Kenwood KN-7044

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Kenwood
• Model: KN-7044
• Type: Quadrixer ( Quadro Mixer )
• Years of manufacture: 1970 - 1973
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver, wooden sides
• Power consumption: 20 W
• Dimensions: 495 x 134 x 254 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 6.7 kg
• New price approx.: 210 US-$ (USA, 1972), corresponds to about 800 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Aux 2-channel: 200 mV / 30 kOhm, max. 4 V

Aux 4-channel: 200 mV / 30 kOhm, max. 4 V

• • Tape Play 2-channel:
    • Cinch: 200 mV / 30 kOhm, max. 4 V
    • DIN:
  • Tape Play 4-channel: 200 mV / 30 kOhm, max. 4 V
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 2-channel:
    • Cinch: 100 mV
    • DIN:
  • Tape Rec 4-channel:
  • Pre-Out: adjustable 0.1 - 1 V, max. 4.5 V

Technical Data

• Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • 2-channel:
    • Front: 75 dB
    • Rear: 70 dB

4-channel:

• • • Front: 75 dB
    • Rear: 75 dB
• Delay time reverb spiral: 0 - 2.3 seconds

Special Features

• Adjustable reverb amplifier for the rear speakers
• 4 separate VU meters
• 3 balance controls: 1 x L / R front, 1 x L / R rear, 1 x front / rear
• With the built-in speaker direction control, the effects can be rotated across all 4 speakers. This means for example: Move reverb from the back to the front or to the sides.

Remarks

• The Surround Sonic Quadrixer from Kenwood is basically a Quadro preamp / converter with interesting features. Besides volume and balance controls, no bass / treble, it has a built in reverb spiral. The KN-7044 can also generate a 4-channel signal from a 2-channel signal via a built-in synthesizer module.

• Other models in the same series:
• Kenwood KSQ-20
• Kenwood KSQ-400
• Kenwood KA-3344
• Kenwood KA-8044

• Quadrixer
  • Kenwood KN-7044

• Introduction to Kenwood 4-Channel Playback Technology
  • Introduction Kenwood 4-channel playback technology

Pictures

• Picture: Kenwood Quadrixer KN-7044 Front

• Excerpt from brochure: Kenwood Quadrixer KN-7044 Front