Luxman C-10X Stereo Control Amplifier

Product Overview

The C-10X is Luxman's flagship control amplifier, and the clearest statement yet of where the company is taking its next century of amplifier design. At its heart sits LIFES — Luxman Integrated Feedback Engine System — the company's new amplifier feedback engine, paired with the latest generation of its original electronically controlled attenuator, LECUA-EX.

Fully balanced audio pathways run directly through a three-dimensional circuit structure, keeping signal paths short and symmetrical. The result is the combination Luxman were chasing: an almost total absence of noise, effortless instantaneous power, and a sense of realism that makes recordings feel present rather than reproduced.

LECUA-EX handles volume across 192 discrete steps spanning 0 to 95.5dB, so level changes stay precise and channel-matched at any listening level — including the very low volumes where conventional attenuators lose their balance. Outputs can be configured unbalanced, balanced, or for bi-amp operation, and the machined aluminium chassis with its hairline-finished top panel is built to the standard the flagship line demands.

Key Features

• LIFES amplifier feedback engine
• LECUA-EX electronically controlled attenuator — 192 steps, 0–95.5dB
• Fully balanced audio pathways in a three-dimensional circuit layout
• Unbalanced, balanced and bi-amp output modes
• Remote-adjustable bass and treble tone controls
• Volume-linked loudness function
• Balanced phase preset and input offset level alignment
• Fluorescent display with dimmer and zoom
• Full-function remote control
• Machined aluminium construction with hairline-finished top panel

Specifications

Specifications from Luxman. The C-10X does not include an onboard phono stage.