Kenwood Basic M 1
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Kenwood
- Model: Basic M 1
- Type: Power amplifier
- Years of manufacture: 1983 - 1987
- Made in: Japan
- Color: Black (anodized aluminum)
- Remote control: No
- Power consumption: 700 W max.
- Dimensions: 440 x 112 x 324 mm (WxHxD)
- Weight: 9.1 kg
- Original price approx.: 698 DM
Connections
- Number of inputs:
- Main In: 1V/47kOhm
- Number of outputs:
- Speaker: A/B
- Sigma Drive connections (only speaker pair A)
- no Sigma Drive when using both speaker pairs
- Speaker impedance 4 - 16 Ohm
Technical Data
- Continuous power (at distortion factor)
- 8 Ohm: 2 x 105 Watt (20 Hz - 20 kHz @ 0,004%)
- 4 Ohm: 2 x 150 Watt (63 Hz - 12,5 kHz @ 0,7%)
- Dynamic power
- 8 Ohm: 2 x 170 Watt (1 kHz)
- 4 Ohm: 2 x 210 Watt (1 kHz)
- Total harmonic distortion: 0.003%
- Attenuation factor: 1,000 (100 Hz) with Sigma Drive
- Frequency response: 1 Hz - 300 kHz (-3dB)
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 120 dB
Special Features
- Super DLD (Dynamic Linear Drive).
HiFi power amplifier built in completely discrete analogue circuitry with impressive sound quality, stable load behaviour at impedances up to 1 Ohm!
Remarks
- Other models in the series:
- Kenwood preamplifier:
- Kenwood Basic C 1
- Kenwood Basic C 2
- Kenwood power amplifiers:
- Kenwood Basic M 1
- Kenwood Basic M 1 A
- Kenwood Basic M 2
- Kenwood Basic M 2 A
- [[Kenwood Corresponding Tuners:
- Kenwood BASIC T 1
- Kenwood BASIC T 2
- [[Corresponding Kenwood Tape Deck:
- Kenwood BASIC X 1
Pictures
- Image: Kenwood Basic M 1 front panel
- Picture: Kenwood Basic M 1 Rear (US Model)
- Image: Kenwood Basic M 1 Sigma Drive Wiring Diagram
- Excerpt from brochure: Kenwood Combi Basic C 1 / M 1
Reports
- Report at "Good Old Hifi": [1]