Luxman M-08

October   1 9 9 4 october 1994
1 9 9 6 1996

Part of the re-launch of Luxman : post-Alpine and built by AZDEN. Or : the last period of actual worldwide visibility and proper sales - even if with much smaller lineups and shrinking distribution.

Circuit-wise, the M-08 is a preview of the M-10 and B-10, with OD ßeta, CSSC and STAR circuits but no Twin Hybrid Diamond Buffer yet - see the B-10 page for the description of these circuits.

Hardware-wise... pretty identical :
multi-regulated 800VA EI transformer and 4x 22,000µF custom-ordered Elna For Audio caps.
The nine-stage power section with the secondary winding feeding separately the pre/balanced stage, final stage and accessory circuits.

Triple p-p per channel of Sanken bipolar devices and, luxury, both back input pots (bi-directional bal & unbal) are all fixed-resistor arrays, like on the MA-88 monoblocks.

The rest is like any 1987-1994 Lux component : five-point FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastics) composite base, mechanically decoupled & low-impedance power-supply, Line Phase Sensor, ultra select parts and a backlit giant logarithmic meter.

Like all components since 1987, the massive extruded fronts were all made at Luxman''s with a high-precision CNC machine customed in... true Luxman tradition.


A real M-08 here.

Luxman M-08, image 1 Luxman M-08, image 2
Luxman M-08 specifications
Title Value
Power output : 2x 200W (8 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz)
2x 400W (4 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz)
2x 800W (2 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz)
Input sensitivity : 1V / 50kOhm (unbalanced, for rated output)
1V / 65kOhm (balanced, for rated output)
THD : 0,05% (8 Ohm, 1Khz)
Frequency response : 20Hz...20Khz (+1 / -0,1dB)
5Hz...100Khz (+0 / -0,7dB)
S/N ratio : 120dB (IHF-A)
Outputs : 4...16 Ohm
PC : 816W
Dimensions : 46,5 x 22 x 47,5cm
Weight : 42kg.
List price : 580,000¥
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