Kenwood KT-8300

Data

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

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

• Other models in the same series:
  • Kenwood KT-3300
  • Kenwood KT-5300
  • Kenwood KT-7300
  • Kenwood KT-8300

• Corresponding amplifier of the same series:
  • Kenwood KA-1500
  • Kenwood KA-3300
  • Kenwood KA-3500
  • Kenwood KA-5500
  • Kenwood KA-7300
  • Kenwood KA-8300

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Kenwood KT-8300

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

Reports

• Review from "Hifi Studio": [[1]]

Links

• External link: Hifi Archive datasheet: [2]

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