Kenwood KR-9600

Data

General

  • Manufacturer: Kenwood
  • Model: KR-9600
  • Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1979
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: Silver
  • Remote control: no
  • Power consumption: 820 W at full level
  • Dimensions: 580 x 169 x 420 mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight: 24 kg
  • Original price approx.: 750 US-$, 3'000 DM


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • 2x Phono MM (Cinch): 2,5/5,0 mV / 50 kOhm

2x Tape In (Cinch/DIN): 150 mV / 50 kOhm

    • AUX (Cinch): 150 mV / 80 kOhm
    • Microphone: 1,5 mV / 50 kOhm
    • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM
  • Number of outputs:
    • 2x Tape Out (Cinch/DIN): 150 mV / 100 Ohm (Cinch); 30 mV / 80 kOhm (DIN).

FM Quadradial

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


Technical Specifications

Amplifier

  • Continuous power
    • 8 Ohm: 2x 160 W (RMS, both channels, 20-20,000 Hz, 0.08 %)
    • 4 Ohm: 2x 200 W (RMS, both channels, 20-20,000 Hz, 0.08 %)
  • Dynamic power
    • 8 Ohm:
    • 4 Ohm: 750 W
  • Total harmonic distortion: 0.08% (at nominal power)
  • Attenuation factor: 55 (8 ohms)
  • Frequency response:
    • Preamplifier: 20 - 40,000 Hz (+0/-0.2 dB).
    • Power bandwidth: 5 - 50,000 Hz
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • Phono MM: 70/76 dB (Phono 1/2).

AUX, Tape: 95 dB

    • Microphone: 65 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

  • Handles
  • Microphone mixable


Remarks


Pictures

  • Image: Kenwood KR-9600

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  • Excerpt from brochure: Kenwood KR-9600

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Reviews

  • Review at The Vintage Knob: [1]


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