Since 1925, Luxman are not about mass produced products designed in Japan, then assembled in China from generic parts. Rather Luxman are designed in Japan, then each part is carefully tested & evaluated. Many parts are custom made for them which really does make these designs special. Even the transformers are made in Japan to their specification, in this cae by Hitachi. Luxman select the color paint used on the resistors (to identify value & tolerance) based on extensive listening tests. The chassis are carefully tuned, both vibration and resonance are carefully controlled; they perform like a musical instrument. Finally assembly & testing is all carried out in Japan. The Japanese attention to detail is fantastic, the amplifiers come wrapped in a cloth shroud with elastic underneath, the RCA sockets are protected from oxidation with individual plastic sleeves.

 

Moving Coil step-up transformer for use with the EQ-88 (provides initial gain as well as RIAA Curve equalization) and the CL-88 or OPEQ-88 (outboard power supply). Does not add any noise to the signal, as it is a passive device.

The combination of low distortion, wide bandwidth and superior common-mode rejection make these transformers an ideal choice for moving coil applications.

 

Nano-Crystal Transformers

 

Hitachi Metals, LTD. developed the core material; nano-crystal soft magnetic material. The frequency repsonse was optimised for audio use, strain quality and high saturation magnetic flux density, has united magnetic permeability, as a core of MC transformer which handles the music signal of the minute cartridge signal it is superior.

 

Kappa Alloy RCA Jacks

 

 

This custom RCA socket was developed for the universal music player DU-80, it is a unique blend of copper and brass, chosen for its conductance properties, This new kappa alloy material is used for both the RCA input/output terminals, holds a secure connection and ensures that any sound quality deterioration is kept to a minimum.

 

Mechanical Grounding

Throughout the 88 vacuum tube series, a 15mm thick top panel and solid brass supports are used as a suspension structure. By cleverly hanging the transformers from the top plate, the mechanical vibrations are isolated from the delicate low level music signal.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

 

System	LR independent autotransformer
Core Type	Toroidal
Core Material	Nano-crystal soft magnetic material
Coil	OFC and shellac varnish impregnation
Gain	26dB
Frequency Response	10Hz ~ 100KHz (+0, - 0dB)
Total Harmonic Distortion	0.050% (100Hz), 0.003% (1KHz and 10KHz)
Channel Separation/deviation	Above 98dB/within 0.1dB
Input Impedance	3Ω
Output Impedance	2KΩ
Load Impedance	Above 47KΩ
Dimensions	3.5” (W) x 3.3” (H) x 9.4” (D)
Weight	4 lbs.

 

 

 
 
 

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