Kenwood TK-60 (1966–1967)

Little is documented about the Kenwood TK-60 outside of period advertisements and a single review. The record shows a solid-state AM/FM stereo receiver rated at 60 watts, introduced around 1966. High Fidelity (August 1966, p.8) ran a cover photo promoting a special tape issue that featured the TK-60, so it was a current model then. A review in HiFI/Stereo (October 1966, p.58) published measured distortion data - total harmonic distortion taken with both channels driven into 5-ohm loads at 60 and 7000 Hz. That suggests the unit went through the kind of lab testing typical of the period.

The TK-60 was priced at $239.95. That figure survives only in successor advertising. When Kenwood introduced the TK-66 in 1967, multiple ads in High Fidelity (June 1967, p.39) and HiFI/Stereo (May 1967, p.17) stated plainly that the new model carried "the same $239.95 (as the former model TK-60)." The TK-66 added a field-effect transistor front-end, interstation muting, and new styling. The TK-60 lacked those features, which suggests it used a conventional transistor tuner design.

Beyond its listing in those ads and the single review, almost nothing else is recorded. The TK-60 appears to have been Kenwood's step into solid-state receivers at a competitive price point. The more refined TK-66 replaced it after roughly one year.