Cahudson42
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Recent threads have covered AX-596 etc Yamaha etc. I've noticed that similar vintage Kenwood's can also be picked up for peanuts. Are any of them any good - mainly just as power Amplifier's? For example, the KA-894 has a pair of 'adapter' jumpers. It seems removing them and using it's 'input' side may provide a more direct path to the power amps, bypassing the ancient preamp stuff. And while this particular one is billed as a 5.1, it does seem to offer stereo only. Maybe the PS is not bad when used in 2-channel? But there are also disturbing 'value engineering' signs with the cheap clip-type speaker connections..
Kenwood Amateur Radio gear used to be top rate. Did any of this come thru on their audio units like this?
Kenwood Amateur Radio gear used to be top rate. Did any of this come thru on their audio units like this?
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