Kenwood KR-6030 Opinions

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Thiessen90

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Hello everyone,

I have been looking at upgrading my receiver from a Technics SA-303. I have come across a pretty mint Kenwood KR-6030 for $200 which has recently been gone through by a tech without issue and has all new LED lights and I can demo it. I have read about the power switch issues, when I asked the owner about it he said in the past 5 years he has owned it, it has not experienced said issue. Seems people consider these a pretty decent option otherwise.

Just looking for people's opinions on it?

Thanks

Edit: It sold already sorry as I live too far away to jump on it.
 
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I have one of the 6030 Kenwoods and I love it!!!! I did have to fix the power switch but honestly it was a pretty simple fix.
 
Thiessen90 said:
Hello everyone,

I have been looking at upgrading my receiver from a Technics SA-303. I have come across a pretty mint Kenwood KR-6030 for $200 which has recently been gone through by a tech without issue and has all new LED lights and I can demo it. I have read about the power switch issues, when I asked the owner about it he said in the past 5 years he has owned it, it has not experienced said issue. Seems people consider these a pretty decent option otherwise.

Just looking for people's opinions on it?

Thanks

Edit: It sold already sorry as I live too far away to jump on it.
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Just recently acquired a KR-6030, have no complaints so far. One reason I chose it was because I read that it has an amazing tuner section, that it reaches out and magically grabs radio stations. That holds true with the example I have, there is just no ambiguity with this tuner section. Everywhere on the 'dial' I expect to tune in a radio station, this Kenwood KR-6030 finds it, locks it in, and gives me a strong signal. I don't think you'd be disappointed tracking down another one, nice reciever.
 
I have not owned a KR-6030, but I did acquire a KR-5030 about 10 years ago. I sold it to a co-worker 6 or 7 years ago. I got into contact with him again recently, and he said he and his family returned to New Zealand a few weeks ago. He sold the 5030 to one of his students (he was a professor). He told me he'd used the 5030 almost every day since he bought it from me, and never had a problem with it. I never did either.

As far as I'm concerned, that entire line of Kenwoods is underrated and underpriced (good if you're buying, not as good if you're selling). $200 on a working 6030 sounds like a really good deal to me. A number of other vintage receivers are going for ridiculous prices right now.
 
montrecott said:
I have not owned a KR-6030, but I did acquire a KR-5030 about 10 years ago. I sold it to a co-worker 6 or 7 years ago. I got into contact with him again recently, and he said he and his family returned to New Zealand a few weeks ago. He sold the 5030 to one of his students (he was a professor). He told me he'd used the 5030 almost every day since he bought it from me, and never had a problem with it. I never did either.

As far as I'm concerned, that entire line of Kenwoods is underrated and underpriced (good if you're buying, not as good if you're selling). $200 on a working 6030 sounds like a really good deal to me. A number of other vintage receivers are going for ridiculous prices right now.
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Yep, if you still have to pay shipping, you don't want to spend much more than that on one.
 
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