Kenwood KA-8300

Data

General

  • Manufacturer: Kenwood
  • Model: KA-8300 (in color bronze: KA-9900)
  • Type: Stereo integrated amplifier
  • Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1977
  • Made in: Japan
  • Colour: Silver
  • Power consumption: 550 W at full power
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 430 x 149 x 376 mm
  • Weight: 16 kg
  • Original price approx.: 450 US-$, 1'600 DM
  • New price rack handles D-7: 60 DM / pair


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • Input sensitivity:
    • Phone 1 MM: 2.5mV, 50 kOhm, max. 260 mV
    • Phone 2 MM: 2.5mV, 50 kOhm, max. 260 mV

Tuner: 150mV, 50 kOhm AUX: 150mV, 50 kOhm

    • Tape Play A, B: 150mV, 50 kOhm
    • Main In:
  • Number of Outputs:
    • Outputs:
    • Tape Rec: 150mV, 100 Ohm
    • DIN: 30mV, 80 kOhm
    • Pre-Out:
    • Headphones:
    • Connectors for 3 pairs of speakers


Technical Data

  • Continuous power (at THD)
    • 8 Ohm: 2x 80W (RMS, 20Hz...20Khz, 0.08% THD), 2x 85W (8 Ohm, 1Khz)
    • 4 Ohm: 2x 100W (4 Ohm, 1Khz)
  • Dynamic power
    • 8 Ohm:
    • 4 Ohm: 380 W
  • Total harmonic distortion: 0.1% THD at 8 Ohm
  • Attenuation factor: 50 at 8 Ohm
  • Frequency response: 20 - 40000 Hz
  • Power bandwidth: 5 - 40000 Hz
  • Signal to noise ratio:
    • Phono 1,2: 72dB (MM)
    • Tuner: 90dB

AUX: 90dB Tape Play: 90dB

  • Tone control
    • Bass:
      • 150Hz : ± 5dB at 100Hz
      • 400Hz : ± 7.5dB at 100Hz
    • Treble:
      • 3Khz : ± 7.5dB at 10Khz
      • 6Khz : ± 5dB at 20Khz
  • Loudness : + 7.5 dB at 100Hz, + 3.5 dB at 10 kHz
  • High Filter: 8Khz, 12dB/octave
  • Low Filter: 40Hz, 12dB/octave
  • Presence :
    • +6dB at 800Hz
    • +6dB at 3Khz


Special Features

  • Illuminated VU meters L + R
  • Loudness 2-stage
  • Pre- and power amplifier separable


Notes



Pictures

  • Image: Kenwood KA-8300 Front

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  • Picture: Kenwood KA-8300 back

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  • Excerpt from brochure: Kenwood Combi KA-8300 / KT-8300

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Reports

  • Review from "Hifi Studio": [[1]]


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