Ka-3500...

[jleon92f]

Picked up a rough looking Kenwood..


face_before by jleon92f, on Flickr

after washing in Hot soap and water..


face_after_washing by jleon92f, on Flickr



KA-3500 integrated amplifier. by jleon92f, on Flickr

Plays great, needs a good cleaning..

Thanks,
John.

 

[vintageboy]

Jeez who would do that to the amp?

I did great job

 

[jleon92f]

Jeez who would do that to the amp?

I did great job

You did what?:scratch2:

Thanks,
John.

 

[Cogsinister]

You did what?:scratch2:

Thanks,
John.

Hey John, if he thinks he did a great job who are we to disagree ?

 

[mhardy6647]

 

[vintageboy]

You did what?:scratch2:

Thanks,
John.

Misspelling it, YOU did a great job,

sorry guys, my bad writing it wrong

 

[Cogsinister]

Misspelling it, YOU did a great job,

sorry guys, my bad writing it wrong

It made me smile tho... :thmbsp:

 

[jleon92f]

Misspelling it, YOU did a great job,

sorry guys, my bad writing it wrong

I thought is was your amp and it found its way to me some how,

Thanks, I still need to wash it and try and make it shine, the lettering is gone forever though.

Thanks,
John.

 

[jleon92f]

Thank you for the spec sheet, it does sound fantastic..DC offset is in the 20's mV range. I am going to Deoxit the static away and check it again.

Balanced readings too. Both channels almost the same.

Thanks,
John.

 

[rushfan]

Nice amp! I've got the one with the rack handles, shown at the bottom right of the brochure.

I have used Armor All on silver faced equipment in the past and it really brightened it up while hiding blemishes. Sound like you don't have much to lose by trying it...

 

[TebbieBear]

I've got a Ka3500, it sounds great with my Boston A40! Now you need a KT5300, the matching tuner.

 

[wizargoz]

I did a good job, too, and I didn't do anything!

 

[cgutz]

Try using blue ice car polish by turtlewax on the faceplate. It really will make it look nice.

 

[jleon92f]

I've got a Ka3500, it sounds great with my Boston A40! Now you need a KT5300, the matching tuner.

Need to finish this one first..Thanks.

I did a good job, too, and I didn't do anything!

Good Job! LOL..

Try using blue ice car polish by turtlewax on the faceplate. It really will make it look nice.

I will try that, whoever had this last tried to use brillo or something to clean it off, I used Hot water and soap! worked nice.

Thanks,
John.

 

[jleon92f]

I cleaned the controls with Deoxit, sounds beautiful! Amazing, Very clean and clear with the Advent speakers.

Thanks,
John.

 

[jleon92f]

Nice amp! I've got the one with the rack handles, shown at the bottom right of the brochure.

I have used Armor All on silver faced equipment in the past and it really brightened it up while hiding blemishes. Sound like you don't have much to lose by trying it...

Question: Does yours click like a speaker relay is kicking in?:scratch2:

Thanks,
John.

 

[elgato8905]

I cleaned the controls with Deoxit, sounds beautiful! Amazing, Very clean and clear with the Advent speakers.

Thanks,
John.

They really are awesome little amps. I've owned three or four of them. I buy them whenever I find one for a decent price. Every one I have ever bought has ended up given away to someone I like as part of a great sounding system. I could seriously use one of those little amps forever and be very, very happy with it.:yes:

 

[jleon92f]

They really are awesome little amps. I've owned three or four of them. I buy them whenever I find one for a decent price. Every one I have ever bought has ended up given away to someone I like as part of a great sounding system. I could seriously use one of those little amps forever and be very, very happy with it.:yes:

I am really surprised at the sound!

Do you remember if there is a speaker relay? This one does not click when starting up, just wondering if that is normal?:scratch2:


Thanks,
John.

 

[EchoWars]

No relay...uses a timed muting circuit for power up.

 

[jleon92f]

No relay...uses a timed muting circuit for power up.

Thank you sir. I feel better now. It plays great, DC offset is 24/25 mV runs cool.

Thanks again,
John.