 20 - 40,000 Hz (+0/-0.2 dB).
    • Power bandwidth: 5 - 50,000 Hz
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • Phono MM: 85 dB
    • AUX, Tape: 108 dB
    • Microphone: 74 dB
  • Stereo channel separation:
  • Tone control:
    • Bass: ±10 dB at 100 Hz
    • Mid: ±10 dB at 800 Hz

Treble: ±10 dB at 10 kHz

  • Loudness: +5/+6 dB (100 Hz/10 kHz)
  • High Filter: -9 dB at 10 kHz
  • Low Filter (Subsonic): -9 dB at 100 Hz
  • Mute: FM muting
  • Direct/Line-Straight: yes (Tone Defeat)


Tuner

  • Reception: FM, MW
  • Frequencies:
    • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz

MW: 525 - 1605 kHz

  • Frequency response: 20 - 15,000 Hz (+0/-1.5 dB, FM)
  • Input sensitivity:
    • FM: 1.5 µV (IHF)

MW: 10 µV Distortion factor:

    • FM: 0.15% (mono), 0.2% (stereo).
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • FM: 75 dB (mono), 70 dB (stereo)

MW: 50 dB

  • Channel separation:
    • FM: 45 dB (at 1 kHz)
  • Selectivity: (IHF)

FM: 83 dB

    • MW: 35 dB
  • Equal wave selection:
    • FM: 1.3 dB
  • Spurious wave selection:
    • FM: 115 dB
  • Image frequency attenuation:
    • FM: 100 dB
    • MW: 70 dB
  • IF attenuation:
    • FM: 115 dB
  • AM suppression: 60 dB


Special Features

  • Microphone mixable
  • Also available in black

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Pictures[edit]

  • Image: Kenwood KR-8050

Kenwood KR-8050-1.jpg


  • Picture: Kenwood KR-8050

Kenwood KR-8850-1.jpg


Reviews[edit]

  • Review by "Good Old Hifi": [[1]]


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