Kenwood KT-8300 Value & Price History

As of 2026-11-05, a Kenwood KT-8300 has a market value at around $170. Based on 74 estimated sales.

Market value $170 Typical range $60–$425 · based on 74 recent sales Estimated sale prices · 74 events · updated today · how we compute this Note: sellers are currently asking $450–$599.99 for this model. The gap between typical sale prices and asking prices is unusually wide.`

Currently listed from$450

Original retail (1976)$400 · ~$2,200 today

Price history

Asking median is up 156% over the last 90 days ($225 → $575).

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Date	Asking	Restored	Sold
2026-08-08	$225	$180	—
2026-08-29	$450	—	$152
2026-09-05	$338	—	$152
2026-09-12	$338	—	$152
2026-09-19	$338	—	$152
2026-09-26	$450	—	$152
2026-10-03	$450	—	$152
2026-10-10	$470	—	$150
2026-10-17	$420	$425	$170
2026-10-26	$513	—	$171
2026-11-02	$513	—	$163
2026-11-05	$575	—	$170

Daily trimmed medians from qualifying eBay listings; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.

Specifications

Years produced	1976–1979
Type	Tuner
Brand	Kenwood
Original MSRP	400 (1976)
Inflation-adjusted	~$2,200 today
Market value (sold)	$170
Currently listed (asking)	$575
Value vs MSRP	+44%

Buying notes

Kenwood reference FM tuner. Front-end alignment critical at this age. Check sensitivity and selectivity. Recap $170-260. Good build quality; a properly aligned KT-8300 is a competitive tuner.

Parts & supplies

Common maintenance items for the Kenwood KT-8300. eBay links are model-specific searches; Amazon links are for generic supplies that work across most equipment.

Kenwood KT-8300 dial lamp kit on eBay →
Kenwood KT-8300 capacitor recap kit on eBay →
DeoxIT D5 — cleans oxidized contacts, quiets scratchy controls on Amazon →
FM dipole antenna — most tuners need one to perform properly on Amazon →
FM signal amplifier — only needed if reception is weak with a direct antenna on Amazon →

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