Kenwood Amplifier reviews

Kenwood KA-3020SE Amplifier
Kenwood KA-3020SE Amplifier

The model KA-3020 has been produced by Kenwood for a number of years, but is still very popular with customers. Following a clearly defined tendency to produce on the basis of popular series models its improved versions, the firm Kenwood showed the world KA-3020SE. "Special Edition" is made thoroughly...
Kenwood KA-3300D Amplifier
Kenwood KA-3300D Amplifier

The KA-3300D is a showpiece of the Kenwood line-or, more specifically, of the company's Digital Series Audio Components. It's also the first component we've tested that boasts a built-in digital-to-analog (D/A) converter that accepts and decodes the direct-digital bit-stream output from components such...
Kenwood KA-4010 Amplifier
Kenwood KA-4010 Amplifier

The Kenwood KA-4010 effectively replaces the earlier KA-660D and joins the hierarchy alongside the KA-5010 and KA-7010. Like its companions, the KA-4010 features a satin-black alloy fascia, in this case dominated by a dual-concentric volume control. To the right lie two identical function selectors,...
Kenwood KA-5010 Amplifier
Kenwood KA-5010 Amplifier

The front panel is hewn from a satin black alloy, punctuated with a series of large controls catering for volume, input and record-out selection. Both MM and MC cartridges are accommodated, plus three tape, CD, tuner and auxiliary inputs. A source/direct option permits bypassing unnecessary functions...
Kenwood KA-5090R Amplifier
Kenwood KA-5090R Amplifier

In some high class amplifiers, brought to the degree of extreme minimization of control functions in chase of quality of sound, there are only volume level control and selector of inputs. This emphasizes that everything, which could somehow introduce additional distortions, was removed. Such approach...
Kenwood KA-7010 Amplifier
Kenwood KA-7010 Amplifier

Commanding a premium of £90 over the KA-5010, there appears to be little to distinguish this costlier KA-7010, which is fitted with the same satin-black fascia, indentical volume control, input and record-out selector knobs, tone, balance and source direct option. In fact only the - 20dB muting...