Luxman R-800

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Luxman
• Model: R-800
• Type: Receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1977
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver / Black, Rosewood Cabinet
• Remote control:
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 485 x 145 x 360 mm (W/H/D).
• Weight: 13 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'600 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM 1, 2: 2.3 mV / 47kOhm, max. 130 mV (1 kHz).
  • Microphone: 2 mV
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV / 30kOhm

Aux 1, 2: 150 mV / 30kOhm

• • VHF/ MW (75 and 300 Ohm)
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV / 100 Ohm
  • Tape DIN: 30 mV/90 kOhm
  • Headphones:
  • 3 speaker pairs

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power (at distortion)
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 40 W (RMS, 20Hz - 20Khz, < 0.1 %)
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 45 W
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.02 %
• Attenuation factor: 60 at 8 Ohm
• Frequency response: 15 - 35'000 Hz (-1 dB)
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Microphone: > 60 dB

phono: > 66 dB Tape, Aux: > 90 dB Stereo channel separation: 75 dB (1Khz)

• Tone control: Linear Equalizer
  • Bass:
    • Up-Tilt: 2 points
    • Down-Tilt: 2 points
      • Tilt frequencies: 150Hz / 300Hz

Treble:

• • • Up-tilt: 2 points
    • Down-Tilt: 2 points
      • Tilt frequencies: 3Khz / 6Khz

Loudness: + 9 dB at 100 Hz, + 6 dB at 10 kHz

• High Filter: 7 kHz, 12 dB / octave
• Low Filter (Subsonic): 70Hz, - 12 dB / octave
• Low Boost : 70Hz or 150Hz, + 6 dB max.

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, + 0.2 dB, - 1.5 dB
• Input sensitivity: 1.8 µV
• Distortion factor:
  • Mono: 0.3 %

Stereo: 0.4

• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Mono: 70 dB

Stereo: 65 dB

• Stereo channel separation: 40 dB (1 kHz)
• Selectivity: 70 dB
• Co-wave selection: 1.3 dB
• Spurious wave selection: 70 dB
• Image frequency attenuation: > 90 dB
• IF attenuation: > 90 dB
• AM suppression: > 55 dB

Special Features

• Microphone mixer
• Indicators for ratiomiddle and field strength
• Dubbing
• VHF muting
• Mono / Stereo switchable

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Luxman Receiver:
  • Luxman R-600
  • Luxman R-800
  • Luxman R-1500

• • [[Luxman turntable
  • Luxman PD-282

Pictures

• Excerpt from brochure: Luxman R-800

Reports

• Review by "Hifi Studio":[[1]]

Links

• Luxman catalog on website "Hifi Archive": [[2]]