Kenwood KA-1200 (1973–1974)
The Kenwood KA-1200 is a compact stereo integrated amplifier from the early 1970s. It was sold under both the Kenwood and Trio names, depending on market. Production appears to have started around 1973-1974, but the record on this model is thin. It is scattered across dealer listings and one video review. There are no period magazine tests or service literature.
Here is what is known. It was a small integrated amp of the kind Kenwood offered as an entry-level or second-system component in the mid-1970s. One dealer listing for the KA-1200G variant, offered with a three-month warranty and described as "sold out," dates it to 1974. A Russian listing gives a 1973 production start. The only power figure that shows up with any clarity is 18 watts per channel into 8 ohms, cited for the KA-1200b variant. A video review of the Trio-badged KA-1200 says "at just 13 watts," so the rating may have varied by version or measurement standard. The same reviewer called the unit "a nice sweet sounding unit" that "does everything quite nicely and polite."
Several suffixes turn up in the wild - KA-1200, KA-1200B, KA-1200G, KA-1200 D. Nobody has documented whether these are revisions, regional variants, or cosmetic differences. No service manual for the KA-1200 appears in the major Kenwood archive collections. No original price, dimensions, or detailed specifications have survived in accessible sources.
- Type: stereo integrated amplifier
- Power: 18 W/ch into 8Ω (KA-1200b listing; a review cites ~13 W)
- Production: circa 1973–1974
- Variants seen: KA-1200, KA-1200B, KA-1200G, KA-1200 D
If you own a KA-1200 and have the manual or measured specs, the Archive would welcome the details.
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