Kenwood KT-917

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Kenwood
• Model: KT-917
• Type: Tuner
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver, variants KT-9177 in gray metallic, Trio KT-9900 Japan version
• Type: Stereo Tuner
• Power consumption: 50 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 460 x 161 x 463 mm
• Weight: 15 kg
• Original price approx.: 2'798 DM
• Original price D-90 handles: 200 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Antenna: 75 Ohm, 300 Ohm
• Number of outputs:
  • Fixed: 0.75V at 1 kHz, 60 ohms.

Variable: 0 - 1.5V at 1 kHz, 60 Ohm Multipath outputs:

• • • Vertical: 0.01V, 10 kOhm
    • Horizontal: 0.5V, 3 kOhm

Technical Data

• Reception: VHF/MW
• Frequencies:
  • VHF: 88 - 108 MHz

MW: 535 - 1605 KHz

• Frequency response: 10 Hz - 16 kHz +0.2dB, -0.5dB
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8µV

MW: 25µV

• Distortion factor 50 Hz - 10 kHz (mono/stereo):
  • Wide: 0.05%/0.09%

Narrow: 0.4%/0.25% Signal-to-noise ratio (mono/stereo): 90dB/85dB

• Channel separation: 45dB
• Selectivity (Wide/Narrow): 35dB/60dB
• Co-wave selection (Wide/Narrow): 0.8dB/1.5dB

spurious selection: 125dB

• Image frequency attenuation: 125dB
• IF attenuation: 125dB
• AM suppression: 70dB

Special Features

• IF band switchable: Off, Wide, Narrow
• Stereo-Mono switch
• Muting switchable: Off, 20 dBf, 40 dBf
• Dimmer for scale illumination
• Antenna switchable: A, B
• Meter switchable: Deviation, Multipath

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Kenwood KT-313
  • Kenwood KT-413
  • Kenwood KT-615
  • Kenwood KT-815
  • Kenwood KT-917

• Corresponding Amplifier
  • Kenwood KA-907

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Tuner overview of the same series Kenwood KT-917, KT-815, KT-615, KT-413, KT-313

Reports

• Reference tuner in several audio magazines over several years.

• Review by "Hifi Studio": [1]

• Review by "Good Old Hifi": [2]

• Report from Mackern.de.

Links

• External link to website "Hifi Archiv": [3]

• External link on website "The Vintage Knob": [4]