Description
Kenwood KD 1033 turntable. Classic Vintage. Fully revitalized.
Kenwood company was established in Japan in 1946 as Kasuga Radio Co. Ltd. In 1960 the company was renamed Trio Corporation. In 1963 the first overseas office was founded in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The name Kenwood was invented by Kasuga as being the combination of “Ken”, a name common to Japan and North America, and an English word “Wood”, suggesting a relation to Hollywood, California. The company was supposed to be the exclusive importer of Trio products in USA. The brand recognition of Kenwood eventually surpassed that of Trio’s, and in 1986 Trio bought Kenwood and renamed itself Kenwood. Kenwood merged with JVC in 2008 as JVC Kenwood and is currently one of the JVCKENWOOD Corporation brands. The Kenwood brand is famous for its production of car audio equipment, home hi-fi, CB radios and walkie-talkies. In addition, it is in no way related to the British home appliances manufacturer, Kenwood Ltd.
Kenwood KD-1033 is a good quality, belt-drive turntable, a classic of its era – the ’70s. In order to acoustically separate the mechanism from the enclosure, a soft floating suspension is used, which reduces any interference and noise. In addition, we have equipped the presented model with a unique Ortofon 2M Red cartridge (with an elliptical stylus), which, thanks to the improved engine, ensures optimized sound reproduction and a very high level of sound accuracy.
The device has been reviewed and serviced.
Technical data:
– Ortofon 2m RED cartridge professionally calibrated with the turntable
– double enclosure damping system (spring-balanced-damping)
– drive: belt driven, 4-pole synchronous motor
– distortion-free, lightweight, S-shaped, metal, cylindrical arm
– the cover has been polished and waxed again, which gave it a brand new look
– new power cable and braided signal cables
– suspended motherboard (floating system)
– platter: 300 mm, made of zinc alloy, removable
– enclosure made of American walnut wood, finished with oil produced from natural Chinese oils, natural wood colour
– high vibration damping coefficient
– 33 or 45 rpm adjustable speed
– adjustable anti-skating system, cushioned arm lifting system
– solid, mechanically damped aluminum plate with a thick anti-static mat
– noise and flutter: 0.06% WRMS
– signal to noise ratio: over 48dB
– turntable dimensions: width 45.5 cm, depth 35 cm, height 15 cm
– weight about 7 kg
– year of production 1975-79
Technical characteristics Ortofon 2M Red cartridge:
– output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. – 5.5 mV
– channel balance at 1 kHz – 1.5 dB
– channel separation at 1 kHz – 22 dB
– channel separation at 15 kHz – 15 dB
– frequency range at – 3dB – 20-22.000 Hz
– frequency response – 20-20.000 Hz + 3 / – 1 dB
– tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force – 70 m
– compliance, dynamic, lateral – 20 -m/mN
– stylus type – Elliptical
– stylus tip radius – r/R 8/18 m
– tracking force range 1.6-2.0 g (16-20 mN)
– tracking force, recommended – 1.8 g (18 mN)
– tracking angle – 20°
– internal impedance, DC resistance – 1.3 kOhm
– internal inductance – 700 mH
– recommended load resistance – 47 kOhm
– recommended load capacitance – 150-300 pF
– cartridge colour, body/stylus – Black/Red
– cartridge weight – 7.2 g