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In Reply to: RE: Help Needed Picking Good Tonearm for Kenwood KD-750. posted by BigErik on April 24, 2016 at 06:25:43
I could have sworn that was the hot ticket in the 70's...
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At least with the first in the series, the KD-500.
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What arm is that ...?
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I know it's really a 9-inch tonearm because I put a 9-inch Jelco SA-370H on a KD-500 for my son-in-law and its headshell comes to about the same place on the plinth over the Kenwood label.
Effective length: 237mmOverhang: 15mm
Offset angle: 21 degrees
Mounting distance: 222mm
Got mine on a Technics SL-150 MKII. Came with a Shure V15 Type IV.
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Edits: 04/27/16
Yeah, I remember when that tonearm was introduced. It was the rage with high-compliance cartridges. It was also more expensive that I wanted to afford if I remember correctly. I ended up buying a Thorens TD-126 with factory installed SME III instead. I was in the Air Force in Germany and if I remember correctly the complete Thorens turntable including SME tonearm was $425 through the Ramstein AB Audio Club. Those were the good old days. The top-of-the-line Ortofon MC-2000 cartridge and T-2000 SUT were $281 each. At that time they sold for $750 each in the States.
Best regards,
John Elison
Never went overseas. Spent 4 years as an ATC instructor at Sheppard AFB. The BX there was not so hot with Hi-Fi gear, although I did score a nice 10" reel to reel deck there.
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There were a lot of real bargains overseas through the military exchange system and the military audio clubs. Unfortunately, the stateside exchange system didn't have the same low prices. I kept a list of items and prices and here are some examples of components I bought in 1983 and 1984:
Teac X-1000R open reel w/Dust Cover .... $508
Denon DP-45F Turntable .......................... $185
Denon DP-62L Turntable .......................... $279
Stax SR-Lambda Pro Headphones ............ $487
Nakamichi Dragon Cassette Recorder ...... $899
Yamaha C-70 Preamplifier ........................ $300
Yamaha M-70 Power Amplifier ................ $400
Yamaha C-2x Preamplifier ........................ $473
Yamaha B-2x Power Amplifier ................. $589
Yamaha CDX-1 CD Player ....................... $330
Ortofon MC-200 LOMC Cartridge ........... $102
I bought a lot of great equipment when I was in Germany. I had two different stereo systems set up in my home. Those were the good old days. ;^)
Best regards,
John Elison
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