Kenwood KT-8300

Data[edit]

General

  • Manufacturer: Kenwood
  • Model: KT-8300
  • Type: Tuner
  • Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1977
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: Silver
  • Power consumption: 22 W
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 430 x 149 x 376 mm
  • Weight: 8.5 kg
  • Original price approx.: 380 US-$, 1'200 DM
  • Original price rack handles D-7: 60 DM / pair


Connections

  • Number of outputs: 1
    • Line Fix: 0.75 V, 1 kOhm (400Hz, 100% mod.)
    • Line Variable: 0 - 1 V, 1.2 kOhm (400Hz, 100% mod.)

Multipath:

      • Horizontal: 0.1 V, 1 kOhm
      • Vertical: 0.3 V, 1 kOhm
  • Number of inputs:
    • Antenna Impedance FM:
      • 75 Ohm Coaxial, Unbalanced
      • 300 Ohm Balanced


Technical Data

  • Reception:
  • Frequencies: VHF / MW

VHF: 88 - 108 MHz MW: 522 kHz - 1620 kHz

  • Frequency response: 20Hz - 15kHz (+0.2 / -1.5dB)
  • Input sensitivity:
    • FM: 1.6µV

MW: 18µV

  • Distortion factor:
    • Mono / Wide:
      • 0.08% (1Khz)
      • 0,1% (50Hz - 10Khz)
      • 0,15% (15Khz)
    • Stereo / Wide):
      • 0.1% (1Khz)
      • 0.15% (50Hz - 10Khz)
      • 0.4% (15Khz)

Mono / Narrow: 0.15% (1Khz)

    • Stereo / Narrow): 0.4% (1Khz)
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • Mono: 78 dB

Stereo: 75 dB

  • Stereo Channel Separation:
    • 50dB (1Khz, Wide).

45dB (50Hz - 10Khz, Wide) 45dB (1Khz, Narrow) 35dB (50Hz - 10Khz, Narrow)

  • Selectivity: 75 dB
  • Equal wave selection:
    • Wide: 1.0 dB
    • Narrow: 1.5 dB
  • Spurious wave selection:
    • Wide: 40 dB

Narrow: 110 dB

  • IF attenuation: 110 dB
  • IF attenuation: 110 dB
  • AM suppression: 60dB


Special Features

  • Muting 2-stage: Off, 20 dB, 40 dB
  • Output level adjustable

IF Band: Narrow, Wide

  • MPX filter
  • Switching display instrument: Deviation, Multipath


Remarks[edit]

  • The Kenwood KT-8300 was 1976 beside the 700T (from 1975) the best tuner of Kenwood.




Pictures[edit]

  • Extract from brochure: Kenwood KT-8300

Kenwood KT-8300-Prospekt-1.jpg


  • Extract from brochure: Kenwood Kombi KA-8300 / KT-8300

KA-8300-KT-8300-2.jpg


Reports[edit]

  • Review from "Hifi Studio": [[1]]


Links[edit]

  • External Link: "The Vintage Knob" website: [3]