Luxman K-406 (1985–1988)
The Luxman K-406 is an auto-reverse, 2-head, single compact cassette deck produced from roughly 1985 to 1988. It survives mainly through listings and service-manual scans, not through any deep body of enthusiast writing. The record on this deck is thin.
Here is what is confirmed. It is a 4-track, 2-channel stereo deck with an aluminum chassis, which Luxman's own documentation described as providing both style and rigidity. It also has a large, easy-to-read LCD display covering playback mode, recording status, and tape counters. Hifi-wiki lists the deck as including DBX noise reduction, but no corroborating source for that feature was found. Treat it as plausible but unverified.
The K-406 shares its service manual with the K-106, so the two were closely related, likely near-siblings in Luxman's mid-1980s cassette lineup. A service manual covering both models has traded hands online in recent years (one listing around $39, another at $66). eBay listings show units appearing as-is for repair, which is the usual fate of 40-year-old cassette transports.
Known specs, such as they are:
- Track system: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
- Type: Auto-reverse, 2-head, single compact cassette deck
- Chassis: Aluminum
- Display: Large LCD (playback mode, recording status, tape counter)
- Production: circa 1985–1988
- Shared service manual with: K-106
No frequency response, wow-and-flutter, S/N ratio, original price, or dimensions have surfaced in any source reviewed. If you own one of these and have the manual's spec page, the archive would welcome the details.
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