Kenwood KL-7060 (c. 1972)
The Kenwood KL-7060 has a thinner record than a flagship should. It was the top model in Kenwood's KL speaker line, sold in Japan around 1972 at 95,000 yen per pair. That was a serious price for a serious speaker.
It was a three-way design with a 30 cm woofer, a 16 cm midrange, and a horn-loaded high-frequency section. Sources disagree on the tweeters. One describes two horn tweeters plus a horn super-tweeter. Another lists the high-frequency drivers as 5 cm units (x2) with a 3 cm super-tweeter. Both point to a multi-horn top end, which fits the early-1970s Japanese school of high-efficiency speaker design. The precise driver complement can't be stated without better documentation.
Past that, the record goes quiet. No impedance, sensitivity, power handling, crossover frequencies, dimensions, or weight have surfaced in any source. There are no production years beyond the 1972 price reference, and no contemporary English-language review to cite.
There is a small aftermarket in Russia, where the KL-7060 is described as "legendary vintage acoustics." A listing on Avito (Ivanovo) asked 65,000 ₽. A Festima listing in Kaluga noted excellent technical condition with all components working, plus a couple of cosmetic issues. That is the extent of the documented reception. It shows the speaker has a following, but it says nothing solid about its sound or reliability.
The KL-7060 sat at the top of Kenwood's speaker line in its era and has less documentation than that position suggests. Anyone with a pair, a service manual or a brochure can contact the Archive.
Known Specs
- Type: Three-way speaker system
- Woofer: 30 cm
- Midrange: 16 cm
- Tweeter: Horn type (two units; exact driver size disputed)
- Super-tweeter: Horn type (one unit; exact driver size disputed)
- Original price: 95,000 yen per pair (1972, Japan)
- Position in lineup: Flagship of the KL series
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