Luxman 5K50 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Luxman 5K50 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Luxman in 1976 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $2,000 and discontinued 3 years later in 1979.

The main features of the Luxman 5K50 are: 3 discrete heads and off-tape monitoring, digital linear tape counter with 4 digits, tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes, dual capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the center of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the 5K50 are optical digital peak reading meters with peak hold for easy adjustment of optimum recording level. Full-logic transport controls used on the 5K50 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection. Cue and review can be used to easily and quickly locate the beginning of a passage.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the 5K50 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the 5K50 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable. All main transport commands can be issued remotely with a wired remote control.

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