I have a Kenwood KR 850 that I got NOS from eBay last year. I browsed it over a week or so and kept passing it by because it did not have the 70s vintage look that I was interested in. I finally broke down and did some research on it because it was still in it's original box and looked like it had never been used. This line from Kenwood came out in the early 80s and was the first Kenwood stuff to lose the metal knobs and faceplate etc but still had the quality on the inside. The seller finally took a best offer of $110 with free shipping. When I got it my mouth fell open and the condition and at how good it sounded and how cool all the features are. 75 WPC is waay more than I need, especially with the 90db Polks I use with it. I love my 70s Kenwood, Realistic and Pioneer receivers but the KR 850 simply smacks the older ones in everything but looks. I think a lot of early 80s equipment gets overlooked because it lacks the classic looks with metal knobs etc........the later 80s and 90s stuff did get really cheap IMO but the transitional stuff is actually pretty good and can be had pretty cheap.
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