Kenwood LSK-500
The Kenwood LSK-500 is a loudspeaker system from the company's late-1970s/early-1980s lineup. Surviving records don't document the exact production years. What is known comes from period listings and a brief appearance in the trade press.
The LSK-500 was listed in HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (July 1979, p.55) among Kenwood's contemporary speaker offerings. A separate listing in High Fidelity (1981, p.103) shows the LSK-500B variant at $350. It gives dimensions of 26 7/10"H x 11"W x 12 2/5"D and a net weight of 30 lbs. The same listing gives the driver complement as a 13" woofer with a 5 1/4" midrange and a high-frequency driver, with response rated from 32 Hz to 20 kHz.
The source material contradicts itself here. The seller's listing describes the LSK-500 as a "3-Way Bass Reflex System" with a 25cm cone woofer, 6.6cm cone midrange, and 4.4cm cone tweeter, yet the listing summary also calls it a "2-way speaker system." Going by the driver count, 3-way is the more plausible description.
Known specifications from the product listing:
- 3-way bass reflex enclosure (per driver complement)
- 40 W max input; 25 W rated input
- 8 ohm impedance
- Frequency range: 45 Hz - 22 kHz
- Drivers: 25cm cone woofer, 6.6cm cone midrange, 4.4cm cone tweeter
Past these basics, the record is thin. No original MSRP, no crossover data, no sensitivity rating, and no cabinet construction details have surfaced. The LSK-500 doesn't appear to have drawn much period review attention, and no owner documentation or service notes are known. It shows up occasionally in used listings.
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