KENWOOD L-07D

Pre owned. In good conditions. Shows minor signs of wear. Does not include original packaging.

The Kenwood L-07D is a turntable designed with exceptional attention to vibration control and structural rigidity. Kenwood engineers developed an extremely rigid base that absorbs vibrations across the entire audible frequency range, preventing signal loss from unwanted movement, and selected composite materials with different resonant frequencies to almost completely cancel vibrations. The triple-layer base, weighing a total of 33 kg, combines a new 10 kg ARCB (Anti-Resonance Compression Base) resin-concrete layer, a 7 kg mahogany sub-plinth, and a 2 kg hard aluminum frame that precisely secures the motor and tonearm. Four adjustable feet and a built-in level ensure perfect alignment of the turntable.

The direct drive system incorporates a constant-current DC servo motor with double-phase servo control and a quartz lock, maintaining highly stable and accurate platter speed while automatically compensating for environmental variations in temperature, humidity, and oil viscosity. The motor is coreless and brushless, eliminating resonance and wear, and features an oil-bath bearing with a 12 mm hardened steel shaft, bronze bushings, and a magnetic platter levitation system to minimize rumble. The massive platter, made of die-cast aluminum reinforced with a double stainless steel layer, is designed to suppress hum and protect the cartridge from magnetic interference, with a very high moment of inertia that reduces the effect of stylus drag. Two brakes, one electronic and one mechanical, stop the platter safely and quickly in just two seconds.

The L-07D tonearm, with a 3 kg base and precision Collet chuck mechanism, allows continuous vertical tracking angle (VTA) adjustment even during playback. The tonearm tube is constructed from three laminated layers of aluminum, carbon, and boron, with oversized, play-free roller bearings.

Every detail of the L-07D, from motor to platter, from base to tonearm, is engineered for extreme rigidity and resonance reduction, ensuring faithful, detailed, and distortion-free playback, making this turntable one of the most advanced analog systems ever produced.

Technical Specifications:

• Drive System: Quartz PLL Direct Drive
• Motor: Coreless and slotless DC servo
• Platter: 13 inches (330 mm), die-cast aluminum alloy laminated with Duralumin and stainless steel surface
• Speeds: 33-1/3 and 45 rpm
• Wow & Flutter: <0.02% WRMS
• Rumble: better than -94 dB DIN weighted
• Load fluctuation: 0% (within 120 g tracking force)
• Transient load fluctuation: <0.00015% (33-1/3 rpm, 400 Hz, 20 g·cm)
• Transient load fluctuation: <0.00008% (33-1/3 rpm, 1000 Hz, 20 g·cm)
• Turntable dimensions (W x H x D): 55.6 x 16.8 x 47 cm
• Control Unit dimensions (W x H x D): 13 x 10.9 x 35.6 cm
• Turntable weight: 31 kg
• Control Unit weight: 4.3 kg

Tonearm Specifications:

• Type: Static balance, J-shaped pipe arm, EIA connector
• Effective length: 9-5/8 inches (245 mm)
• Overhang: 9/16 inches (15 mm)
• Tracking error: +2°26' at 150 mm; -1°11' at 85 mm; +1°48' at 50 mm
• Usable cartridge weight: 1–9 g or 9–22 g with supplied weight
• Adjustable height range: 7 mm (1/4 inch) via helicoid fixture, 0.1 mm steps
• Arm base: Collet chuck type; weight 1.5 kg