LUXMAN L 595A Integrated amp, Stunning!
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- Luxman celebrates its 95th anniversary with this very special amplifier.
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Luxman L595A SE
2:02 Knob feel!
3:03 Specs
5:21 Listening
12:16, So Steve, what do you really think?
13:23 Audiophiliac Viewer System of the Day!
14:47 Outro
The Loudness button boosts the midbass and treble frequencies to enhance listening pleasure, when listening at low levels (quiet).
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Yes, I messed up, Denon is a lot older!
I always preferred Luxman more in the 70's and 80's
@@jeremytravis360 I have an L-430 which is still sounding good today after I just replaced a failed speaker relay. That's the only problem I ever had from it. They built them to last.
@@garytempleton5097 I know most of the top makes were made that way. We used to call them Tanks. Built like a Tank is the British phrase, although tanks do break down a lot as we all know know.
@@jeremytravis360 For sure. Considering this amp is pushing 30 years old, outside of that relay, it's been solid. There's a few minor problems to fix like an input connector on the back needs replacing, burned out bulbs but otherwise it sounds great and still quiet as a mouse. That amp is still selling on eBay for around $600 today. That's about what I paid for it back in like 1982 or 83 (don't remember exactly)...around there.
@@garytempleton5097 I still have a TA 5650 and it works beautifully. 50 year old. I didn't use it much so it is still in mint condition.
As an aside, Denon was founded in 1910 & recently released their “110” commemorative series.
Oh. I didn't know that.
I just love Steve’s passion and enthusiasm!
I agree that the Loudness Button is very useful for those of us who live in apartments and want to listen at low levels while still enjoying our music in the evening and nighttime hours and not wanting to disturb our neighbors.
Is the loudness button a dynamic compressor? It brings up the low levels and brings down the highs?
@@mondoenterprises6710 A loudness button is an eq. It boosts the lows, and to a lesser extent it boosts the highs. This compensates for natural bass and treble loss our hearing has a low volume levels.
Hi Steve. I love the way you articulate the experience you enjoy whilst demoing the Luxman. Great gear for sure. Keep up the good work. Greg
Recently bought an L-507uX II ... most amazingly built amplifier I've seen
Steve, another wonderful review. Thanks for what you do and, especially, how you do it! Cheers!
Instead of listening to a song I would listen to your this particular review and feel the passion and joy in your sound. :) Really amazing review. Loved it. Luxman amplifier is one of my dream amplifier.
Bought my first Luxman in 1975..................and ever since I love Luxman.......
@@frankgeeraerts6243 I listened to the Luxman amplifiers in the Capital Audio Fest in 2019 and I became a fan of that brand. The build quality is rock solid. I am sure your almost half century old amp must still be going strong even today.
I'm glad that you mentioned bass treble and loudness. Too many amps don't have those. Yes, I use these controls. Also, I'm interested in hearing that Technics turntable review. I love "dj style" turntables.
You love DJ style turntables? How sad.
That is really saying something ! With all the mountains if gear you have had your hands on. I love the look of these.
Another quality vid from old Steve Thanks much!
Lovely review steve! Xx
Nice review! I couldn't agree more about the loudness button.
Luxman and Accuphase sure do make some special gear.
Agreed.
Which one is better overall? I have the Hegel h390 currently. Can you tell me which model woul be similar or superior? I would like to read some reviews. Thank you.
@@IronCan88 I have Hegel H160 and it pairs well with my Maggie LRS. Hegel has a clean sound with a very strong amp stage with good dynamics and damping factor as well as being stable down to 2 ohms. Luxman And Accuphase has a classic class a sound signature. Warm lush and finesse but they won’t have the power to drive Maggies as well. If yours speakers are more efficient then go luxman accuphase or pass labs over Hegel .
Also if you want to improve Hegel give it a better Dac as the Dac section in their integrated is not great. I use Holo Spring KTE and it’s much better.
@@aceofspades6667 thank you. I currently have focal aria 926, but hoping to upgrade to wilson audio Yvette (used) someday. I think the h390 will be good, but we always see praise on other products and get curious. I will try read up about the dac you mentioned.
Wow!
Love the retro style!
Love your shirt (and your review)!🎵
Using a lovely old luxman 509f into Maggies at the mo. Spectacular combo. Your enthusiasm is completely understood.
