Luxman K-373 (1982–1983)
The Luxman K-373 is a plain 2-head stereo cassette deck from the early 1980s. It handles Type I, II, and IV (metal) tapes, with both Dolby B and C noise reduction. German list price was DM 1180, and production ran from 1982 to 1983. The deck shows up in dealer advertising in HiFI-Stereo (July 1996, p.90), but those listings came well after production ended and say little about how anyone regarded it when new.
What the record shows is a clean, conventional design. It has a single record/playback head, a DC motor, and a 4-track, 2-channel transport running at 4.75 cm/s. The published figures are respectable for the era. Wow and flutter is rated at 0.04%, frequency response runs 30 Hz to 16 kHz, and signal-to-noise is 68 dB with Dolby B (80 dB with Dolby C). The K-373 measures 480 x 130 x 300 mm and weighs 5.5 kg. A wooden case was listed as an accessory. Inputs are microphone and line (RCA), and the line output is on RCA.
Past these specifications, documentation is thin. No contemporary reviews, detailed design notes, or market context have turned up in the available sources. It appears to have been a solid mid-tier Luxman deck of its period, and it left little in the written record.
Known specs at a glance:
- 2-head, 4-track, 2-channel stereo cassette deck
- Tape types: I, II, IV (Metal)
- Noise reduction: Dolby B and C
- Wow and flutter: 0.04%
- Frequency response: 30 Hz - 16 kHz
- S/N: 68 dB (Dolby B), 80 dB (Dolby C)
- Inputs: mic and line (RCA); outputs: line (RCA)
- Dimensions: 480 × 130 × 300 mm; weight: 5.5 kg
- Original price: DM 1180
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