Kyocera

Explore Kyocera vintage camera equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Amplifiers

• DA-710CX — Kyocera DA-710CX CD player (c. 1987): ceramic anti-resonance chassis, 0.005% THD, oversampling digital filter. Praised by Audio and High Fidelity.

Integrated Amplifier

• DA-01 — Kyocera DA-01 (1983): a first-gen CD player with dual digital/analog filters, 18.5 lbs, wood sides, and a swing-down door — $1,050 when new.

Receiver

• R-661 — Kyocera R-661 receiver — 70 W/ch into 8 ohms at 0.02% THD, $669 new, cleared at half price by 1989. A well-spec'd mid-'80s sleeper.

Receivers

• R-461 — Kyocera R-461: little-documented 1980s stereo receiver, rated 50W/ch in Audio magazine's 1986 equipment directory. Period sources say audio, not camera.

Other Models

• DA-910 — Kyocera DA-910 CD player (1984–85): ceramic-resin chassis, 9.5 kg build, 176.4 kHz over-sampling, $1,095 closeout. A vault for your discs.