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

• Other models in the same series:
  • Kenwood KR-2600
  • Kenwood KR-3600
  • Kenwood KR-4600
  • Kenwood KR-5600
  • Kenwood KR-6600
  • Kenwood KR-7600
  • Kenwood KR-9600

Pictures

• Image: Kenwood KR-9600

• Excerpt from brochure: Kenwood KR-9600

Reviews

• Review at The Vintage Knob: [1]