Kenwood Eleven G, some question

[PabloTincho]

I was able to get a Kenwood Eleven G, for a unsuspected trade

This guy gave a nice condition Kenwood Eleven G and $150 for my Audiolab 8000C preamp, Rotel RE-2000 equalizer (broken) and a Sony TA-N330ES.

Did I get a good deal ?

I am thinking about using the Eleven G as a integrated amp, the tuner section is nice, but there nobody locally who can align the tuner, in addition a have more than a few nice vintage tuners.
Also my tech is restoring a Ka-8006.
Can you guys tell me which one is better as a integrate amp the KA-8006 or the Eleven G ?

 

[ivandezande]

Not a good trade. The 8006 is much better.

 

[Blue Shadow]

With your other thread on the 11G and 8006 now gone, your question about distortion is answered by that was what distortion was in the era of each unit. The 0.2 for the amp was typical of a better amp in the first half of the 70s and the .05 for the receiver was typical of a bigger receiver in the second half of the 70s. Just learning how to make em cleaner, not that they always sounded better. There is a lot of love for the sound of the blue light Pioneers and they have more distortion THD than the silver and especially the --80s series receivers.

Different era, different spec. you're not going to hear it. The overall sound of the amp/receiver is much more important than a number on a spec sheet.

 

[Danddd]

I would hook up the 11G and then the 8006 and let us know which one you prefer. I had an earlier Kenwood series, KA6004, that sounded great and drove my OLAs very nicely in the 70s.