Luxman R-1070

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Luxman
• Model: R-1070
• Type: First receiver with realtime processed DC amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver / Black, Cabinet Rosewood
• Remote control:
• Power Consumption:
• Dimensions: 490 x 180 x 405 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight 14.9 kg
• Original price approx.: 2'000 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM 1, 2: 2.7mV / 47kOhm, max. 150 mV (1 kHz).
  • Tape 1, 2: 160mV / 30kOhm

Aux: 160mV / 30kOhm

• • VHF/ MW (75 and 300 Ohm)
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2:
  • Headphones:
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Specifications

Amplifier

• Continuous power (at distortion)
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 75 W (20Hz - 20Khz, < 0.05%)
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 105 W
• dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.025 %
• Attenuation factor: 60 at 8 Ohm
• Frequency response: 15 Hz - 100 kHz (- 1 dB)
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono: 86 dB

Tape, Aux: 100 dB

• Channel separation: 75 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 100Hz

Treble: ± 10 at 10Khz Loudness: + 8 dB at 100Hz, + 7,5 dB at 10Khz

• • Subsonic filter: 6 dB / octave below 70Hz

treble filter: 6 dB / octave below 7Khz

• Muting: yes

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz

MW: 535 - 1605 kHz

• All other specifications for VHF
• Frequency response: 30 Hz to 15 kHz, +0.5 dB; -1.5 dB
• Input sensitivity: 1.4 µV
• Distortion factor:
  • Mono: 0.06 %

Stereo: 0.15

• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Mono: 75 dB

Stereo: 70 dB

• Stereo channel separation: 45 dB
  • Mono: 62 dB
  • Stereo: 45 dB
• selectivity: 70 dB
• Co-wave selection: 1.0 dB
• Spurious selection: 90 dB
• Image frequency attenuation: > 80 dB
• IF attenuation: > 85 dB
• AM suppression: > 52 dB

Special Features

• Power display with LED peak value display for L + R separately
  • Display: 0, -6, -9, -12, -15, -18 dB
  • Power limitation - 12 dB switchable
• Display instruments for ratiomiddle and field strength
• Dubbing
• VHF Muting
• VHF Dolby retrofittable
• Mono / Stereo switchable

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Luxman Receiver:
  • Luxman R-1030
  • Luxman R-1033
  • Luxman R-1035
  • Luxman R-1040
  • Luxman R-1045
  • Luxman R-1050
  • Luxman R-1070
  • Luxman R-1120

• • Luxman Tape Deck
  • Luxman K-5

• Luxman Turntable:
  • Luxman PD-272
  • Luxman PD-277

Pictures

• Picture: Luxman R-1050 (optically similar to R-1070)

Reviews

• Review by "Hifi Studio":[[1]]

Links

• External link to website of "The Vintage Knob": [[2]]