Kyocera A-910

1 9 8 5 1985
1 9 8 8 1988

As for the B-910, the A-910 saw two versions but both remained, unlike the two A-710, fairly similar.
All four items share the same CCR ceramic compound chassis and the export A-710 and A-910 are... nearly similar items.

Center of the A-910 is the DIOS layout and SSP (Single-Stage Differential Push-Pull) circuits to do away with the flat amp and connect directly input and output...
- see the diagram below and read the "USER" section for all the circuit details, including diagrams of the EQ and MC stages.

The A-910 was at 95% an export-only item although a few 100V originals have been spotted in Japan.

The latter weren't as different from their export versions as the A-710 were from the export A-710 but did show a few visual differences :
wood sideburns replaced by thinner anodized aluminium sides (like on the other 900s), champagne top & back plates and black front scripting vs. the white of the export versions.
The export version is much prettier.

Mostly, guts-wise, if the doubled-up third speaker terminals ("direct" speakers) do exist on the japanese original, they are't doubled-up : no banana terminals there but a single set of regular binding posts.

I've yet to find a single image of this A-910 original in any of my japanese literature - magazines included ; Kyocera sadly didn't sell many outside Japan either.

Probably one of the best and best-sounding 1980s integrated amplifiers.

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Kyocera A-910 specifications
Title Value
POWER section POWER section
Power output : 2x 150W (20Hz...20Khz, 8 Ohm)
2x 200W (20Hz...20Khz, 4 Ohm)
THD : 0,03% (20Hz...20Khz, rated output, 8 Ohm)
0,05% (20Hz...20Khz, rated output, 4 Ohm)
Frequency response : 10Hz...100Khz (± 1,5dB)
Slew rate : 90V /µs
Rise time : 1,0µs
Damping factor : 150 (50Hz)
Dynamic headroom : 1,2dB
PRE section PRE section
Inputs : 2,2mV / 47kOhm (MM ; 50k / 100K / 100 Ohm inputs switch)
0,15mV / 100 Ohm (MC ; 10 / 40 / 100 Ohm input switch)
250mV / 33kOhm (lines)
Maximum phono level input : 180mV (MM)
12mV (MC)
S/N ratio : 85dB (MM)
78dB (MC)
96dB (lines)
General General
PC : 520W
Dimensions : 43 x 15,5 x 44,1cm
Weight : 23kg.
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