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Description :
Over the years, Luxman's strength in engineering excellence has always been most evident in amplifier design. The Luxman M-02 represents the latest in electronic technology. It was originally export-only but technically directly reminiscent of the earlier M-120A, with needle meters instead of flashy red LEDs. One crucial ingredient however changed: the 450VA transformer is of the round core type: R-Core is quite uncommon in 1983. Capacitors are upped to 2x15,000uF and the structure is reorganized to visibly be dual-mono, the transformer and heat-pipes in symmetry near the front plate, drivers and output stages near the back plate. The power amplifier contains the most exemplary circuit designs, including Duo-Beta with single-stage amplification and LED bias circuitry. As the models from which all Luxman amplifier sections are designed, the M-02 utilizes discrete output transistors and maintain high dynamic power even into low impedance loads. Output can rise up to 300W in mono mode (Duo-Alpha) but with only one speaker terminal for both modes instead of the two of the M-120A. The planned high-end status of the original Luxman M-02 was well kept into the next decades.

Specifications :
Power Output..................................140W + 140W (8 ohms, both channels driven 20Hz to 20kHz)
                    ..................................150W + 150W (8 ohms, both channels driven 1kHz)
Dynamic Power...............................190W (8 ohms)
                       ...............................290W (4 ohms)
                       ...............................410W (2 ohms)
BTL Power.......................................300W (8 ohms)
Total Harmonic Distortion..................No more than 0.025% (8 ohm, 140W per channel
                                    ...................20Hz to 20kHz)
Rated Intermodulation.......................No more than 0.025% (8 ohms, 140W per channel
                                .......................60Hz:7kHz = 4:1)
Frequency Response........................5Hz to 100kHz (-1dB)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio........................Better than 120dB (IHF-A weighted input short circuit)
Input Sensitivity/Impedance...............1.2V / 45k ohms
Dimension(w x d x h)........................45.5 x 41.5 x 12 cm
Weight............................................13kg

Miscellaneous :
Matching.........................................Luxman C-02 Preamplifier
Made In...........................................Japan
Condition.........................................7/10

Product Information :
http://www.thevintageknob.org/luxman-M-02.html
http://www.hifiengine.com/library/luxman/m-02.shtml (Requires registration, includes manuals and a flyer)