Kenwood Model 700 C

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Kenwood
• Model: Model 700 C
• Years of manufacture: 1974 - 1979
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Type: Preamplifier
• Power consumption: 10 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 440 x 145 x 300 mm
• Weight: 9.5 kg
• Original price approx.: 220'000 Yen (Japan, 1974), 650 US-$, 2'529 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs: 8
  • Input sensitivity:
  • Microphone: 2.5mV, 800 Ohm.
  • Phono MM 1,2: 2.5mV, each individually switchable 600 Ohm, 30 kOhm, 50 kOhm, max. 400mV
  • Tuner: 150mV, 100 kOhm
  • AUX 1,2: 150mV, 100 kOhm
  • Tape Play A, B: 150mV, 100 kOhm
  • Tuner: 150mV, 100 kOhm
  • Tuner: 150mV, 100 kOhm (DIN), 150mV (Line)
• Number of outputs:
  • Outputs:
  • Line: 150mV, 4.7 kOhm
  • DIN: 30mV, 80 kOhm
  • Pre Out: 1.5V 800 Ohm, max. 8V
  • Headphone with additional level control presettable

Technical Data

• Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz (+0 / -0.3dB)
• Distortion factor: 0.04
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • 70dB (MIK)

70dB (MM) 85dB (DIN) 85dB (Line)

• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control
  • Bass:
    • 200Hz: ± 10dB (turnover 50Hz)

400Hz: ± 10dB (turnover 100Hz) Treble:

• • • 3kHz: ± 10dB (turnover 10kHz)
    • 6kHz: ± 10dB (turnover 20kHz)

Loudness:

• • +3dB at 100Hz / +1.5dB at 10kHz
  • +6dB at 100Hz / +3dB at 10kHz
• High Filter: 6dB/oct. 7kHz or 12kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): 12dB/oct. 36Hz or 18Hz
• Mute: -
• Direct/Line-Straight: -

Special Features

• Loudness 2-stage
• 2 microphone inputs L + R

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Integrated amplifier:
• Kenwood Model 500
• Kenwood Model 600
• Kenwood Model 650

• Preamplifier
• Kenwood Model 700 C

• Power amplifier:
• Kenwood Model 700 M

• Tuner:
• Kenwood Model 600 T
• Kenwood Model 650 T
• Kenwood Model 700 T

Pictures

• Kenwood Model 700 C front

• Kenwood Model 700 C rear

• Excerpt from brochure: Kenwood 700T, 700C, 700M

Reports

• Review by "Good Old Hifi": [[1]]

Links

• External link on website "Hifi Studio": [[2]]

• External link on website "The Vintage Knob": [[3]]

• External link on website "Audio Heritage, Japan": [[4]]