i would
*STRONGLY* recommend getting this tuna refurbed
*and* upgraded. i owned a stock unit, & it was, along w/a refurb'd mcintosh mr77, the only tuna i wouldnt' wanna listen to long term. or even, short-term, for that matter.
tho it was quiet, sensitive, & had good frequency response, its soundstaging was not the widest, & it was extremely two-dimensional - no depth at all. i have owned literally
dozens of tunas over the past several years, & frankly, this one yust doesn't cut it, if you have a station that delivers a quality uncompressed signal & a rig revealing enuff to show it.
modded, on the other hand, the story is
completely different. i owned a modded kt7550 (a bit below the kt8300 in the kenwood food chain), & its sound was
*fantastic*. so, it's definitely worth getting refurb'd & modded if you like its looks & ergo's.
ymmv,
doug s.