Luxman LV-101
The Luxman LV-101 is an integrated amplifier. Past that, the record is thin. It shows up in period audio publications of the late 1980s, and the features they note point to a forward-looking design for the time.
The LV-101 was designed to work digitally with the Luxman D-109 CD player. It had two digital-direct inputs, which was unusual for an integrated amp in 1988, when digital inputs were typically found on receivers or separate processors. It also had a CD straight switch (bypassing tone circuitry), a line straight switch, a signal-processor loop, a front-panel video input jack, independent rec-out selectors, and a sampling frequency indicator. A period review in Audio (1987, p.196) measured THD at 0.004% into 8 ohms, with frequency response of 20-20,000 Hz ±0.2 dB and a signal-to-noise ratio of 83 dB. Inputs covered MM phono, MC phono, two tape loops, aux, CD, tuner, and video.
Almost nothing else is documented. No production years, original price, power output rating, or physical dimensions have surfaced in the available research. The LV-101 appears to have been a feature-dense, digitally-minded integrated amp from Luxman's late-1980s lineup. Specifics on its amplifier section remain unrecorded.
Known specifications from period sources:
- THD: 0.004% into 8 ohms
- Frequency response: 20–20,000 Hz ±0.2 dB
- S/N ratio: 83 dB
- Inputs: MM phono, MC phono, tape, tape 2, aux, CD, tuner, video
- Two digital-direct inputs; CD straight and line straight switches
- Designed for digital interaction with Luxman D-109 CD player
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