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The Kenwood L-07D is a legendary direct-drive turntable designed and manufactured in Japan between 1979 and 1982. It features a highly sophisticated quartz-lock, speed-phase double servo control system with a coreless and slotless DC servo motor to maintain precise motor speed. The turntable has a massive 33cm diameter die-cast aluminum platter reinforced with a 4mm thick duralumin layer and topped with a 5mm thick vibration-proof stainless steel sheet to prevent ringing and magnetic interference. The tonearm is a static-balance J-shaped pipe arm with an effective length of 245mm and adjustable tracking force from 0 to 2g, supporting cartridge weights from 1 to 9g (expandable to 22g with additional weight). The headshell is made from compression molded carbon and boron fibers. The turntable weighs approximately 31-33.8 kg and measures 555 x 160 x 470 mm. It is highly regarded for its neutral sound reproduction and ability to reveal cartridge colorations and resonances. Optional accessories include the DS-20 outer stabilizer ring, DS-21 platter stabilizer weight, TS-10 ceramic platter sheet, and TB-07 tonearm support plate. The L-07D was priced around 380,000 Yen in 1979 and 5600 DM in Germany at launch. It is considered one of the finest direct-drive turntables ever produced, with wow and flutter less than 0.02% WRMS and a signal-to-noise ratio better than -94 dB DIN weighted.
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The Exclusive P3's wow & flutter is 0.003% against the L-07D's 0.020%, its platter weight 2.8 kg (6 lbs) against 5.5 kg (12 lbs), and its effective length 282 mm against 245 mm. Both share drive type (Direct).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The SL-110's wow & flutter is 0.030% against the L-07D's 0.020%, its platter weight 2 kg (4 lbs) against 5.5 kg (12 lbs), and its platter material Aluminum against Composite. Both share drive type (Direct).
The SL-1300G's wow & flutter is 0.025% against the L-07D's 0.020%, its platter weight 3.6 kg (8 lbs) against 5.5 kg (12 lbs), and its effective length 230 mm against 245 mm. Both share drive type (Direct).
The KP-9010's wow & flutter is 0.005% against the L-07D's 0.020% and its platter weight 1.9 kg (4 lbs) against 5.5 kg (12 lbs). Both share effective length (245 mm) and drive type (Direct).
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