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Kenwood KA-6100 – Serial 790234
Precision Engineering. Collector-Caliber. Built to Outlive Trends.

Offered here is a Kenwood KA-6100, serial 790234—an integrated amplifier that exemplifies the height of Japanese audio design in the late 1970s. With its heavy brushed aluminum faceplate, dual-mono architecture, and no-nonsense analog purity, this amplifier wasn’t built to follow trends. It was built to set standards.

This unit delivers what modern gear imitates but rarely achieves: raw sonic authority, tactile control, and a build quality designed to last decades—not product cycles.

Highlights That Matter to Collectors:
True Analog Soul: No digital signal path, no coloration—just pure, uncompressed power with clarity across the spectrum.

Vintage 1970s Pedigree: Serial 790234 places this unit near the close of Kenwood’s golden analog years, when audio design was driven by engineering—not cost-cutting.

Dual Power Meters: Functional, precise, and part of the aesthetic that defines serious gear.

Brushed Aluminum + Solid Build: Faceplate and knobs milled to last. No plastic gimmicks—just honest metal and circuitry.

70W per channel @ 8Ω – conservatively rated, but known to outperform modern units of the same class.

This amplifier isn’t just a piece of audio gear—it’s a piece of audio history. Those who know, know: the KA-6100 represents a time when brands like Kenwood competed not with marketing—but with metallurgy, circuit topology, and sonic truth.

Today, clean, original examples of this amp are becoming harder to source—especially units like this with traceable serial lineage and preserved character.

This Is for the Collector Who:
Understands analog as an artform, not just a format

Values gear not for branding hype, but for enduring execution

Wants a centerpiece—not a placeholder—for their vintage setup

The market is tightening. Clean KA-6100s are moving into long-term collections, not back into circulation.

Whether you're curating a reference setup or adding a timeless asset to your portfolio, this is one of the few remaining examples that still deserves the spotlight.

Auction is open. Serious gear for serious ears.

Excellent - Number of items: 1 - Including: Audio amplifier - No extra's

Kenwood - KA 6100 Audio amplifier

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Solid state stereo amplifier

Reel to reel deck 18 cm

Portable radio

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Various countries

Netherlands

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Silver

Metal

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Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear

Extras

No extra's

Power cord

Remote control

+ Extra item (see description)

Original user manual

Power Adapter

Power supply

No cables

Refurbished

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Anti-pop Filter

Microphone Shock Mount

Flight Case

Period

1960-1970

1990-2000

1800-1850

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Maximalist

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Tested and working

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1900-2000

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1400-1900

Creator

Marco Zanuso

Richard Sapper

Luigi Caccia Dominioni

Livio Castiglioni

Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

Adriano Rampoldi

Mint - Number of items: 1 - Including: Condenser microphone - Brochures, Case, Box, Microphone Shock Mount

Shure - Beta58A Condenser microphone

Mint - Number of items: 9 - Including: Blank audio cassette - No extra's

Sony, Maxell - CDixII, DJ2, CD'sII, AD2 Blank audio cassette - Multiple models

Good - Number of items: 1 - Including: Hi-fi set - Power cord

Telefunken RR 100 – Stereo Receiver – FM/AM Tuner & Verstärker - There is no content to translate. Hi-fi set

Mint - Number of items: 1 - Including: Hi-fi set - Power Adapter

Richard Orlinski Richard Orlinski - Kong Headphone Hi-fi set - Multiple models

Good - Number of items: 1 - Including: Solid state amplifier - No extra's

Aiwa - XA-006 Solid state amplifier

Good - Number of items: 2 - Including: Speaker - No extra's

PILOT – HiFi-Lautsprecher (Paar) – 2-Wege-System - CD 501 Speaker

Very good - Number of items: 1 - Including: Power cord, Brochures

Uher - UCT-252CR Audio-cassette deck

Very good - Number of items: 1 - Including: Brochures, Power cord

Uher - UCD-210 CD player

Number of items: 2 - Very Good Plus (VG+) - Including: No extra's

Scotch - 1 inch Pro - made in Japan - 26 cm reels with tape - 1980

Good - Number of items: 1 - Including: Digital multitrack recorder - + Extra item (see description)

Yamaha - Sound Sketcher SH-01 MP3 Digital Multitrack Recorder Digital multitrack recorder

Good - Number of items: 1 - Including: No extra's

SANYO - MR-57 Portable Cassette Recorder – Vintage Tape Player, Tested & Working Portable tape recorder

Mint - Number of items: 1 - Including: Headphone - Power Adapter

Richard Orlinski - Kong Headphone Headphone - Multiple models

Good - Number of items: 2 - Including: Power cord

Grundig, Universum - Music Boy 100 Portable radio - Multiple models

Very good - Number of items: 2 - Including: Box, + Extra item (see description)

Radio-Marine Technifrance - Super Navitech - World radio - Multiple models

Excellent - Number of items: 1 - Including: Hi-fi set - Power supply

Pioneer - X-HM21 Hi-fi set

Excellent - Number of items: 1 - Including: Solid state multi-channel receiver - Remote control, Power cord

Pioneer - VSX-520 Solid state multi-channel receiver

Excellent - Number of items: 1 - Including: Tuner - No extra's

Marantz - ST4000 Tuner

Good - Number of items: 6 - Including: Speaker set - No extra's

Audac - ASP20 Speaker set

Pocket - Super-Mini-Sound Radio

Excellent - Number of items: 20 - Including: Blank audio cassette - No extra's

TDK - SA, SA -X Blank audio cassette

Grundig - City Boy 30 Radio

Good - Number of items: 1 - Including: Audio component - Power Adapter, Power cord

Pioneer - CT-W830R Audio component

Excellent - Number of items: 12 - Including: Set of audio equipment - No extra's

Esoteric Audio - Air Litz Technology 2 Set of audio equipment - Multiple models

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