Luxman L-505u - £3295.00
Luxman L-505u Integrated Amplifier
The Luxman L-505 has been in continuos production for over thirty years and has quite often been Luxman's best selling single product. Of course it has been updated & refined many times over the past thirty years.
The Luxman L-505f was introduced in 2001 and was remarkably successful as many proud Luxman owners will happily testify. Its successor, the L-505u, now has Luxman's unique noise & distortion canceling technology - ODNF version 2.2 as well as the electronic input selector (trickle-down technology from the flagship C-1000f) , which has lowered channel crosstalk & increased channel separation..
The Luxman L-505u is a fully featured integrated amplifier, with a wonderful phono stage, multiple inputs (including one balanced), tone controls (easily defeated at the touch of a button), enough power to drive most speakers in just about any room in your home and a remote control to add convenience to a remarkably comprehensive integrated amplifier. It is a wonderful entrance to the world of Luxman.
AWARDED 5 GLOBES ACCOLADE IN HI-FI WORLD OCTOBER 2012
Excerpt from review.
"It presented sound in a calm and authoritative way while retaining impeccable manners... a winning combination of definition, good timing, secure and precise imaging and an ability to subtly present emotions in a digestible and moving way.
The openness of the sound allowed me to analyse the mix while at the same time presenting it as a cohesive and comprehensive whole…
it seemed somehow to identify and transmit the humanity, emotional excitement and intensity behind the sounds."
-TONY BOLTON, HI-FI WORLD
Manufacturers website here
Review 1
Specifications:
Continuous effective output
100W + 100W/8Ω
140W + 140W/4Ω
Input
4 line systems
Phono 1 system (MM/MC switchable)
1 balanced line system
Sound recording input/output: 2 line systems
Pre- output and main input:1 system, each
Speaker output: A, B 2 systems
Amplifier version: ODNF 2.2
Output constitution: Bipolar parallel PP
Power transformer: EI type 440VA
Damping factor: 110
Harmonic Distortion: 0.005% or less
( 8Ω at 1KHz)
0.03% or less
(8Ω and 20Hz~20KHz)
Input sensitivity/impedance
PHONO (MM): 2.5mV/47KΩ
PHONO (MC): 0.3mV/100Ω
LINE: 180mV/42KΩ
BAL. LINE: 180mV/79KΩ
MAIN-IN: 1V/51KΩ
Output voltage: TAPE: 180mV and PRE-OUT: 1V
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: (IHF-A)
PHONO (MM): Above 91dB
PHONO (MC): Above 75dB
LINE: Above 105dB
Frequency characteristic: PHONO : 20Hz~20,000Hz (±0.5dB)
LINE: 20Hz~100KHz (+0dB ~ -3dB)
Controls
Front panel
Volume and input selector, meter, power switch, monitor switch, [phono] MC switch, REC out switch, speaker selector, stereo / mono mode selector, bass (±10dB @ 100Hz) & treble (±10dB @ 10kHz) tone controls, subsonic filter (9 Hz) and balance control, line straight switch (tone controls bypass), separate switch (splits the internal preamp from the amplifier) meter light and headphone jack, power on indicator and protection indicator
Rear panel
Balanced phase inverter, signal ground and line phase sensor, AC inlet.
Remote Control
Electric power consumption: 1.2W (stand-by), 82W (idle), 210W (rated output)
Dimensions W x H x D:18.3” (467mm) 7” (179) 17.25” (437)
Weight:46.2 lbs. (21kg)
