Luxman & Luxkit, 1984

Part of the october 1984 lineup for Luxman's Luxkit sub-brand.
A few surprising units here, from the cheap to the very expensive tube power amps. The catalog from which these (unfortunately small) images are taken is clearly separated into three sections:
1. Luxman
2. Luxkit
3. Alpine/Luxman
... and in that order :)

There were many many many units produced under the Luxkit tag ; these seem to have been the last before Luxman killed Luxkit which happened much later, btw, than what Luxman says on its own website...

Descriptions are fragmentary because this is a japanese catalog... I omitted the miscelleanous adaptors and 100$ loudspeakers - scroll down: this is a long page!

A901-C
75,000¥

Battery-operated DC preamplifier.

A902-M
85,000¥

Duo-Beta DC amplifier, battery operated with the separate OP902-B battery power supply (below). Selectable NFB or NON-NFB loop. Can receive an optional OP902-D VU meter façade.
NFB mode:
Class A & AB: 2x 30W / 2x 120W
Class A & AB mono: 120W / 350W
Non-NFB mode:
Class A & AB : 2x 25W / 1x 100W

A902-M + OP902-D
85,000¥ + 22,000¥

The optional OP902-D VU meter façade set on an A902M.

OP902-B
40,000¥

Battery power supply for the A902-M.

A501
55,000¥

Duo-Beta power amp using a central Heat-Pipe.
2x 25W in Class A, 2x 100W in Class AB and 300W in Class AB in mono mode.
Available as a A501Limited with a 25,000¥ supplement and can receive an optional CR501L for 44,000¥. I do not know what a CR501L is...

A502
59,800¥

Duo-Beta preamplifier.
Can receive an optional CR502L (I do not know what a CR502L is) for 56,000¥ and available as an A502Limited as well for a 35,200¥ supplement.

A504
95,000¥

Duo-Beta power amplifier.
Meant as monoblock but usable as stereo amp as well ; two Heat-Pipes.
1x 600W (Class AB), 1x 60W (Class A)
2x 200W (Class AB), 2x 60W (Class A)
Can receive an optional A504H (75,000¥) and A504P (20,000¥) - I do not know what A504H and A504P are...

A505
59,800¥

Non-NFB Duo-Beta tubed preamplifier with CR equalizer.
Takes on the looks of the 1981 LX33 Luxman - very cute! The tubes used are four 12AX7 and four 12AU7.

A506
39,800¥
Two-way electronic crossover that seemingly can be daisy-chained to go up to four-way ; selectable 12 / 18 / 24dB slope. Optional CR506L (8,500¥) module allows 80 / 100 / 150 / 250 / 300 / 500 / 800Hz crossover frequencies ; CR506H (6,000¥) allows 1,5 / 3 / 5 / 8kHz crossover frequencies.

A522
39,800¥

Familiar, isn't it?

Rega rebadge with optional TB522 armboard ; 70dB of s/n and 210kg/cm2 inertia moment.

A3550
158,000¥

More upper-scale monoblock, based on the 6550A tube and seemingly very very similar to some Luxman-tagged units...
Selectable NFB/Non-NFB mode for outputs ranging from 30W to 200W.

A3700II
63,000¥

Very very very similar to the Luxman-tagged and contemporary MQ-50 (300,000¥ !). Tubes meant to be used used are 6CA7 and KT88 ; probably delivered tube-less with the optional kits below?

Optional TCR-A7II kit (57,000¥)
Optional TCR-88 kit (115,000¥)
Optional CR-3700PII kit (10,000¥)

A707
59,800¥

PA system with a 30cm woofer, 50Hz...22kHz response and 93dB SPL.

Also available were the smaller A705 and other non-horn speakers. Even a guitar/keyboard amplifier combo!

M-8M
DC voltmeter (12,000¥)

M-2V
AC voltmeter adaptor (9,000¥)

M-4D
distortion analyzer (12,000¥)

M-3G
Signal generator (9,000¥)

M-5GL
low distortion generator (12,000¥)

M-6P
Power supply (12,000¥)

 

...versatile brand, isn't it?