The L-31 was
designed to seek the best cost performance and to attain simplicity yet
retaining the necessary features for true Hi-Fi from the view-point of
practical use after an exhaustive review of current amplifiers in terms of both
circuit and function.
Styling
Meticulous
care is paied to the visual appearance and design to yield an image of high
class audio component. An aluminium extruded front panelof light gold is housed
in the massive wooden case in perfect harmony with metal and moulded knobs,
whereas an attractive escutcheon is placed at the tone-control and lever
switches. Needless to say the result of human engineering is taken into account
and all the controls are arranged for the easiest operation.
Circuit
The basic
power amplifier section employs complete direct-coupled DC output amplifier
circuitry with differential driving utilizing dual rail power supply to ensure
a large damping factor down to the ultra low frequency range for driving the
loudspeakers efficiently.
The output
stage consists of by now mandatory pure complementary circuit with combination
of PNp and NPN transistors. Thus crossover distortion is kept extremely low,
while high reliability is realized by means of TO-3 transistors with good
heat-dissipation. At the same time the transistors of high cut-off frequency at
the driver stages suppress distortion in the treble range. The biggest problem
in the pre-amplifier section lies in noise, which was solved by using ultra low
noise transistors and resistors in addition to low leakage electolytic
capacitors.
The
equalizer stage is composed by 2-step direct coupled amplifier of PNp and NPN
transistors, which ensures excellent linearity and sufficient phono overload
voltage of 150 mV 91 kHz, RMS, phono).
Independent
tone-control of the well-known Lux exclusive NF type is provided for both right
and left channels, whose mechanical centre point offers a true flat frequency
response.
The overall
harmonic distortion at the pre- and main-amplifier is no more than 0,05% and
I.M. distortion is also no more than ,01%. While the S/N ratioat phone exceeds
64 dB.
The annexed
accessories imperative for daily use are provided such as tape monitor circuit,
DIN tape connector, speaker selector, etc.
Specifications
Power
Output RMS: 38 W/38 w (8 Ω, both channel driven)
Total
Harmonic Distortion: no more than 0,05%
I.M.
Distortion: no more than ,01%
Power
Bandwidth: 10 -50,000 Hz (-3 dB less
than 0,1%)
Frequency
Response: 15 - 50,000 Hz (-1 dB)
Input
Sensitivity:
Phono : 2,6 mV
Tuner, Aux
1, 2 : 150 mV
Input
Impedance:
Phono
; 50 k Ω
Tuner,
Aux 1, 2 : more than 60 k Ω
Signal-to-Noise
Ratio:
Phono : more than 64 dB
Tuner, Aux1,
2 : more than 83 dB
Monitor
: more than 83 dB
Residual
Noise: -87 dB
Tone
Control: lux type NF tone Control
High Cut
: 7 kHz - 6 dB/oct
Low Cut
: 70 Hz - 6 dB/oct
Damping
Factor: more than 90 dB (8 Ω)
Semiconductors: 27 transistors; 8 Diodes; 2 Zener Diodes; 1
LED
Power
Supply: 110-120, 220-140 V 50/60 Hz
Power
Consumption: 170 W (8 Ω, max output, both channel driven); 150 W (CSA, UL rated)
Dimensions
(W x H x D): 440 x 160 x 225 mm
(17-3/8" x 6-5/16" x 8-7/8")
Weight: 7 kg (15,4 lbs) net