Japanese Luxman Integrated Amps


I’ve been seeing a slew of Luxman integrated amps primarily shipping from Japan, but one recently, domestically. I was told that you just need a 120-110v power converter and you’re good to go. Another poster spoke of Japanese-version software. Does anyone have any experience with these?

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I’ve bought 2 from Japan: 505, 550.

buy a quality converter. I sold the 505 within a day of posting. Luxman America will not service Japanese products. George Meyer in LA, California will though.

a new 550 axII cost $6500 + tax compared to ~$35-3800 Japanese + import fees.

beautiful amps. 
be aware of service issues and know your options.

Thank you all for those very thoughtful comments. This has to be the most civil forums I’ve ever been on!

I'm with others, buy a US spec version and you'll be better off in the long run.