Love the Europe ‘72 album, thanks again Steve
My favorite live album of all time.. Perfect amalgamation of songwriting, harmony , production, and well seasoned musicians in their prime . Love love love Europe '72
Still got my luxman M3 power amp it serves the pool well love your stuff Steve
Yup it's their sleeper.😉😉 Luxman does not dissapoint in their higher tier for the most staunchest of audiophiles.. Glad you like it!!
Looks fantastic. I'm sure it would sound amazing with my Cornwalls. Wish I could afford this classic, masterclass of engineering.
Personally I like the looks of their other products more. But I have no doubt this is a great product.
My favorite Integrated Amp that I have owned was the beautiful LV105u by Luxman!! Not surprised you love this so much, their build quality is second to NONE!!!! Oh and now they are already selling for $14,000!!
If Luxman keeps putting out these beauties, I might be getting divorced!!
Cool..lovely way to start my day!
What a wonderful review!! Steve rocks!!
great review ! I enjoyed your comparison to Pass gear and from my experience with both I find the Lux to be more fluid , to use one word , or less restrained as you said.
Steve truly is one of the great audio reviewers. What a treasure you are.
Steve basically just says everything is butterflies and rainbow farts. Consumer reviews are much more reliable when considered in groupings vs "professional" reviewers. Also have to be somewhat dubious once reviewers start getting up in age. Not much we can do to mitigate natural age-related hearing loss. (Even though I'm sure most of them would declare their hearing to be good.)
Always beautiful looking machines....
Terrific episode. Vivid description. 👍
Beautiful Amp. Luxman is awesome. I use a Funk Firm Achromat for my Technics 1500C that I would recommend highly. Locking replacement RCA cables also. I love this turntable. It’s cueing is not the best but if you know how to use a turntable and cue with no help it’s not an issue. Record brush the records at 45rpm without having to help the platter is a nice convenience. It also looks clean w/o the strobe and fader.
95 years of making the best control knobs in Hi-Fi, and this looks to be one of their best so far! Great review thanks.
Very cool review and shirt! 😉
Luxman fan here with M900 and CL 1000 pre , I have finally found my sound
"There Will Be Blood" the film... absolutely epic. One of the finest, most viscerally powerful films I've seen in a long time.
I hadn't given the soundtrack much thought as it's own entity, but obviously it heightens the senses and punctuates the visuals quite well.
There will be blood if the wife finds out how much it cost.
Wonderful video
Great choice of music Steve. I saw Nils Frahm at the Barbican on his Encores tour and it was an emotional experience. the Luxman however is a pipe dream.
This looks very similar to a Luxman A-383 I used to have . The square buttons are even identical and the layout is not far from that A383.
Thanks Steve
Stunning amp. Would dearly like to have one.
Is £12.5k a little out the ball park?
Another forerunner in styling was the Luxman L-580/L-58A 30W Class A amps from late 70s/early 1980s. I had the L-580 and it was overall one of the best I had owned. I was not, and am not, crazy about this styling with those square buttons spread out on the front panel. I think the styling on the 30W Class A L-590AXII is much more elegant.
Oh yeah. And you get meters and a tape loop, too. And save a couple G’s. Tho it looks like Luxman raised their prices about $500 just this week 😩
I just got the Technics 1500c and I absolutely love it. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it.
Talk about sycophantic... what if he says it stinks? Will you suddenly stop enjoying it and let a reviewer convince you it isnt good enough for you? The fact you are so keen (cannot wait even) to hear about a product youve already bought tells me you have your doubts about it anyway!
@@tomwebb7091 He did infact, think it stinks. My life is over Tom. Thanks.You got me my number. You're so smart.
Luxman and McIntosh are my bucket list amps. One of the best systems I've ever heard was in the mid 70s, with the mighty Klipschorns driven by the Luxman Laboratory Reference Series. As for loudness, all classic Japanese gear in the 70s had it, but, like tone controls, it became looked down upon by the snooty, snooby "golden ears". I won't buy an amp without tone controls, but I can live without loudness. Also, some loudness circuits only boosted the bas, while others boosted both bass and treble
Looks awesome but I’m kind of missing the meters!
Get the 590 ax II, same amp inside
I would love to hear it!!
