Kenwood LVD-320
The Kenwood LVD-320 is a combi-player that plays standard CDs and LaserDiscs, in 8 cm and 12 cm sizes, per the official manual. Kenwood lists it as a "Video CD Player." It supports CD-DA, Video CD, and CDV. The documentation is thin beyond that, but the basics are covered.
The spec sheet shows a signal-to-noise ratio of 90 dB, a dynamic range of 90 dB, and THD of 0.003%. Outputs include analog audio, digital audio, and video. HiFI-Stereo (May 1993, p.18) picked out the LVD-320's highlights in a new-products roundup. There is a Midnight Theater audio-compression mode that boosts quiet dialogue and softens loud sounds. There is also picture scan, a digital time-base corrector for picture quality, S-video and fiber-optic digital-audio outputs, and twenty-track CD programming. The same listing gave a price of $599 - but that is a period US street figure, not a confirmed MSRP.
Plenty is missing from the record: no production years, no dimensions or weight, no frequency response figures, and no documented common failures or maintenance notes. The LVD-320 does appear in the inventory at highnoonfilm.com, a LaserDisc player resource, listed among "the last remaining units." That phrase may refer to the site's overall stock rather than this model, but it does confirm the player still circulates among collectors.
Known specs, in brief:
- Disc compatibility: CD-DA, Video CD, CDV (8 cm and 12 cm discs)
- S/N ratio: 90 dB
- Dynamic range: 90 dB
- THD: 0.003%
- Outputs: analog audio, digital audio, video
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