Kenwood KD-550
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Kenwood
- Model: KD-550
- Year of manufacture: 1976 - 1978
- Made in: Japan
- Color: ACRB frame (anti-resonance compression base) White / Gray
- Power consumption: 9 W
- Dimensions: 502 x 162 x 382 mm
- Weight: 15.5 kg
- Original price approx.: 900 DM (April 1977 paid)
Connections
- Outputs: 1 x Cinch
Technical data
- Drive: direct drive
- Motor: servo-controlled contactless DC motor
- Speed: 33/45 rpm
- Synchronisation fluctuations: < 0,03% * Rumble noise level: -70 dB
- Rumble noise ratio: -70 dB
- Turntable: cast aluminium 1,5kg
- Operating mode:
- Pitch: +-8%
- Tonearm: static and laterally balanced S-shaped light alloy tube tonearm
- Cartridge: Denon DI-110 (standard in Germany was the system Kenwood V 46), permissible cartridge weight 5.0 - 12.0 grams
Special Features
First record player made of a mixture of plastic, rock and glass fibre pressed under high pressure and temperature to eliminate resonances completely. According to the original instruction manual, the resonance-free frame is made of "special material, formed under high pressure. The material consists of a homogeneous combination of mineral (stone powder, glass fibres) and chemical components (calcium carbide, unsaturated polyester resins)." Which also explains the relatively high weight of 15.5kg.
Other
- Very durable unit, my KD 550 has been running since April 1977, sometimes excessively.
Remarks
- Other models in the same series:
- Kenwood KD-500
- Kenwood KD-550
- Kenwood KD-750
- Kenwood KD-1033
- Kenwood KD-2055
- Kenwood KD-3055
Pictures
- Image: Kenwood KD-550
- Excerpt from brochure: Kenwood KD-550
