Kenwood KT-8300

Kenwood KT-9900

1 9 7 6 1976
1 9 7 8 1978

preliminary

Healthy, good-sounding, technically excellent 6-gang tuner.
Much stricter looks-wise than the Supreme 600T but nearly as good, sound-wise.
Supreme notwithstanding, this is Trio's top before the L-02A masterpiece.

Later available as a KT-9900 depending on market, with identical looks but upgraded finish and "gun metal" color. The latter still fetches high prices in Japan - case in point.




More images soon from japanese sources not yet scanned.

And much more about the KT-8300's circuits at the FM Tuner Info.

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Kenwood KT-8300 specifications
Title Value
FM section FM section
Usable sensitivity : 9,3dBf (1,6µV at 75 Ohm)
50dB quieting sensitivity : 14,2dBf (2,8µV at 75 Ohm, mono)
34,8dBf (30µV at 75 Ohm, stereo)
S/N ratio : 78dB (mono, 65dBf)
75dB (stereo, 65dBf)
Muting threshold : 22dBf at 1,7µV
35dBf at 2,3µV
THD (mono / wide) : 0,08% (1Khz)
0,1% (50Hz...10Khz)
0,15% (15Khz)
THD (stereo / wide) : 0,1% (1Khz)
0,15% (50Hz...10Khz)
0,4% (15Khz)
THD (mono / narrow) : 0,15% (1Khz)
THD (stereo / narrow) : 0,4% (1Khz)
Frequency response : 20Hz...15Khz (+0,2 / -1,5dB)
Capture ratio : 1.0dB (wide)
1,5dB (narrow)
Alternate channel selectivity : 40dB (wide)
110dB (narrow)
Spurious response ratio : 110dB
Image response ratio : 110dB
IF response ratio : 110dB
AM suppression ratio : 60dB
Stereo separation : 50dB (1Khz, wide)
45dB (50Hz...10Khz, wide)
45dB (1Khz, narrow)
35dB (50Hz...10Khz, narrow)
Sub-carrier product ratio : 70dB
SCA rejection ratio : 75dB
Antenna impedance : 75Ohm coaxial, unbalanced
300Ohm balanced
FM frequency range : 88MHz...108MHz
AM section AM section
Usable sensitivity : 18µV
S/N ratio : 50dB
Image rejection : 60dB
Selectivity : 35dB
General General
FM output level : 0,75V / 1KOhm (fixed, 400Hz, 100% mod.)
0...1V / 1,2KOhm (variable, 400Hz, 100% mod.)
AM output level : 0,07V / 1KOhm (fixed, 400Hz, 30% mod.)
0...0,15V / 1,2KOhm (variable, 400Hz, 30% mod.)
V multipath output : 0,1V / 1kOhm
H multipath output : 0,3V / 1kOhm
PC : 22W
Dimensions : 43 x 14,9 x 37,6cm
Weight : 8,5kg
Optional : D-5 rack handles
D-7 rack handles
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