Luxman LV-90 Stereo Integrated Amplifier 35W – Phono, Japan
$295.00
Lux Corporation’s compact integrated, built in Tokyo in 1986–87: 35 watts a channel at 0.008% distortion, a real phono stage, and a volume control calibrated in decibels of attenuation rather than arbitrary numbers. CD Straight bypasses the tone circuitry when you want the short path.
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Luxman LV-90 — Lux Corporation’s Compact Integrated, with a Real Phono Stage
A compact, elegantly restrained integrated amplifier built by Lux Corporation in Tokyo, aimed at the listener who wants clean, well-engineered stereo amplification without a rack full of hardware.
Luxman produced the LV-90 in 1986 and 1987, and it carries the design language the company was known for at its best: a black faceplate under a brushed light-grey top cover, a large volume control calibrated in decibels of attenuation rather than arbitrary numbers, and a front panel that stays quiet until you need it. Total harmonic distortion is quoted at 0.008 percent and line-level frequency response runs from 10 Hz to 80 kHz.
CD Straight
The feature worth knowing about is CD Straight. Engaged, it routes the CD input directly through to the volume control, bypassing the tone control and loudness circuitry entirely for the shortest signal path the amplifier can offer. Leave it off and the full bass, treble, balance, and loudness controls remain available. It is a genuine audiophile provision on an amplifier of this size, and it means one machine serves both the listener who wants tone controls and the one who wants none.
Inputs and Sources
Source provision is generous. Dedicated CD and tuner inputs sit alongside an AV/auxiliary input, a moving magnet phono input with ground post, and two complete tape loops with independent record and monitor paths — including a dedicated dubbing function for copying between decks. A headphone jack is provided on the front panel.
The A and B Speaker Terminals
The speaker arrangement deserves a plain word. There are two sets of terminals, A and B, wired in parallel with no front-panel selector: whichever set is connected receives signal. Used singly, either set accommodates speakers from 8 to 16 ohms. The rear panel specifies a 16 ohm minimum per speaker if both sets are driven at once, so in practice most systems will use one pair, with the second set standing ready for a straightforward swap.
Condition
Cosmetically this example is in very good condition. The faceplate is very clean and presents well. There is scratching along the top left edge of the cabinet, visible on close inspection and noted here so there are no surprises; it does not affect the front-facing appearance or the operation of the amplifier in any way.
Condition and Service
This unit has been thoroughly inspected and tested to confirm full functionality.
Why This One
A genuinely well-made Japanese integrated, compact enough to sit almost anywhere and specified well enough to keep good company — a sensible heart for a turntable-and-speakers system that does not need to announce itself. Available now.
Luxman LV-90 Specifications
- Power output: 35 watts per channel into 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, both channels driven
- Dynamic power: 70 watts per channel into 4 ohms
- Total harmonic distortion: 0.008 percent at 1 kHz
- Frequency response, line level: 10 Hz to 80 kHz, plus 1 dB / minus 3 dB
- Frequency response, phono: 20 Hz to 20 kHz, plus or minus 0.3 dB
- Phono input: moving magnet, 2.5 mV, 47 kilohms
- Line inputs: CD, Tuner, AV/Aux — 150 mV, 40 kilohms
- Tape: two play inputs, two record outputs, dubbing
- Speaker terminals: two pairs, A and B
- Headphone output
- Controls: bass, treble, balance, loudness, CD Straight
- Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 17.2 x 4.3 x 10.9 inches (438 x 110 x 278 mm)
- Weight: 17.6 lbs (8 kg)
🔌 Speaker Cable, Built on Our Own Bench
The speaker terminals here are five-way binding posts, so they take banana plugs or spade lugs and you have the run of the options. We hand-build speaker cable here in any length you need — choose the gauge and the terminations on our Custom Speaker Cable Builder. If you would rather terminate cable you already own, we make our own gold-plated banana plugs and spade connectors as well. 👉
🎚️ Gold Series RCA Interconnects
Our own Gold Series RCA Stereo Interconnect is a shielded, gold-plated stereo pair, in stock and ready to go. It is the cable that connects this to the rest of your system, and it is a straightforward upgrade on the free leads that come in the box with most equipment. 👉
⚠️ Important Information for International Buyers
This unit is configured for North American 110/120V power. Buyers outside North America will require a step-down transformer and appropriate plug adapter.
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| Weight | 18.6 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 14.9 × 21.2 × 8.3 in |
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