Kenwood Supreme 1

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Kenwood
• Model: Supreme 1
• Years of manufacture: 1966 - 1969
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver, black, wooden cabinet
• Type: 3-way amplifier with crossover and 3 power amplifiers
• Power consumption: 200 W at full power, 45 W without signal
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 428 x 162 x 355 mm
• Weight: 16,5 kg.
• Original price approx.: 166'000 Yen (Japan, 1966), equals about 2'500 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Input sensitivity:
  • Low Level Inputs:
  • Phone 1 MM: 2mV

Phone 2 MM: 2mV

• • Phone 2 MM Low: 0.1mV
  • Microphone: 2mV

Tape Head: 2mV High Level Inputs:

• • Tuner: 200mV
  • AUX: 200mV
  • Tape Play: 200mV
  • Tape Play DIN:
  • Number of Outputs:
  • Outputs:
  • Tape Rec: 200mV
  • Tape Rec DIN:
  • Pre Out: separate output for additional power amplifier

Technical data power amplifiers

• Continuous power (at distortion)
  • Bass 8 Ohm: 2x 33W (RMS, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.5% THD)
  • Mid 8 Ohm: 2x 23W (RMS, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0,5% THD)

Treble 8 Ohm: 2x 15W (RMS, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.5% THD)

• Dynamic power

Bass 8 Ohm: 80W

• • Midrange 8 Ohm: 50W

Treble 8 Ohm: 35W

• • • Total output power: 165W
• Attenuation factor: 40 at 8 Ohm, 80 at 16 Ohm
• Frequency response:
  • Bass: 10 Hz - 100 kHz ± 1dB
  • Midrange: 100 Hz - 100 kHz ± 1dB

Treble: 1'000 Hz - 100 kHz ± 1dB

• Signal-to-noise ratio: 90dB

Technical Data Preamplifier

• signal-to-noise ratio: 90dB

phono: 60dB

• • Phono (Low): 50dB
  • Tape HD: 60dB
  • Tuner: 90dB
  • AUX: 90dB

Frequency response: 20 Hz - 50 kHz ± 1dB

Technical Data Tone Control Part

• Tone control
  • Bass: ± 12dB at 100Hz, crossover frequencies switchable to 400 Hz, 800 Hz
    • ± 6 dB switchable: +500 / +300 / +150 / +90Hz +500 / +300 / +150 / +90Hz
  • Treble: ± 12dB at 10'000Hz, crossover frequencies switchable to 2 kHz, 5 kHz.
• Equalization:
  • RIAA: 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 0.5dB
  • NAB: 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 0.5dB
• Low Filter: 12dB/octave at 40 Hz
• High Filter: 12dB/octave, switchable 6 kHz, 9 kHz
• Crossover:
  • Low crossover frequencies switchable: 12dB/octave at 150 / 200 / 300 / 400 / 430 / 500Hz
  • Mid crossover frequencies switchable: 12dB/octave at 550 / 600 / 650 / 800 / 900 / 1000Hz 550 / 600 / 650 / 800 / 900 / 1000Hz
  • High crossover frequencies switchable: 12dB/octave at 2.5 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 5.5 / 6.5 / 7.5Khz

Special Features

• Phase switchable: Normal, Reverse
• Tape input and output front panel with 6.3 mm jack plug
• Separate Pre Out output for additional power amplifier

2 microphone connectors on the front with 6.3 mm jack plug

Notes

• Other models in the Supreme series:
  • Integrated amplifier Model 500, Model 600
  • Power amplifier Model 700 M

Pictures

• Picture: Kenwood Supreme 1 front flap closed

• Picture: Kenwood Supreme 1 front flap open

• Image: Kenwood Supreme 1 rear panel

• Image: Kenwood Supreme 1 rear connections

• Front leaflet: Kenwood Supreme 1

• Page 2 -3 Brochure: Kenwood Supreme 1

• Page 4 - 5 Brochure: Kenwood Supreme 1

Links

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [1]

• External link on website "Audio Heritage, Japan": [2]

• External link on website "ckm-audio.com": //www.cjm-audio.de/verstärker-1/vollverstärker/kenwood/