Kenwood KD-500
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Kenwood
- Model: KD-500 (identical with KD-550, but without tone arm)
- Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1978
- Made in: Japan
- Color: ACRB frame (anti-resonance compression base) White / Gray
- Power consumption: 9 W
- Dimensions: 502 x 162 x 382 mm
- Weight: 14.9 kg
- Original price approx.: 700 DM
Connections
- Outputs: 1 x Cinch
Technical data
- Drive: direct drive
- Motor: servo-controlled contactless DC motor
- Speed: 33/45 rpm
- Synchronisation fluctuations: < 0,03% * Rumble noise level: -70 dB
- Rumble noise ratio: -70 dB
- Turntable: cast aluminium 1,5kg
- Operating mode:
- Pitch: +-8%
Special Features
- First turntable made of a material mixture of plastic, rock and fiberglass pressed under high pressure and temperature to completely eliminate resonance. According to the original instruction manual, the resonance-free frame is made of "special material, formed under high pressure. The material consists of a homogeneous combination of mineral (stone powder, glass fibres) and chemical components (calcium carbide, unsaturated polyester resins)." Which also explains the relatively high weight.
Comments
- Other models in the same series:
- Kenwood KD-500
- Kenwood KD-550
- Kenwood KD-750
- Kenwood KD-1033
- Kenwood KD-2055
- Kenwood KD-3055
Pictures
- Extract from brochure: Kenwood KD-500
- Extract from brochure: Kenwood KD-550
Reports
Links
- External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]