Luxman RV-387 (1987)
The Luxman RV-387 is a 5-channel Dolby Digital receiver from the late 1980s. It catches Luxman moving from stereo into home theater. The record on it is thin. What survives comes mostly from scattered used-market listings and a couple of forum posts, with no substantial period press or service documentation.
Here is what is known. It has five channels and Dolby Digital decoding, and at least one source dates it to 1987. A Vancouver Craigslist listing from a few years back offered one for $180 CAD in Maple Ridge, described simply as a "5ch Dolby Digital receiver (no remote)". The "no remote" note implies one originally shipped with the unit. A second Vancouver-area listing showed another at $375. One owner on diyAudio.com reported being pleasantly surprised by the sound, describing it as "so Natural and Detailed, much better than my old Luxman RV387". No professional review ever turned up.
Video titles on Rutube show the RV-387 paired with Infinity Alpha 10 speakers and with Marantz mini monitor LD20DML speakers. That suggests modest, real-world setups rather than flagship rigs. Someone on Cabling-Design.com Forums was looking for information on the unit without its remote. A service manual request for the RV-387 exists on a download site, but no actual manual content has surfaced publicly.
The absence of hard specifications is frustrating. No power output, no THD figures, no frequency response, no dimensions or weight. None of it is documented in any source found.
Known specs
- 5-channel amplifier configuration
- Dolby Digital decoding
- Production year: 1987 (single source)
- Remote control originally included (per listings offering unit "no remote")
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