Gratuitous, ridiculous, but...

[joel]

Luvverly.

Luxman D-38u. Coming in October.

 

[drummerjohn]

Why on earth make it look like a piece of tat from the 70's?

 

[Dev]

Why on earth make it look like a piece of tat from the 70's?

To match my tat of an amp (L31)?

I quite like the styling of Luxman in general.

 

[Colin2040]

I could live with it would match my amp just nice.

 

[nando]

dev, please give me back my lux amp, i will buy it back,
nando.

 

[Dev]

This is the second time you've asked me to give it back. May I remind you that I bought it from you. You didn't give it away.

 

[drummerjohn]

WOW - just looked at their products on their website. AMAZING. Build construction has made me drool.

 

[RobHolt]

Looks excellent, though I've never been keen on their liking for having little windows on the front displaying tubes.
Wooden casing is good IMO - something to caress and polish

Looks a little like the new-ish Yamaha amps and CD players. Very clean lines.

 

[joel]

Think of the little tube as a handy built-in reading lamp for CD covers
Full wood wrap is de-rigeur for any self-respecting Japanese amp. Even when it really is Class A ;-)

30kgs of wood-encased, copper-wrapped A-class audiophoolia

 

[RobHolt]

That is stunning.
Only problem is that I'd be out there every day buffing that lovely case and facia. Actually that isn't a problem, more like therapy

 

[joel]

Amp = job done

At least as long as I can keep this behemoth from 1990 running to spec (shouldn't be a problem for at least another 20~30 years according to Luxman)

 

[Dev]

Me want!!!

 

[halvis]

That looks stunning, I bet it sounds it too. I just took delivery of my Luxman amp this weekend, bloody hell its good. It does everything really well (inc. MM/MC phono and headphone socket) and all for £1500.00 (2 yrs old). Build quality makes the rest of my UK built kit look home made!!! See pics below -

https://www.audio-forums.com/as-rediect/showthread.php?t=22895

 

[RobHolt]

Looks lovely Alan.
Very Accuphase.

 

[Colin2040]

I have been using mine for about 4 months now and love it,just cant fault it only problem is I like their older stuff and want to get some just to lust over is this sad?

 

[amazingtrade]

Wow something Japaneese thats not a camera I feel some passion for!

 

[Tenson]

The amp looks okay. The CD player looks like a pile of junk.

 

[Samantha]

Tenson - the pic in the first post is a CD player not amp - forgive me if I have missed something here, not all pics show when I view from work.

 

[Dev]

Samantha, the picture in the first post is indeed a CDP. Simon is referring to the amp in Joel's later post.

I wouldn't worry too much in any case. There's no accounting for taste.

 

[nando]

quote

Me want!!!

me had,
nando.