Luxman C-03
(1985 - 1994+)

True bestseller. Not necessarily because it was that good but because Luxman (Alpine then) produced so many of them that unsold stocks were still available for discount long after they had officially vanished from the lineups ! This applies mostly to the M-03 power amp, though.

The C-03 is a slimline preamp with Class A all over its circuits and low-impedance outputs. Two shortcuts allow the signal to go faster: Phono Straight bypasses the input selector, tone controls, balance control and... subsonic control ! CD straight does the same thing.
MICA condensers, copper-coated caps, + and - tensions are fed by separate windings everywhere, the STAR circuit organizes everything for clean grounding and Duo-ßeta shines though.
Educated high-end with a somewhat deceptive look, the C-03 saw a USA-only version in the CX-100 for which I sadly still haven't found a proper catalog.

The specs and more details will be posted soon !