Enjoy your "new" table. If you are really up for something DIY-ish, you might try destroying the plinth. :^)
Something which some people with a DIY bent do in Japan is get rid of the plinth. People say it resonates, and the support structure of the KP-990 is cool, and does not need the plinth (though all told, it isn't bad-looking).
If you look UNDER your KP-990, you will find a giant metal "X" with the motor in the center and the electronics strapped to the underside. You can see pics of what it looks like after taking off the plinth here. Lots of people add heavier-duty footers, and I have seen one person coat the X structure with something like damping material. Some people upgrade the power supply too.
There are various websites (that's two right there) showing the process of how one goes about dismantling one. These two are for the KP-1100 and it is probably easiest to search for that, but you should also be able to look for KP-9010 and KP-990 because they all have the same X-shape understructure. If you want a few more websites with instructions, I can send you some more links.
All in all, those late Kenwoods were pretty well-made, and they do not sound bad at all. I have always (well, for several years at least) wanted to do something like that. I love the spindly industrial look. Gee, that gives me an idea...
Something which some people with a DIY bent do in Japan is get rid of the plinth. People say it resonates, and the support structure of the KP-990 is cool, and does not need the plinth (though all told, it isn't bad-looking).
If you look UNDER your KP-990, you will find a giant metal "X" with the motor in the center and the electronics strapped to the underside. You can see pics of what it looks like after taking off the plinth here. Lots of people add heavier-duty footers, and I have seen one person coat the X structure with something like damping material. Some people upgrade the power supply too.
There are various websites (that's two right there) showing the process of how one goes about dismantling one. These two are for the KP-1100 and it is probably easiest to search for that, but you should also be able to look for KP-9010 and KP-990 because they all have the same X-shape understructure. If you want a few more websites with instructions, I can send you some more links.
All in all, those late Kenwoods were pretty well-made, and they do not sound bad at all. I have always (well, for several years at least) wanted to do something like that. I love the spindly industrial look. Gee, that gives me an idea...