Kenwood KD-990

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Kenwood
• Model: KD-990
• Type: Record player
• Years of manufacture: 1986 - 1987
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black high gloss
• Power consumption: 25 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 490 x 182 x 410 mm
• Weight: 13.7 kg
• Original price approx.: 890 DM

Connections

• Outputs: Cinch cable

Technical Data

• Drive: Quartz direct drive, direct drive
• Motor: Quartz PLL DC servo motor
• Speed: 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm
• Synchronous speed variation: less than 0.02% WRMS
• Rumble noise ratio: over -80 dB (DIN weighted)
• Turntable: 330mm die-cast aluminium alloy
• Operating mode: semi-automatic
• Tonearm: static balance type, J-shaped tube

Effective length: 245mm

• • Effective weight: 17.5 g
  • Overhang: 15 mm
  • Tracking force: 0 to 3 g
• Pickup: without

Special Features

• Sub-chassis design with motor and tonearm mounted in highly stable die-cast chassis.
• Height-adjustable, rubber-mounted damping feet
• Tonearm height adjustable
• Tonearm end cut-off with electronic braking of the motor and simultaneous raising of the tonearm

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Kenwood KD-990:
    • Kenwood KD-990

• Predecessors:
  • Kenwood KD-770 D:
    • Kenwood KD-770 D

• Successor:
  • Kenwood KD-7010:
    • Kenwood KD-7010

Pictures

• Image: Kenwood KD-990

• Picture: Kenwood KD-990

Reports

• Fono Forum 06/1986, with Denon DP-59L under the headline "Bulwarks".

• Report in "Audio" 10 / 1986

Links

• External link: "Kenwood Archive" data sheet [1]

• External Link: Detail explanation subchassis construction "Hifi Archive" [2]