Name: Kenwood KW-55 // Vintage / Stereo Tube FM Receiver
Brand: Kenwood
SKU: 9043277938909
Price: 699.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

If Mad Men had a hi-fi rig, this would be it. The Kenwood KW-55 is pure 1960s tube-era swagger—an AM/FM stereo receiver wrapped in brushed steel and loaded with that unmistakable analog soul. Built when “stereo” was still a fresh buzzword, it was Kenwood’s way of saying, “Yeah, Japan can do tubes too—and damn well.”

Production

1960's

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

16990576

Restoration

Tested all tubes
Replaced tube 6AQ8 RF amp
Replaced tube 6BL8 Synch Oscillator
Verified AM/FM operation
Replaced heat stressed electrolytic capacitors
Cleaned all control contacts. The bass control sometimes has a little noise when adjusted
Power and distortion measured at 1 kHz:
Right Channel 20.9 watts RMS into 8 ohms @ 0.872% THD+N
Left Channel 20.4 watts RMS into 8 ohms @ 0.958% THD+N

Factory Specs

Tuning range: FM, MW

Output Power: 20wpc

The History of Kenwood

The company was established in 1946 as the Kasuga Radio Co. Ltd. in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. In 1960, the company was renamed Trio Corporation. In 1963, the first overseas office was founded in Los Angeles County, California, USA.In the early 1960s, Trio's products were rebranded by the Lafayette Radio...
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Stock No.

9043277938909

Production

1960's

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

16990576

Restoration

Tested all tubes
Replaced tube 6AQ8 RF amp
Replaced tube 6BL8 Synch Oscillator
Verified AM/FM operation
Replaced heat stressed electrolytic capacitors
Cleaned all control contacts. The bass control sometimes has a little noise when adjusted
Power and distortion measured at 1 kHz:
Right Channel 20.9 watts RMS into 8 ohms @ 0.872% THD+N
Left Channel 20.4 watts RMS into 8 ohms @ 0.958% THD+N

Factory Specs

Tuning range: FM, MW

Output Power: 20wpc

The History of Kenwood

Stock No.

9043277938909