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Stunning One-Owner Kenwood KD-500 Turntable For Sale!

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Check out this incredible, 100% original, one-owner, almost time-capsule quality Kenwood KD-500 direct drive turntable I’ve just serviced and listed for sale! This stunning one-owner Kenwood KD-500 direct drive turntable comes complete with its as-purchased SME-3009 tonearm and the mega-bonus: a rare Fidelity Research FR-101 moving magnet cartridge! UPDATE: Four requests to purchase received within […]

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Kenwood KD-500 / SME 3009 Turntable Service

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As a follow-up to my article on servicing the Kenwood KD-500/550 motor, I bring you an article detailing the comprehensive service of this gorgeous Kenwood KD-500 / SME 3009 combination.  The KD-500 is a heavy hitter from the late 70’s, still punching above its weight 40 years on. The Kenwood KD-500 and KD-550 direct-drive turntables

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Kenwood KD-500/KD-550 Turntable Review

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Kenwood’s legendary KD-500/KD-550 direct-drive turntables are classics from an era when things were built to last. Indeed, if decks like the KD-500/KD-550 with this level of custom engineering were manufactured now, they would cost many, many thousands of dollars. The Technics SL-1200 is a classic example – it’s recently been reissued and costs thousands. This

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Kenwood KD-2055 Belt-Drive Turntable Repair

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The Kenwood KD-2055 is one of Kenwood’s other synthetic composite decks. Think of it as the belt-driven cousin of the famous Kenwood KD-500/550 and KD-600/650 direct-drive machines. The KD-2055, also found somewhat confusingly designated as a KP-2055, is a belt-drive turntable from Kenwood, featuring the same Anti Resonance Compression Base (ARCB) proprietary synthetic chassis as

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On The Bench

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Check out what’s on the bench @ Liquid Audio! This page is for customers with equipment booked with us and anyone else interested in what’s on the bench here @ Liquid Audio. I add images of equipment in real time as I work on it, with a page dedicated to each year. I’ll include as

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Beautiful Pioneer PL-L1000 Linear Tracking Turntable Repair & Review

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Welcome back as we dive into another classic from the golden era, the beautiful Pioneer PL-L1000 linear tracking direct drive turntable. My apologies for the lack of articles so far this year. As one of only a few people creating trusted content like this from scratch, whilst also attending to a crazy customer booking schedule,

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