Kenwood KD-3030
The Kenwood KD-3030 is a quartz PLL direct-drive turntable. It turns up in period directories and on the occasional auction site, but the paper trail is thin. No production years, original pricing or lineup positioning appear to be documented in any of the usual sources. What the record does show is a well-specified machine with the servo-controlled speed stability Kenwood was pushing hard in that era.
The motor is a quartz phase-locked-loop direct drive, holding speed deviation to ±0.002% and drift to ±0.003%. Wow and flutter is rated at 0.025% WRMS, and signal-to-noise is better than 60dB (DIN-B). The platter is a 300mm die-cast piece, and there's a strobe light for checking pitch. The tonearm is a static-balance, S-shaped tubular design with an effective mass of 14g and a tracking force range of 0-3g. It accepts cartridge weights from 4-10g, or 10-20g with the auxiliary weight fitted. Dimensions are 420mm wide, 360mm deep and 159mm tall, and it weighs 8kg.
- Direct drive with quartz PLL motor control
- Speeds: 33⅓ and 45 rpm
- Wow & flutter: 0.025% WRMS
- S/N ratio: better than 60dB (DIN-B)
- Platter: 300mm die-cast
- Tonearm: static balance, S-shaped tubular, 14g effective mass
- Dimensions: 420 × 360 × 159mm; 8kg
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