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Kenwood ElectronicsKenwood Corporation is a manufacturer of amateur radio as well as Hi-Fi and portable audio equipment. The company first started in California as Trio, had manufacturing in Japan. In the early 1960s, The Lafayette Radio Company (went defunct around 1979 due to competitors and poor investment in FCC-banned CB radios) rebranded and sold Trio's products. The significant production strides Kenwood has made was design and manufacture Japan's first FM tuner and solid-state amplifier. Also, this company has contributed to the industry with an audio/video system (home theater today) in 1981, of which in the same year the company introduced an amplifier with audio/video switching capabilities (which is commonly called today as the A/V Receiver) and is currently concentrating in Asian and American markets. In 1983, Trio-Kenwood became Kenwood Corporation. In 1984, the company designed and manufactured the first anti-theft car stereo receiver. Recently, the Sovereign line of components was introduced in 2001. (The Sovereign line is comparable to prestige brands of other manufacturers Pioneer Elite, Sony ES, Onkyo Integra, Matsushita Technics.) L-series In the late 70's Kenwood embarked on what was to become their signature High-end Hifi gear, the famous L-series. Starting with the L-05, 7 & 9 pre/power amplifiers, the L-07T tuner and the L-07D DD turntable. In 1979 they started the New-Seperate amplifier series with the L-01A amplifier and matching L-01T tuner. Their biggest statement in High-End audio came in 1982 with the L-02A amplifier and L-02T Tuner, especially the L-02T is regarded as one of the best tuners ever made. In 1998, Kenwood released the TrueX line of personal computer CD-ROM drives, first at the speed of 40x, then 52x and 72x. The TrueX CD-ROM drives use a low rotational speed (approximately 6x to 10x) with seven laser pickups functioning in parallel to read data at faster overall speeds. Not to be confused with Kenwood Appliance, which is now owned by DeLonghi, is a British appliance manufacturer, markets various kitchen appliances in the United Kingdom, United States under the its brand. Examples are mixers, egg cookers, and food processors. The difference is the "K" stylized in red, instead of the Kenwood (Electronics) Corporation with a stylized "W" in red. The companies are not related to each other, except by name similarities. External link
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