Vintage Luxman receivers


Bought a perfect condition Luxman R-104 at a garage sale today for 5 bucks! This thing sounds unbelievably good with my Focal 836w. I’ve powered these with Musical Fidelity A1008 and pimped out Jolida tube integrated. This thing sounds more well balanced than both I think. Powerful sounding little s..t. We’re these known to be good or do I just have bad taste?😃

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Luxman’s gear has always performed well, but their vintage gear from the 70s is much more sought after than their gear in the 80s. In the early 80s Tim de Paravicini already walked away from designing for Luxman, and Alpine bought them, and they no longer reigned. But the gear was still pretty good. $5 is a steal for the unit you got. 

When I first started out, Luxman was my starting point, and I recapped a number of their integrateds and amps, including the Luxman L-450, L-80V, L-85V (which i still have), and the M-300. The L-85 and M-300 are very good if able to restore. 

Congratulations on your purchase!

I would also note that the newer pieces are a bit more refined and relaxed with more midrange magic than the older pieces. The detail retrieval and control improves with each price point / model upgrade but Luxman likes to focus preliminarily on the magic of the spectrum of midbass-midrange-lower treble.