Luxman KX-102 3 Head Computer Cassette Deck

This Luxman KX-102 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and DBX noise reduction, it was first sold by Luxman in 1982 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $1,000 and discontinued 3 years later in 1985.

The main features of the Luxman KX-102 are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital tape counter with 3 digits, tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side 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 KX-102 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the KX-102 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

To ensure the best response from the wide variety of tapes available adjustment of, bias, equalization and sensitivity, to optimum levels can be performed prior to recording.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the KX-102 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. Dbx Type II found in the KX-102 is a simplified version of the Type I noise reduction system. The dbx Type II system was designed to be used with systems with limited bandwidth such as cassette based recorders and also uses a simple 2:1:2 compander to reduce noise.

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.

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