Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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So the following Kenwood series of receivers are what got me into collecting vintage audio:

KR-V106R 100WPC
KR-V107R 100WPC
KR-V126R 130WPC
KR-V127R 130WPC

It was the beginning of Covid and I was fascinated by the Vacuum Flourescent Displays. I purchased one and found that it was easy to clean out and work on, so I purchased a second one very cheap which was not powering on. And I soldered a bad voltage regulator and fixed it.

So then I bought a third one. Same exact issue and repair. Then I bought two more totaling 5 with various minor issues.

Only 3 remain today in my collection.

I re-biased them tonight. They were not significantly off, but all were low. Now they are performing at intended specification.

Here is a video of tonight’s activity. I wish my production was a little better.

Have a great weekend!