Luxman C-5000A

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Luxman
• Model: C-5000A
• Model range: Prestige Series
• Type: Duo-Beta Stereo Preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver, Wood
• Remote control: -
• Power consumption: 30 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 498 mm x 180mm x 350mm
• Weight: 11.5 kg
• Original price approx.: 355'000 Yen (Japan, 1979), 1'400 US-$, 5'000 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM 1: 2.2 mV, 50 kOhm.
  • Phono MM 2: 2.2 mV, switchable 100 Ohm, 50 kOhm, 100kohm; 50pf, 100pf, 300pf

Phono MC: 220 mV, 20 - 40 Ohm

• • Tuner: 145 mV, 60 kOhm
  • Aux 1: 145 mV, 60 kOhm
  • Aux 2: 145 mV, 60 kOhm
  • Tape 1: 145 mV, 60 kOhm
  • Tape 2: 145 mV, 60 kOhm
  • Tape 3: 145 mV, 60 kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • Pre Out 1 & 2: typical 1V, max 18V, <0.002%, 47 ohms.
  • Headphone switchable: off, low, high
  • Tape 1 Rec Out: typically 145mV, max. 18V, <0.002%, 100 Ohm
  • Tape 2 Rec Out: typically 145mV, max. 18V, <0.002%, 100 Ohm
  • Tape 3 Rec Out: typically 145mV, max. 18V, <0.002%, 100 Ohm

Specifications

• Frequency response: 20Hz - 20'000 Hz

Phono: 20Hz - 20'000 Hz, ±0.2dB Tuner, AUX: 1Hz - 150'000 Hz, 0.5dB

• • Monitor: 1Hz - 150'000 Hz, 0.5dB

Distortion factor:

• • Phono MM 1 & 2, MC: <0.005%.
  • Tuner, AUX1, 2: 0.005%
  • Monitor Tape 1, 2, 3: 0.005%

Signal to Noise Ratio:

• • Phono MM 1 & 2: 80dB
  • Phono MC: 78dB
  • Tuner, AUX 1 & 2: 100dB
  • Monitor 1, 2 & 3: 100dB
• Stereo Channel Separation:
• Tone Control:
  • Bass: ± 8dB

Treble: ± 8dB

• Loudness: -
• High Filter, switchable: 6 dB / octave, 9 kHz/off/15kHz, 12 dB / octave, 9 kHz/off/15kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic) switchable: 6 dB / octave, 10 Hz/off/20Hz; 12 dB / octave, 10 Hz/off/20Hz;
• Low boost switchable: 50 Hz/off/100Hz

Special Features

• Preamplifier construction completely 2xMono
• Sound bypass
• Stereo / Mono switchable: Mono L+R, Mono L, Mono R, Stereo, Reverse
• Operating frequencies Low, switchable: 55Hz, 77Hz, 110Hz, 155Hz, 220Hz, 310Hz, 440Hz, 620Hz, 880Hz
• Operating frequencies High, switchable: 440Hz, 620Hz, 880Hz, 1.2kHz, 1.7kHz, 2.5kHz, 3.5kHz, 5kHz, 7kHz
• Variation possibilities: -8dB, -4dB, -2dB, -1dB, 0dB, 1dB, 2dB, 4dB, 8dB.
• Tape Dubbing Tape 1 switchable: Tape 2, Source, Rec off
• Tape Dubbing Tape 2 switchable: Tape 1, Source, Rec off
• Tape Dubbing Tape 3 switchable: Tape 1, Source, Rec off
• Slot for phono step-up transformer on the rear panel

Remarks

• Other models of the same series:
  • Corresponding power amplifier Luxman M-4000A.
    • M-4000A

Pictures

• Luxman C-5000A front

• Luxman C-5000A Tone Control

Reports

• External link: Report Restoration C-5000A "Liquid Audio" [1]

Links

• External Link: "Hifi Archive" website: [2]

• External Link: "The Vintage Knob" website: [3]

• External link: "Hifido, Japan" website: [4]

• External link: "Audio Database" website: [5]

• External link: "Audio Heritage, Japan" website: [6]