Luxman SQ-38s

October   1 9 9 5 october 1995
1 9 9 8 1998

Part of the re-re-launch of Luxman :) Post-Alpine and built by AZDEN.

The SQ-38s is part of the true/false anniversary models : it isn''t a reissue like the SQ38D but a model made in old-style to celebrate Luxman''s 70th anniversary.

The circuit is Williamson with reverse-phase signals made by P-K division ; the output stage is made of two push-pull of EL34 (6CA7) tubes with low amounts of negative feedback.

OY transformers, 12AU7 tubes for wide-range tone controls (± 15dB), a Line Straight which bypasses the monitor, balance and tone sections, a "high-precision" MM phono stage and a 2-gang ALPS volume pot.

Things were simple in the 1960s :)
So much so that the SQ-38s sold quite well in Japan... in the 1990s !

A real SQ-38s here.

Luxman SQ-38s, image 1 Luxman SQ-38s, image 2 Luxman SQ-38s, image 3
Luxman SQ-38s specifications
Title Value
Inputs : 150mV / 47kOhm (lines 1 / 2 / 3)
150mV / 47kOhm (CD)
2,5mV / 47kOhm (phono MM)
150mV / 47kOhm (tape monitor)
Continuous power output : 2x 30W (RMS, 6 Ohm)
THD : 0,5% (6 Ohm, 1Khz, NFb 6dB)
Frequency response : 20Hz...20Khz (+0 / -0,5dB)
Tone control : ± 15dB maximum range
PC : 190W
Dimensions : 43 x 20,9 x 38,7cm
Weight : 22kg.
List price : 367,500¥ (1995...1998)
7500DM (1996)
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