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Luxman Taking a Different Direction

Luxman's parent company has decided to terminate the relationship with its current US distributor, On a Higher Note.  It will be interesting to see what they decide to do in terms pricing, distribution and promotion of the brand.  Clearly, they have their work cut out for them given the scattered past of this brand - especially in North America.

For those of you who don't know Philip O'Hanlon, the owner of On a Higher Note, he is an extremely "colorful" individual with a passion for music and high-fidelity equipment.  He represents many other lines so I am sure he is dealing with this quite well.  Nonetheless - he put 10 years into promoting Luxman in the states. 
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greginnh OP
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@sfall, it’s hard to say if Cable Company will become the distributor. The official word is that IAC (Luxman’s parent company) is taking over distribution themselves. An Upstate New York address is already listed on the Luxman website - apparently a residential address too!


I have owned may pieces of Luxman gear starting in the early 70's through last year.  With the exception of the production units during the 80's, I have found their products to be quite good.
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hudsonvalleyhifi - I stand corrected regarding the address.  I relied on a quick BING search which suggested a residential address. 

Hopefully, the Luxman brand will live on in the US. 

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Yes, the D-06 is great unit. I owned a D-06U for a couple of years and I was very pleased with it.  Have since upgraded to an Esoteric K-01X.
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Prices needed to drop as the importer was not doing the brand any favors.  My selling dealer dropped the line due to frustrations associated with long wait times etc. Hopefully the new distributor will actually stock a good number of units.  
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