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So, I told my dad about my recent foray into vintage audio gear, and asked him to see if he could find the old Heathkit tuner that he put together in '72. He still hasn't found it yet, but what he did pull up was the complete Kenwood system he bought at the PX circa 1979. I think it's 70 wpc. I found something in Hungarian saying it was 140 w, but I think they simply added the two channels together. I could be wrong, though.
I can't find much info on it online, but I did find a couple of pictures:
That last pic with the lit-up triangle indicator really takes me back. I used it extensively from about 1981 to 1986, when I first got into music. I had no idea my dad still had it.
Overall, it looks kinda cheap if I'm honest--not like the neat KR-7600 I have now. Anyone know anything about it or its quality? It seems like it might have been made for the military since I can't find much info on it, and what I can find tends to be in foreign languages.
Again, my dad bought it as part of an all-in Kenwood system in a case with a glass door. Here's the whole list of components:
tuner: KT-51
cassette: KX-71R
EQ: GE-100II
Amp: KA-71
TT: KD-51F
speakers: my dad couldn't be bothered to pull them down to check, but they're KW.
Any thoughts on this system? Don't hold back--I can take it, despite the fondness and nostalgia I have for it!
I can't find much info on it online, but I did find a couple of pictures:
That last pic with the lit-up triangle indicator really takes me back. I used it extensively from about 1981 to 1986, when I first got into music. I had no idea my dad still had it.
Overall, it looks kinda cheap if I'm honest--not like the neat KR-7600 I have now. Anyone know anything about it or its quality? It seems like it might have been made for the military since I can't find much info on it, and what I can find tends to be in foreign languages.
Again, my dad bought it as part of an all-in Kenwood system in a case with a glass door. Here's the whole list of components:
tuner: KT-51
cassette: KX-71R
EQ: GE-100II
Amp: KA-71
TT: KD-51F
speakers: my dad couldn't be bothered to pull them down to check, but they're KW.
Any thoughts on this system? Don't hold back--I can take it, despite the fondness and nostalgia I have for it!