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Luxman Audio Gear - what is happening with them here in USA

I would like to throw this out to the group and just simply ask a question about what is happening with their distribution here in the US. This company has been around for awhile and has made some great strides recently to get back into the high end audio marketplace with some great products. However, I have heard that the US Distribution has changed, and leaves me to wonder what is this company's direction, where would I get something of their fixed here in the US and what is their future ?  Some of their stuff is not cheap but makes me wonder about there future here in the US and should I hold off considering buying their products. Responses would be appreciated.....       
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ivanj
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Pantheon - First, you are ignorant, like many, about the merchandising practices of big manufacturers that 10 years ago no one thought would be in Best Buy like B&W, KEF, McIntosh. They buy their way in. Why not Luxman? 
Second, a comment cannot fall into a pantheon. That is a malapropism. Stick with jeez etc.
builder3-
You are correct. Many manufacturers no longer publish FTC spec ratings for their amplifiers. The reviews of the Audionet 500 wpc RMS amplifier by Stereophile proves your point. The expensive Audionet went into thermal overload during the FTC pre-conditioning test. What is it really? A 300 wpc RMS  amplifier? That regulation still has the power of law and it still is a requirement. Only if one passes the initial test can a "peak music rating" be specified. What do the importers and manufacturers have to hide? Is Luxman any different?


ivanj
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I was recently auditioning a $15k + turntable and cartridge through a Luxman valve preamp, a Bryston amp, and a pair of odd-shaped KEF speakers.

There was a buzz in one channel of the LUXMAN that could not be gotten rid of. The tech fellow and the turntable manufacturer switched out everything and the fault was found to stay in that one channel of the Luxman.

One swallow does not a summer make but these are not the Luxman products of yore. Today they seem to be built down to a price. I'm sure Magnolia will have them next.

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