Kenwood KL-4090 worth $200?

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Hello everyone. I recently found a pair of Kenwood KL-4090 speakers for sale, original owner, with owners manual, for $200. Price seems steep but I don't know much about these, so figured I'd come here. Anyone know if the price is fair?

 

[nolasally]

more like 50.00 run away!!!

 

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Thanks lol. I don't understand why so many people think that their gear is worth so much.

 

[Dave_1962]

^ Same reason they think it's rare.

 

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So ignorance.

 

[eizner23]

I have a pair, probably the worse sounding pair I own, even after recap. Lattice on front is plastic. You can get much better 200.

 

[cyber104]

Only resurrecting an old thread to help other folks who might be seeking opinions on these speakers in the future.

I found a pair sitting by the side of the road a few days ago. Brought them home and hooked them up. Didn't sound so great.

Cleaned the selector switches and secured a block on one of the crossovers that was vibrating.

I must say I think they sound great - and I'm doing side-by-side comparisons with much more expensive speakers.

Before you disrespect them think about cleaning up the switches. And who the heck cares if the grills are plastic - that has nothing to do with anything.

 

[nolasally]

My set were cosmetically flawless and recapped. Still sounded like ****. Long list of better sounding speakers for less.

Advent
EPI/Epicure
Avid
Boston Acoustics
Genesis
Etc.

 

[cyber104]

OK - maybe you got a bad pair or shouldn't have recapped them - the set I picked up are all original and being compared to AR3, AR3a's, AR4x, Scott, EPI and Epicures - they sound just fine

Or maybe the speakers I'm comparing against are junk or I have a bad ear

 

[nolasally]

To each their own. Your ears like them then great. But there seems to be a lot more willing to invest in AR speakers then virtually all kenwoods. I’d say Scott would be a cut above kenwood as they were usually 2 or 3 way using CTS drivers vs kubuki array of drivers. Scott’s would be a couple cuts below AR products.