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If it does suffer they were never your friends anyway. just hang here in safety...

Sure, this place is a wealth of information. I have my own tastes in gear as we all do. That part is fun. Finding methods to set things up. Where and how to find competent repair shops. Who to ask questions of. I find a lot of the Kenwood gear from a particular era to be as good as its competitors without paying the premium. So I buy a lot of it because it is less popular and less expensive so I can buy lots of it. As with other gear, some is splendid, some, not so much. If you match the right stuff you find bliss. This is a place you can not only do this but it is encouraged. And sometime, because what I use is a bit outside what everyone else is doing I might actually help someone realize their dream as I did. That being, once I had Khorns to find just that receiver that really does work.

Well, thanks to you both. I have been called worse. Others I happen to know however do consider themselves audiophiles and have no particular interest in music other than the sounds they produce. I suppose all I wish to be is a music lover. If I listen to the best music performance ever I want it to sound like the best ever. And as previously stated all information, preferences and opinions are appreciated. And I thik that is why I am here. Plus I am learning. I missed an "n" here on purpose. Gotta keep that resident spell check on his toes!

So, I am new here in a sense. Long time reader, first time posting. Never have I claimed to be an audiophile. A lot of my friends do however. This has led me to understand that there are several types of listeners and an enormous number of ears and preferences concerning sound and content. Many of my audiophile friends are actually more into sounds than actual music or how it should actually sound. All that said I will state that, by way of introduction I enjoy music. I have been attending concerts and playing with stereo gear for more that forty years trying to get as close as possible in my living room to "being there". Thanks to all who participate here. Information, perceptions and opinions, all valuable and gratefully accepted. I have been playing with Khorns for some time now. still chasing that sound that takes me back to the concert. The solution was unexpected but I think worth mention in this context. I recently purchased a Kenwood KR- 8050 from ebay. The intent was to use it in my shop. I purchased it from the original owner from 1979 and it came in the original box with all the original packaging and the instruction manual. I also purchased a Kenwood Eleven-G that was in mint condition. Mostly because the thing is just beautiful. That is another story however. Originally thought I might put the Eleven-G on my Khorns. Man, talk about sucks! Just a bad match, I was so disappointed... So, I hooked up the plain looking KR-8050 with the total expectation that it would be even worse. I was never so wrong in my life. I turned off everything the the receiver has to enhance or adjust from just the flat response and connected my Khorns. Result, absolute perfection! Now I keep listening trying to find the flaw. Seems a match made in heaven. Really got me looking through the specs again so I will post them. Kenwood KR-8050 High Speed stereo Receiver (according to the instruction manual.) 120 watts per channel @ 8 ohms from 20 to 20,000 hz. 150 watt per channel with power boost on. ( It has a turbo button ) Total harmonic distortion 0.02% rated power into 8 ohms 1 watt power into 8 ohms 0.007% Intermoduration Distortion- (60hz : 7 khz =4 :1 SMPTE rated power into 8 ohms 0.005% 1 watt power into 8 ohms 0.006% Slew Rate 200/sec Rise time 0.9/sec Damping Factor - (20 to 20khz at 8 ohms) = 85