LUXMAN-The "Modern Classic" !

LUXMAN Since 1925

Lux Corporation, founded in 1925, has changed its company name to e-Lux Corporation with a new management organization to meet the changing world of our information society. At the same time, a new company has been established under the name of Luxman Corporation, to succeed to the traditional Luxman audio brand that has grown together with the development of Japanese audio.

Luxman was created in 1925 when radio broadcasting started in Japan and has long offered its great acoustics to the audio world. Luxman has been highly rated both at home and abroad as an excellent brand for high quality audio products.

People are open to natural things, standing on guard against unnatural things. Natural sound free from artificial processing gives birth to an opportunity for intimate dialog between people and music.

The natural and genuine influence of music upon listener imagination forms the basis for Luxman to depend on in manufacturing its products. Musicians pour their passion in music while recording engineers record it precisely. Luxman sincerely desires to fully reproduce the sounds and delicate tonal nuances involved, transmitting the spirit of the artists and the exciting atmosphere from concert sites to deliver music excitement as purely as possible.

At Luxman, we work for our products to deliver the passion of each music piece expressed by composers, players, and recording engineers to listeners, using Luxman enthusiasm with the same the level of zeal as artists and engineers. At the commemorable 80th anniversary of our foundation, Luxman is working to find further find excitement through excellent music and share the pleasure with clients and users.

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HISTORY
Lux Corporation was founded in Japan on June 1925, by T. Hayakawa & his brother K. Yoshikawa. It began as the radio equipment department of Kinsuido Picture Frame Store in Osaka, an importer of picture frames. Lux was the among the first manufacturers in Japan of electronic components, and already famous at that time for their output transformers & switches.

In 1984 Lux was acquired by Alps and inherited the Alpine home hi-fi division and the Alpage brands and this created a lot of confusion since the product lines of the Alpine factory started appearing with the Luxman brand on it, and in some cases there were more than one distributor in each country distributing Luxman branded products, one for the product lines and designs from the old Alpine factory and one for the products from Luxman proper. Alpine's consumer oriented product lines clashed terribly in the marketplace with the perfectionist Luxman brand and confusion reigned. Alps retired Luxman’s original distribution network from N. America & Europe shortly after and tried to sell both brands through their existing Alpine dealer network, unfortunately to the detriment of Luxman, when Alps stopped selling Luxman completely in the United States & Europe since the late 1980s. Luxman changed hands again in the 1994 when Samsung, Korea, took a majority stake in Lux Corp.’s stock. In 2000 Lux Corp became LUXMAN Corporation when it reverted back into private Japanese ownership. Under the new management, they invested heavily in R&D for their high-end 80th Anniversary Commemoration models which were released in 2005 in order to reposition LUXMAN globally once again as a luxury, high-end audio brand.

LUXMAN hold many patents for audio engineering; amongst them is the application of Global Negative Feedback to the output stage, which they developed in 1955. While widely used throughout the audio industry today, they no longer use it themselves.

LUXMAN nowadays use a distortion reduction technique called Only Distortion Negative Feedback (ODNF). This system works by isolating noise & distortion at the output from the music signal and sparingly applying negative feedback to suppress them. Conventional negative feedback systems can have an adverse effect on the music, introducing phase distortion. "The circuit features such an ultra-wide range, ultra- high slew rate and ultra low distortion that it does not use phase compensation for the music signal amplifying circuits." This new technology also ensures that need for a DC servo circuit is alleviated, again improving sound quality.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Lux was the only major Japanese audio manufacturer to continue producing vacuum tube audio amplifiers.

Since 1925, LUXMAN has crafted audio products in Japan. LUXMAN products are designed in Japan; each part is carefully tested and evaluated with many custom-made parts, thus making the Luxman designs unique, special and one of a kind. Apart from the shared Power Supply, the amplifier designs are usually dual mono. The transformers are made in Japan to their specifications. LUXMAN even hand select the color paint used on the resistors to identify value and tolerance based on extensive listening tests. The chassis are carefully tuned with both vibration and resonance being very carefully controlled to make them perform like a musical instrument. Finally assembly and testing are carried out in Japan. LUXMAN's attention to detail is second to none.

PHILOSOPHY

Easy On the EarA piece of audio equipment should offer excellent performance specifications. Yet, the product that performs the best on paper is not necessarily the best sounding one - because there is no way to relate specifications to the degree of emotion a product evokes in the heart of the listener.

While LUXMAN place a great importance on numerical analysis of our products, still greater significance is given to actual auditions. In essence, our performance concept is to ensure that a component produces the most natural sound possible when it plays back music. Our senses are quick to detect unnaturalness in what we hear. Artificial sound tires us, but rich, natural sound relaxes and frees us from stress and tension, letting us enjoys music at the deepest level.

Easy On the EyeIn terms of performance, we build our products to deliver natural sound that brings spiritual serenity to the listener. And in aesthetic terms, we stress the interplay of light and shadow, so the Luxman products present a solid, sculpture-like impression.

The merging of sensibilities and technology, gives a product its unique personality.

What is clear in retrospect is that LUXMAN products have always successfully combined the latest electronics engineering and aesthetic designs for high performance and a finely crafted look, without making any compromises. Open to innovative ideas and free from engineering prejudices; Luxman is committed to designing and building products that satisfy those music lovers who are unwilling to settle for anything less than the best.

Easy On the SoulLUXMAN audio components deliver both the emotional impact of the performance as well as the peace of mind of long-term reliability. Because every model incorporates proven circuit designs and exhaustive quality evaluations to provide uncompromising durability.

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Luxman Historical Flagships

LUXMAN-L-350AII Similar to its L-550A II predecessor, the L-350A II is a basic model of an integrated amplifier with pure Class A amplification method that features rich sound reproduction ability and allows enjoyment of music at all times. Based on years of experience and the application of the latest materials science technology, Luxman extensively uses filters, shielding, ferrites and radio-signal absorbing materials to cut electrical noise. We also use FRP (Fiber reinforced Plastics) resin, loop-less box construction and other rigidity- enhancing measures to suppress mechanical vibrations. http://www.luxman.com/product.php?pid=5

LUXMAN-L-350AII

Luxman L-505ux Integrated Amplifier

Luxman L-507u Integrated Amplifier

Luxman L-507u Integrated Amplifier Inside

Luxman L-590AII Integrated Amplifier

Luxman L-590AII Inside

Luxman L-590AX

LUXMAN launched the lastest generation of transistor integrated power amplifier, the 3rd verison of the highly rated X series, L-505Ux, with a high output power of 100W(8Ω). This high performance amplifier introduces LECUA (Luxman Electronically Controlled Ultimate Attenuator). Over the last 15 years, since L-505s was first introduced in 1996, it has experienced 3 model changes. Now the L-505uX, as the latest full revision model of Luxman 506 series, is avidly expected and popularly supported by audiophiles all over the world. With an illuminated central oriented VU meter on its solid, symmetrical facia, L-505uX introduces a high accuracy electronically controlled attenuator LECUA and Luxman exclusive high sound quality feedback circuit ODNF(Only Distortion Negative Feedback) high S/N version 2.3, while keeping all the other superb features of Luxman products. As an integrated power amplifier, L-505xU inherits all the excellent features of L-590ax/L-550AX, such as ideal circuit design, chassis construction, wiring and layout. L-505uX mainly features class-leading high sound reproduction capability, high power amplification, incomparable audio performance and the implementation of updated components, making this multi-functional integrated amplifier supreme in bringing to life your love of music.