Describing the sonics of the C-600f is more complex than for the M-600A. Like the power amp, the preamp is a wonderful unit that sounds very alive and dynamic with vanishingly low distortion and excellent transparency that might be as good as anything else out there today. The lows reach as low as the other system components can go and the highs are crystal clear and very extended. The midrange is neutral and musical and images jump out of the plane of the speakers. It was easy to enjoy music played through this preamp and its detail allowed it to be used as a tool to assess recordings, sources or other components.  

Mike Wechsberg  - Positive Feedback.

Using trickle down technology from the award winning C-1000f control amplifier. This remarkably flexible control amplifier, is probbaly the only preamplifier available today that features tone controls that be can be activated orr disengaged from the comfort of your listening chair via the remote control.  Three single-ended and two balanced inputs. Five single-ended and two balanced outputs. Phase switch on the front panel. Has Luxman's latest compact version of the LECUA 1000-WM volume control (LUXMAN Electric Controlled Ultimate Attenuator with Weighting Matrix Technology).  as well as the electronic input selector.  Luxman’s most advanced ODNF circuit is employed, release 2.4. as featured in the C-1000f, delivers state-of-the art musical performance.

There is a tape processor loop as well as fully adjustable bass & treble controls from the remote control.

The phase of each balanced input can be set individually. As can the phase of the balanced outputs. There is an overal phase adjustment also availble from both the front panel and the remote control. 

The delicate music of the low level signal is protected from unnecessary vibration and degradation, by the installation of cast iron pillars for supporting the chassis.

The balance between the right and left channels can be adjusted from the remote control. 

Custom parts, such as resistors & condensers are used extensively throughout this design. Kappa alloy RCA sockets are used because of their high conductance & low resistance. Luxman have used EI transformers for over fifty years.

The florescent display shows the different modes as well as source selection and the volume setting, is crisp and easy to read. It may also be dimmed from the remote control.

The tone controls are a unique and useful feature of the C-600f. When set flat I was never able to hear any difference in switching them in or out (the sound is muted for about a second whenever the tone control switch on the remote is pressed). This is a brilliant achievement (I wager someone out there with better cables or speakers can hear the difference, but for most people that difference will be inconsequential).     Mike Wechsberg  - Positive Feedback

The C-600f is the only high-end preamplifier on the market today (that we know of) that has tone controls that are adjustable from the comfort of your listening chair.

Are Gwen Stefanie, Alicia Keys a little too bright (harsh) for your taste ?

Do you feel that the 1960's performances of the Bernstein Mahler cycle of the 1960s are too bright & glarey ?

It only takes a moment to engage the tone controls & dial back the treble by 1 or 2 dB.

The tone controls wil not manipulate every recording so that they sound like a reference recording, but they make make them emminently listenable. Old perfromances that you retired because you found  them unlistenable, can be given a new lease on life. 

RJ11 connectors are used for the remote 12volt DC trigger to power up or down the attached amplifiers.

In order for an amplifier to multiply the signal cleanly, it first needs to receive clean electrical power. Luxman view the AC input with great concern, just as serious listening tests are applied to the power cables, so too is the AC inlet built to rigorous standards. With the C-600f, the AC inlet starts with high purity brass which subsequently receives a non-magnetic nickel plating and finally gold-plating is administered in order to maintain a low resistance.

Here is a clever device found on the back of every LUXMAN powered product. You press the button and it will check the phase of the electricity it is receiving. If the AC outlet in the wall is incorrectly wired, meaning the live and neutral are swapped, a red LED will turn on to warn you. You only need to press it once, when you are installing a product to check that everything is in order. Its a simple mistake, that occurs often, and one that can seriously undermine your listening enjoyment.

AUDIO ACCESSORY (Japan) - Copper

AUDIO BASIC (Japan)         -  "This Is The Best for Me in 2007" Reviewer - Mr. M. Fukida

STEREO (Japan)                -  Special Commendation (March 2008)

C-600f seen here next to the M-600A