Kenwood KR-55

Data

General

  • Manufacturer: Kenwood
  • Model: KR-55 (KR-55 L with long wave)
  • Years of manufacture: 1980 - 1982
  • Made in: Korea
  • Color: Silver
  • Remote control: no
  • Power consumption: 120 W
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 440 x 109 x 250 mm
  • Weight: 5.2 kg
  • Original price approx.: 499 DM (KR-55 L with long wave approx. + 100 DM)


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • Phono MM: 2.5 mV, 50 kOhm

AUX: 150 mV, 50 kOhm

    • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV, 50 kOhm

FM antenna: 75 Ohm, 300 Ohm

    • MW antenna: 300 Ohm
  • Number of outputs:
    • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV
    • Headphones (6,3mm jack):
    • 2 pairs of speakers


Technical Data

Amplifier

  • Continuous power (at distortion)

8 Ohm: 2x 28 W

    • 4 Ohm:
  • Dynamic power
    • 8 Ohm:
    • 4 Ohm:
  • Total harmonic distortion: 0.09 %
  • Attenuation factor: 30 at 8 Ohm
  • Frequency response: 10 - 100'000 Hz, + 0 dB, - 3 dB
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • Phono MM: 78 dB
    • Line: 100 dB
  • Tone control:
    • Bass: ± 8 dB at 100 Hz

Treble: ± 8 dB at 10 kHz

  • Loudness: + 10 dB at 100 Hz
  • High Filter:
  • Low Filter (Subsonic):
  • Mute: yes
  • Direct/Line-Straight:


Tuner

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

MW: 530 - 1610 kHz

  • Frequency response: 30 - 15,000 Hz
  • Input sensitivity:
    • FM: 1.9 µV

MW: 13 µV

  • Distortion factor:
    • Mono: 0.15 %

Stereo: 0.3

  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • FM:
      • Mono: 70 dB
      • Stereo: 65 dB
    • MW: 48 dB
  • Channel separation: 40 dB
  • selectivity: 70 dB
  • Co-wave selection: 1.5 dB
  • Spurious wave selection: 80 dB
  • IF attenuation: 80 dB
  • IF attenuation: 80 dB
  • MW suppression: 65 dB
  • RDS:
  • Station memory:


Special Features

  • Tape Dubbing


Remarks


Pictures

  • Image: Kenwood KR-55

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  • Excerpt from brochure: Kenwood KR-55

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  • Part of leaflet Kenwood KR-55

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