Kenwood KA-1000
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General
- Manufacturer: Kenwood
- Model: KA-1000
- Type: Integrated amplifier
- Years of manufacture: 1981 - 1982
- Made in: Japan
- Color: Silver
- Remote control: No
- Power consumption: 800 watts (at full output)
- Dimensions:
- Amplifier (WxHxD): 440 x 123 x 383 mm.
- Power supply (WxHxD): 140 x 123 x 358 mm
- Weight:
- Amplifier: 6.4 kg
- power supply: 8 kg
- New price approx.: 1500 DM ( 1981 )
Connections
- Number of inputs:
- Input sensitivity:
- Phono 1, 2 MM: 2.5mV, 33 kOhm, 47 kOhm, 100 kOhm switchable.
- Phono 1, 2 MC: 0.2mV, 100 Ohm
Tuner: 150mV, 47 kOhm
- AUX: 150mV, 47 kOhm
- Tape Play A, B: 150mV, 47 kOhm
- Tape DIN:
- Number of outputs:
- Outputs:
- Tape Rec:
- Tape DIN:
- Headphones
- 2 pairs of speakers
Technical Data
- Continuous power:
- 8 Ohm: left 125 W right 120 W ( laboratory values ) at 0.1% distortion factor.
4 Ohm: left 127 W right 110 W ( laboratory values ) at 0,1% distortion factor
- Dynamic power:
- 8 Ohm:
- 4 Ohm: 320 W
- total harmonic distortion: 0,008 %
- Damping factor: 600 at the end of the Sigma-Drive cable
- Frequency response: DC-400 khz
- Signal to noise ratio: 105 dB
- Stereo channel separation: stereo power amplifier in mono block design.
- Tone control:
- Bass: + - 10 db ( Turnover 200 / 400 Hz )
Treble: + - 10 db ( Turnover 3 / 6 Khz )
- Loudness: +10dB / 100Hz ( very bad loudness )
- High Filter: no
- Low Filter(Subsonic): Yes ( useless because it cuts the audible frequencies )
- Mute: yes
- Direct/Line-Straight: yes
Special Features
- Sigma Drive System
- Separate power supply
- High-performance amplifier sounds at last as good as 7000 - 8000 DM expensive devices, remains at the end not quite so cleanly
- First amplifier with Sigma Drive
- Audio Purist line
Remarks[edit]
- Other models in the same series:
- Amplifier:
- Kenwood KA-800
- Kenwood KA-900
- Kenwood KA-1000
Pictures[edit]
- Extract from brochure: Kenwood KA-1000
- Extract from brochure: Kenwood KA-1000
Brochures[edit]
- Kenwood KA 800 900 1000 Brochure
Reports[edit]
- Review on website "Hifi Classic Net": [1]
- Report on website "Hifi Classic Net": [2]
Links[edit]
- External website "The Vintage Knob": [3]
- External website "Audio Heritage, Japan": [4]