I love my Sansui 310, Sansui's have a "tube like sound" also referred to as the "Sansui sound". Sounds very warm and calming, not very bright on the treble side of things. I would imagine the Kenwood would sound a bit brighter, a tad more to the treble. I think you should just give both a good listening to and decided yourself, after all it's about what you prefer.