"Lane" wrote in message
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I didn't realize what I had here until I replaced it. I want to say I paid
somewhere in the neighborhood of $700-ish several years ago. This past
year, I started having a problem with the sound going out. Occasionally,
turning it off or unplugging it would bring it back, sometimes not--I'd
just
try it every day until it started working again. It would work for a few
days, off for a few days, work for a month--this last stretch (working)
lasted 6 months. Then it went out again.
I sent it to an authorized Kenwood service center (Sears service
center)--they couldn't duplicate the problem even after I sent them all of
my cables and other components hooked to the receiver previously. The
sound
just wouldn't go out on them. They also said that even if they did get it
to duplicate the problem, they wouldn't have been able to get the parts
anyway.
I replaced it with a Yamaha HTR-5850 but I think I went too cheap at $399.
The sound just doesn't compare to my Kenwood. The Yamaha does handle the
base better but that is where the improvement stopped.
My Kenwood was a purchase from outside the US for use in the US. You just
don't see this receiver here in the states.
Any suggestions on how to get my Kenwood reliable again? Or has someone
had
a similar problem--and figured it out? Are there repair places out there
that can actually fix this without foreign Kenwood parts?


I think you are more likely to get assistance if you repeat this post at
www.audioasylum.com in the forum called "vintage". Lot's of people there
with expertise in every conceivable brand of vintage equipment. They'll
know specialist service people, parts suppliers, etc. They'll be able to
help you if anybody can.