Kenwood KR-5170

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Kenwood
• Model: KR-5170
• Year of manufacture: 1971 - 1972
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver, Black, Walnut wooden cabinet
• Remote control: Foot switch (see pictures)
• Power consumption: 155 W at full output / 20 W without signal
• Dimensions: 456 x 141 x 412 mm
• Weight: 11 kg
• Original price approx.: 105'000 Yen, 1300 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1: 2.5 mV / 30 kOhm
  • Phono 2: 2,5 mV / 100 kOhm
  • Microphone/guitar: 15 mV / 100 kOhm
  • Aux: 200 mV / 100 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 200 mV / 100 kOhm
  • Main In: 100 mV
  • Antenna: FM (75 Ohm Unbalanced / 300 Ohm Balanced), AM.
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec (RCA / DIN): 150 mV / 30 mV.
  • Pre-Out:
  • Headphones
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Technical Data Tuner Part

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz

MW: 520 - 1610 kHz

• Frequency response:
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 2.0µV
  • MW: 25µV
• Distortion factor:
  • Mono: 0,5 %

Stereo: 0.8

• Signal to noise ratio: 60 dB
• Common mode selection: 4.0 dB
• Channel separation (1 kHz / 10 kHz): 30 dB / 20 dB
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 45 dB

MW: 25 dB

• Co-wave selection:
• Spurious wave selection:
• IF attenuation:
• IF attenuation:
• AM suppression:

Amplifier Part Specifications

• Continuous power (at distortion)
  • 8 Ohm: 2 x 30 W
  • 4 Ohm: 2 x 40 W
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm: 75 W (IHF)
  • 4 Ohm: 110 W (IHF)
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.5 % at full modulation
• Attenuation factor: 50 at 8 Ohm
• Frequency response: 20 - 40000 Hz ± 1.5dB
• Power bandwidth(IHF): 18 - 30000 Hz
• Signal to noise ratio:
  • Phono 1/2: 65 dB
  • Microphone: 58 dB

Guitar: 60 dB Aux/Tape Play: 75 dB

• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: + 10 dB / 100 Hz, + 5 dB / 10 kHz
• Low Filter : -7 dB at 100 Hz
• High Filter: -10 dB at 10 kHz

Special Features

• Separable pre- and power amplifier
• Microphone input front panel
• Guitar input front panel
• Built-in rhythm unit with the following rhythms (tempo continuously adjustable):
  • March
  • Foxtrot
  • Rock
  • R&B
  • Ballad
  • Shuffle
  • Bossa Nova 1 and 2
  • Latina beat
  • Mambo
  • Waltz
  • Jazz Waltz
  • Kenwood original microphone MC-501 optionally available
  • Kenwood foot switch optionally available

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Kenwood KR-6170 Jumbo
    • KR-6170 Jumbo

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Kenwood KR-5170

• Option: Kenwood original microphone MC-501 and foot switch

Links

• External link: "Audio Heritage, Japan" website: [[1]]