TRIO KENWOOD KP 700 Turntable Direct Drive Auto Lift UP Hi End Vintage Good Look

TRIO KENWOOD KP 700 Turntable Direct Drive Auto Lift UP Hi End Vintage 1981 Good Look

Working Perfect on 110/120 Volts, but for buyers from Europe and Australia send us a free transformer to use at 220/240 volts

Trio Kenwood KP-700

2-Speed semi Automatic Direct-Drive Turntable

Year of Manufacture

• Released around 1981, during the “Golden Era” of Japanese audio.

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⚙️ Technical Specifications

• Type: Direct Drive with Quartz PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) servo control and high-inertia stabilization.

• Motor: Coreless DC servo motor with triple-phase rotor and PLL control.

• Platter: 33 cm (13”) die-cast aluminum, approx. 1.9 kg, rotational inertia approx. 450 kg·cm² (including rubber mat).

• Speeds: 33⅓ and 45 rpm; start-up time approx. 2.2 seconds.

• Speed Stability:

• Wow & flutter: ≤ 0.025% WRMS.

• Speed deviation: ± 0.003%.

• Temporal drift: ≤ 0.0005% per hour.

• Thermal drift: ≤ 0.00005% per °C.

• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 75 dB (DIN-B) / 62 dB (JIS).

• Tonearm:

• Static balanced S-shaped tonearm.

• Effective length: 245 mm.

• Overhang: 15 mm.

• Tracking force adjustment: 0 – 3 g (0.1 g increments).

• Cartridge weight compatibility: 2 – 12 g.

• Auto-Lift Feature: Yes – the tonearm automatically lifts at the end of the record. The platter continues to spin for about 4 seconds to protect the stylus.

• Power Supply: 100 V AC, 14 W.

• Dimensions (W × H × D): 490 × 173 × 409 mm.

• Weight: Approximately 13.8 kg.

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🔄 Operating Mode

• The KP-700 is semi-automatic: the tonearm must be manually placed at the start of the record, but it automatically lifts and stops the platter at the end of playback.

Feature

Details

Year of Manufacture

Approx. 1981

Motor

Direct Drive, Quartz PLL, Coreless DC Servo

Platter

33 cm, 1.9 kg, 450 kg·cm² rotational inertia

Speeds

33⅓ and 45 rpm, start-up approx. 2.2 s

Wow & Flutter

≤ 0.025% WRMS

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

75 dB (DIN-B)

Tonearm

S-shaped, 245 mm, overhang 15 mm, 0 – 3 g tracking force

Auto-Lift

Yes, automatic lift and platter stop at record end

Dimensions

490 × 173 × 409 mm

Weight

13.8 kg

Operating Mode

Semi-automatic

ATTENTION:

With small marks of use and the passage of time, Look carefully at the photos that show the real state of the article, We do not accept subsequent claims.

Compatible with :

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