Kenwood KA-701 and KT-815 75.00 BIN
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Permanent Waves
Digital Man
I almost went for that! So many options though on the bay! Glad you got it!
Permanent Waves
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SoCal Sam said:
Not to criticize, but one reason I passed was it seemed to have a high shipping price, or am I just naive? I admit that I have not bought anything, much less a heavy vintage stereo piece of the bay yet, but most other heavey pieces I've seen were more around $20 to $30 to ship, and I've heard about the inflating of shipping prices and deflating of product prices going on to make buyers think they are getting a better deal (not that it's still not a good buy though! :thmbsp
than they really are. :scratch2:
SoCal Sam
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If I was in the same state, Florida, I would say you are correct. He will be shipping to California so cost is about right, especially since he is considering two boxes. Anyways, still kind of irratating that shipping cost is almost as much as the two Kennies.Permanent Waves said:Not to criticize, but one reason I passed was it seemed to have a high shipping price, or am I just naive? I admit that I have not bought anything, much less a heavy vintage stereo piece of the bay yet, but most other heavey pieces I've seen were more around $20 to $30 to ship, and I've heard about the inflating of shipping prices and deflating of product prices going on to make buyers think they are getting a better deal (not that it's still not a good buy though! :thmbsp
SoCal Sam
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I think so. The 701 has 80 wpc so is less than a dollar a watt (excluding shipping). I was looking for a nudie of the 701 but could find only the 7100 and the 7001. I think the 701 is an update of the 7100. Here's the link to some Kenny nudies:westend said:
http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=102461&page=2&highlight=Kenwood+7100
The KT-815 is good enough to get some write-ups over at Tuner Info. It is a 5 gang with dual MOS-FET's. The 815 got into the Shootout but it finished next to last. Better than the rest, it's kind of like losing in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament.
redcoates7
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Heckuva deal...looks an awful lot like my avatar
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redcoates7
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Sam-
Well, I don't recall a bunch of the details, and of course I'm sitting in a hotel in Denver and not at home right now so I can't pop the hood.
Definitely alll discrete outputs (none of that power pack stuff) and some really great controls...the volume knob is usefully detented, and if it's in good shape, the switches have a nice chunky snap to them when operated. I really like this combo.
In all honesty, the KA-9100 sounds a bit better, but the 701 is darn close, and repairable in the event of a disaster
...and now is when Aaron pipes in to tell us to stop bothering with the 701 and buy a KA-907 already
Well, I don't recall a bunch of the details, and of course I'm sitting in a hotel in Denver and not at home right now so I can't pop the hood.
Definitely alll discrete outputs (none of that power pack stuff) and some really great controls...the volume knob is usefully detented, and if it's in good shape, the switches have a nice chunky snap to them when operated. I really like this combo.
In all honesty, the KA-9100 sounds a bit better, but the 701 is darn close, and repairable in the event of a disaster
...and now is when Aaron pipes in to tell us to stop bothering with the 701 and buy a KA-907 already