Activating the loudness button on my NEC vintage amplifier changes everything. So, yeah, bring the loudness button back!
Steve...you reviewed the D10x July/August of 2020...not this year as stated in your opening comments. I own the D10x and what a formidable player...Love it!!!
I just had a very bad warranty experience with yamaha i replaced all my yamaha gear with luxman and accuphase....so happy
Hey we are getting product photos now. NICE!!
Even though it's not my price class at all, I loved your review on this amp. Thank you, Steve. And thank you for mentioning Nils Frahm. One more reason to relisten his music. Best regards from Germany!
They make less expensive amps, like my L505ux (now the L505uxIi). It's a wonderful amp, and if I ever upgrade it will be to another Luxman.
Steve great channel! Would love to see a review of the Luxman 509x
LUXMAN 595 and Denon PMA 110 are two of the best integrated amps in the market today,Denon value for money is incredible.The two oldest companies of audio are on Top.Congrats for the rewiew.
Thanks, Steve, for reviewing such a wide range of audio gear, including both the high and low ends of the price curve. Also, thanks for reminding me about the truly beautiful Nils Frahm Solo album. It sounds lovely even as it comes into the room via my 1972 Sansui 555 amplifier and Craigslist ‘90s Klipsch 3.2 speakers. I’m grateful every time you post a new video. All the best to you and Mrs. Audiophiliac. 👍👍🔥❤️
9:01: >Vinyl has its own sound. It's warmer, it's softer, it's sweeter, it's - well- *less digital*.< - Only Steve can say that, this way😊
I'd be happier if he'd just say vinyl sounds better...
Good to see a first English preview of the Luxman L595A SE…. I am looking forward to getting my set when it arrives and hopeful that it will indeed step up to those big shoes as compared to my outgoing Accuphase E-360
Did you get your L595 yet? How does it sound compared to your Accuphase? I'm considering these two. Thanks
@@kevtn8 yes I did .. my Accuphase-Luxman comparison notes :
1. Accuphase is warm sounding vs neutral sounding Luxman. I got used to the neutral sound signature of Luxman fairly quickly and liked it because I listened to a range of genres.
2. Sound stage of Luxman appears wider than the Accuphase and placement of instruments on the stage is clearer.
3.Clarity of mid and highs in favour of Luxman.
4. Bass is tighter and punchier in the Luxman.
Caveat: it is not a like for like comparison as Accuphase was higher in wpc on A/B platform while Luxman was lower on wpc running on Class A. More WPC didn’t win.
@@kevtn8 yes I did .. my Accuphase-Luxman comparison notes :
1. Accuphase is warm sounding vs neutral sounding Luxman. I got used to the neutral sound signature of Luxman fairly quickly and liked it because I listened to a range of genres.
2. Sound stage of Luxman appears wider than the Accuphase and placement of instruments on the stage is clearer.
3.Clarity of mid and highs in favour of Luxman.
4. Bass is tighter and punchier in the Luxman.
Caveat: it is not a like for like comparison as Accuphase was higher in wpc on A/B platform while Luxman was lower on wpc running on Class A. More WPC didn’t win.
@@JoneLang Wow congrats Joseph. It sounds like it's a great amp. I had L509x for awhile and really loved it. I've heard their class A Integrated is better so I'm very curious. How efficient are your current speakers? I'm using Harbeth 30.2 in small room and don't listen too loud. I wonder if most of my listening will be in class A. I'm also looking at Accuphase E480 or E650. Have you heard any of these yet? Thanks
@@kevtn8 I think the sound signatures of the Accuphase and Luxman are quite distinct and appeals to different music palates. If you like less colour to your music and appreciate accuracy, go Luxman. I use my Luxman on Tannoy Kensington GR which are fairly efficient at 93 I think.
Happy somebody finally reviewing the Luxman gear, instead of only Chinese and American stuff. Happy you liked it!
Wow, you're a kindred spirit. Big into hi fi and we share a favorite movie of the current century. There Will Be Blood is an amazingly good movie, stellar acting with Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano, a sound track and cinematography to die for, and a compelling and profound exploration of religion and greed. Oh yeah I love class A sound as well, maybe I can afford the 590 version of the Luxman someday.
