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Info: Kenwood High Speed DC Integrated Amp KA-801 + KT-615 Tuner

Asking Price: $250.00 Acceptable payment types: cash Category: Vintage Equipment Date Posted: Nov 01, 2009 01:51:23 PM About Seller: Add to My Hotlist Username: kenwood Toronto, ON Canada [other classified ads]

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Hi there,
I have a Kenwood High Speed DC Integrated Amp KA-801 and a Kenwood AM-FM Stereo Tuner KT-615 for sale. The amp's meter lights are not functioning, but other than that, both are in very good condition. I'm in Toronto and would prefer local pick-up. Both for $250. Price does NOT include shipping.

Here are some specs:

Kenwood High Speed DC Integrated Amplifier Model KA-801
Power 110W into 8 ohm, 160W into 4 ohm
Distortion 0.015%
Damping Factor 100
Frequency Response DC to 450kHz
Signal to Noise 105dB
Weight 17.5kg


Kenwood AM-FM Stereo Tuner KT-615
FROM: http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/kenwood.html
Kenwood KT-615 (1979, $300, photo, schematic) search eBay
The KT-615 has 4 gangs and 4 filters and uses Kenwood's pulse count detector circuitry. It has an FM MPX filter and wide/narrow bandwidth switch, but its FM mode (auto/mono) and muting controls are on the same switch, meaning that one cannot choose to listen to a weak station in stereo. Stock, it's a pretty good tuner, but when modified with narrow filters, it makes a huge jump up the rankings and becomes an excellent tuner for DXing. The KT-615 also has a good AM section and can be a nice bargain for as little as $25 or less on eBay (and one sold for $1.00 in 1/08). Make sure the tip of the power switch is not broken, a very common problem with the KT-615 and KT-815. On rare occasions nice KT-615s (particularly with the rare rack handles) can go for $100 or more ($113 in 9/08). In the "ancient history" department, a perfect KT-615 modified with narrow filters sold for a stunning $256 in early 2001, before TIC and our FMtuners group helped make mods commonplace. See the DIY Mods page for information on DIY audio section mods for the KT-615. See our Kenwood brochures page for more about the KT-615. [EF][JR]

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