Luxman

Luxman has long been associated with exceptionally high-quality audio engineering, combining refined circuit design, premium construction and a strong focus on musical accuracy. While best known for its amplifiers and high-end hi-fi components, Luxman also produced a select range of recorders that reflected the same attention to detail, build quality and precision found across its finest equipment. Luxman cassette decks and tape recorders were built for serious listeners who valued stability, low noise, accurate recording performance and long-term reliability, making them highly regarded examples of Japanese audio engineering at its most refined.

Made In Japan

Released in 1978 /

Luxman 5K50 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Luxman 5K50 is a Laboratory Reference Series 3-head stereo cassette deck with separate record, playback and erase heads, Dolby B noise reduction, a fluorescent peak level indicator, electronic tape counter, bias adjustment, azimuth adjustment and source/tape monitoring. It was made in Japan and built as a high-grade recording deck with detailed manual calibration controls and support for normal, CrO2 and FeCr tapes.

Made In Japan

Released in 1983 /

Luxman K-05 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Luxman K-05 Cassette Deck was a 1983 stereo cassette deck featuring Luxman’s GT dual capstan transport, CTS Computer Tuning System, Direct Drive FG Servo DC capstan motor, combination record/playback head and automatic tape calibration.

Made In Japan

Released in 1985 /

Luxman K-109 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Luxman K-109 is a high-specification three-head stereo cassette deck from the mid-1980s, released in October 1985 under the Alpine/Luxman name. It combined Luxman’s Bridd series styling with a GT transport mechanism, dual capstan tape handling, manual calibration and Dolby B/C noise reduction, making it one of the more advanced cassette decks in the Luxman range of the period.

Made In Japan

Released in 1987 /

Luxman KD-117 Digital Audio Tape Recorder

The Luxman KD-117 is a 1987 digital audio tape recorder with R-DAT rotary head recording, 16-bit linear conversion, 48kHz and 32kHz recording, coaxial and optical digital connections, advanced subcode functions and a digitally controlled transport system.

Made In Japan

Released in 1993 /

Luxman K-373 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Luxman K-373 was a three-head cassette deck, combining separate Hexalam record and playback heads, a double-gap ferrite erase head, Dolby B, Dolby C and Dolby HX, fine bias adjustment, a built-in demagnetiser, Sorbothane cassette stabilisation, and a stable aluminium die-cast transport. It was designed as a capable recording and playback deck with strong system integration and a wide range of convenience functions.