If it was in my budget I'd have one also. I am lucky enough to have an L550A II which is very nice.
best shirt of them all
Wow! Dream amp. Awesome to hear your opinion. The giddy feeling I get from this is what audio is all about. Did you listen to the new Dune soundtrack?
I’m all for setting new standards for knob-feel 😅👏
Oh God. If i can only win the lotto. That thing is gorgeous.
Thank you ....I was born this way!!!!
Luxman are definitely the most musical amplifier very detailed
My lord that is pretty
Denon is now 110 yrs old because I have just purchased the pma 110 anuverarary edition its gorgeous!!
Very interesting👌 Greetings from Spain.
The Luxman ought to wow. Great nob feel! Quality connectors! I checked. Bought new, with tax, it costs way past $15,000.
that is a seriously impressive knob.
You gotta love a bit of Knob feel .. 💕
I want ! I WANT!
Steve I thought I detected a tremor in your voice at the end when you talked about parting with it. Maybe you have a few things to sell? I was certainly drooling.
If I had a spare $11,995 laying around, I can't think of a better thing to do with it.
Hookers?
I have that Grateful Dead 1972 album very lightly listened to as I am not much of a Dead fan. Listened to all sides recently and it is good stuff as you say.
I love my Luxman L505ux
Great review (as always), i am on the verge of buying this amp, would this match well with a proac speaker? What other brands would be a great match?
The Dead’s Europe 72 is a wonderful sounding album even though they added tons of studio overdubbed vocals guitars, drums etc. still one of their best ✌🏻
Other Than Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, It's my favorite Dead album.
The Dead are an acquired taste (I’m a head for 25 years, ironically since after Jerry died). They definitely were into experimenting with live recording. Europe 72 was recorded to 16 track. But It was mixed to death kind of….
yes: loudness can fix up bad recording somewhat.very nice for low volume listening.
Great review! Any chance of your reviewing the Riviera Labs class A gear? I think it's awesome but it doesn't get a lot of attention here it seems
Knowing your love for Pass products (rightly so), to say you think this unit sounds superior is high praise indeed.
I have an old 80's lux amp and pre amp kicking around. Perhaps I should plug them in. Just using a standard sony solid state avr now with all analog connects.
A 30+ year old amp that hasn't been used in decades, take it slow. You might want to pop the cover and look at the caps for buldging or leaking.
Follow the advice from Steve !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! never plug in an amp that old as such !!!!!!!!!!!!! Ask a good technician to check and recondition ( if you don't have the skills )
But in that case .............you might love it and wonder about it's musical forgotten charms......
My first system was a luxman back in the day
Recently listened to Paulo Nutini Iron Sky over a decent system, but it kept going through my head how it might have sounded over one of these high-high-end systems. Coincidentally, it was recorded at Abbey Road studio.
We all knew this was going to be good. We were just waiting for a review to confirm that. With this being said it should be good for this price.
Hey Steve
How does this compare to the Decware SE84UFO ?
I know it's WAY different in price but....I'm curious.
Thanks Steve. Awesome video!
Thats a BMF !! Geez I love Luxmam
Hi Steve. Nice 👍 review. How does it compare to Accuphase E-650 and E-800 ?
11,000!!!!
Insane prise duder🤣
must be good. never worked on one in my lifetime.
I wish you could get hold of the Arcam SA20....I love mine but it's just flown under the radar both sides of the pond
I want one 😊
Looks beautiful! Their economies of scale such that they can’t offer these at a lower price than a Corolla? I’m sure it’s worth it to the right buyer and I love the aesthetic. I’ll never earn enough to warrant price points.
Used ones are a lot cheaper
I love a good knob feel 🧐
Liked the review, love the Luxman product but I just cannot afford it. You mentioned stage height, I have great height with my two Aegir's with the Freya S.
Wait until you listen to the all new Luxman L-507z they are very special indeed !
Now we're talking!!!
I would love a review of the Luxman 505 or 507 if at all possible!
Agreed... really nice amplifiers.
he said knob feel lol love this guy. id love it if you would roast my strange audio setup. my recovery system. i think you might be suprised by it :0
I have a great looking/sounding L-540, its share the same looks. hopefully the new L-595a has not the same temperature/cooling issue's
Ho Lee sheet. It's beautiful. That nob!
This amp would be perfect with a pair of DeVore Fidelity O/96's and a pair of REL S812 subs