Luxman KX-101
Little is documented about the Luxman KX-101. The record shows it was a cassette deck made by Luxman. Past that, the surviving documentation is thin. The sources available to the Archive hold no specifications, design details or production history.
The model does turn up in period press, though only in passing. High Fidelity (February 1983, p.32) included the KX-101 in its new equipment reports for that issue's special tape section. Measurements were taken across Type 1, Type 2 and Type 4 tape formulations. Third-harmonic distortion at −10 dB DIN was reported at 0.80% for Type 2, 0.48% for Type 4 and under 0.62% for Type 1. Erasure at 100 Hz was rated around 66 dB. The same issue's front matter (p.1) promoted the magazine's annual tape special, which suggests the KX-101 was reviewed alongside other decks of its generation.
That is all the record shows. There is no original price, no dimensions, no transport details and no owner community documentation. If you own a KX-101 and can confirm what sits under the front panel - transport type, head configuration, bias adjustments - the Archive would welcome the correction.
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