Luxman R-361
Documentation on the Luxman R-361 is thin. What exists comes almost entirely from a few period advertisements and buying guides. The model appears to have been a 100-watt-per-channel stereo receiver, current around 1991-1993, and it carried several of Luxman's proprietary circuit refinements of the era.
HiFI-Stereo (February 1993, p.65) listed it as a two-channel receiver rated at 100 W/ch. It noted "voltage-driven amplification," a "Duo-Beta feedback loop," and "star topology" wiring - Luxman's usual architecture for reducing noise and stabilizing the amplifier stage. The same source mentioned "AN inputs" and a front-panel S-video A/V input, so the R-361 doubled as an audio/video component and not only a tuner-amplifier for music. Audio (October 1991, p.71) referenced the R-361 as part of Luxman's 300-Series and described the Duo-Beta circuitry as a patented Luxman design.
Past those two items, the power rating and a short feature list, almost nothing else is recorded. No owner reviews, no measured performance figures and no service manuals have surfaced in the usual archives. The R-361 seems to have been a mid-tier receiver in Luxman's early-1990s lineup, sitting between the lower-powered R-341 (35 W/ch) and more elaborate multichannel models like the RX-905VTN.
- Type: Stereo AM/FM receiver
- Power output: 100 W/ch (as advertised)
- Key circuitry: Voltage-driven amplification, Duo-Beta feedback loop, star topology
- Inputs: “AN” (likely audio/video) inputs; front-panel S-video A/V input
- Period: Appears in 1991 and 1993 publications; exact production years unconfirmed
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