Kenwood KA-8300

KENWOOD KA-8300 Amplifier
Marketed: 1976-1979
See Le Haut Parleur magazine, No. 1634, July 1978 - Page 23 (see photos, top of page, second column)
Its price in 1978: 3490 Francs. For reference, the minimum wage (SMIC) in 1978 was 1840 Francs.

Included:
A copy of the user manual.
The advertising brochure in English.

The Kenwood KA-8300 was a top-of-the-line amplifier of its time. A rare and hard-to-find amplifier, it is a true collector's item.
Weighing 16 kg and delivering 80 Watts of power into 8 ohms.
Its exclusive Darlington power supply, direct coupling, and sophisticated tone controls are just a few examples of its impressive features.
The KA-8300's sound reproduction quality is remarkable. Its high power output allows you to appreciate the subtleties of the sound, even at high volumes, with stunning clarity.
The KA-8300 delivers 80 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms with a total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 0.1%.
This low distortion rate has been maintained by Kenwood engineers across a frequency range from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.
The result is a smooth and beautiful sound across the entire audible spectrum.

Direct coupling is another major innovation from Kenwood engineers to eliminate distortion.
Nothing comes between you and the music.
Large, backlit VU meters allow you to visually monitor the output level and channel balance of the amplifier.

The KA-8300 is equipped with two steep-slope crossovers that let the music you want to listen to pass through smoothly and without distortion.
The high-pass filter starts at 8 kHz; the low-pass filter at 40 Hz.
These filters eliminate high-frequency noise, vinyl scratching, and turntable noise.

Up to three different speaker systems (A, B, and C) can be connected, and systems A and B can be listened to simultaneously.

A switch on the rear panel allows the KA-7300 to be used in three different ways:
1. Integrated amplifier
2. Preamplifier
3. Power amplifier.