Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Kenwood Nine G receiver, 1978, 80WPC. Discrete transistor amplifier.
Here’s Kenwood’s take on the monster receiver era, however there are higher and more powerful models than this. And ones with more silver, bells, and whistles.
That said, I drove 100 miles to get this in Indiana a couple years ago at what I thought was a great price, and I finally got around to opening up the front display to clean it out. Performed a full deoxit, and discovered that the seller was truthful about never opening it up. I always thought the dial looked too blue, meaning LED’s were installed. Nope. All original dusty incandescent bulbs. I’m going to leave them since they are bright and consistent (after being cleaned, of course).
Every circuit appears to be strong, including the power supply and tone circuit.
if you have one of these, refrain from using the timer because it can break. There are plastic components, including the shaft, which can go bad, you can hotwire and bypass it. Mine is original and does work, but I will not mess with it any further. 
There is some airspace in here, but the quality does not disappoint. This has Dolby, FM, and you can run audio through the Dolby, which is kind of interesting. I’ve always run tape circuits through it, but actually using regular audio has an interesting effect.
I have a lot of audio equipment to fire up over the next week so I might be posting compulsively, various things.
I’m on vacation, and here’s Connie Francis’s version. I absolutely love oldies, and I’ve been cranking them all night.
Kenwood Nine G receiver, 1978, 80WPC. Discrete transistor amplifier.
Here’s Kenwood’s take on the monster receiver era, however there are higher and more powerful models than this. And ones with more silver, bells, and whistles.
That said, I drove 100 miles to get this in Indiana a couple years ago at what I thought was a great price, and I finally got around to opening up the front display to clean it out. Performed a full deoxit, and discovered that the seller was truthful about never opening it up. I always thought the dial looked too blue, meaning LED’s were installed. Nope. All original dusty incandescent bulbs. I’m going to leave them since they are bright and consistent (after being cleaned, of course).
Every circuit appears to be strong, including the power supply and tone circuit.
if you have one of these, refrain from using the timer because it can break. There are plastic components, including the shaft, which can go bad, you can hotwire and bypass it. Mine is original and does work, but I will not mess with it any further. 
There is some airspace in here, but the quality does not disappoint. This has Dolby, FM, and you can run audio through the Dolby, which is kind of interesting. I’ve always run tape circuits through it, but actually using regular audio has an interesting effect.
I have a lot of audio equipment to fire up over the next week so I might be posting compulsively, various things.
I’m on vacation, and here’s Connie Francis’s version. I absolutely love oldies, and I’ve been cranking them all night.
