Luxman L-509X


Any A'Gon readers from Japan listened to this new integrated? The specs and description seems like it could be an incredible piece. Though likely dependent on how good the pre-amp stage sounds. The amp section is supposed to be similar to the great sounding m700u stereo amp.

http://www.audiovenue.uk/newly-launched/luxman-l-509x/



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Ryder,
Here are the new links to the pictures 

https://imgur.com/t/luxman/a3N1DfP

https://imgur.com/t/luxman/AvbbYSf

A 10 yr old can drill better holes than that!

I did feedback to the dealer the same day I opened it up. He said it's "normal". I also asked the question in Luxman FB and they replied, "yeah, it's like that unfortunately :(" EXACT WORDS! WITH THE SAD FACE! And said wish I could see other units, they look similar to mine. They asked for my serial number and they will feedback to QC, but zero assurance or commitment that they will take care of this. 

This is a Luxman flagship integrated amp!
Douggie, I hope you get that sorted out soon. The holes should be perfect in form.
Zero Fidelity on YouTube did a nice review on the Luxman 550axii, the little brother of the 590. He must have liked it, it's his new reference.
Why, oh why, does an expensive amplifier such as this, include the addition of a switch, and additional wires / traces, for speaker switching / headphone listening. I have bypassed this switching and additional wiring, in several amplifiers ( most of them, coincidently, were of Japanese origin ), and the sound, became cleaner, had more detail, embraced me with a quieter black background, and showed me, much more dynamic capability. It is so easy to piggy back additional amplifiers, for a secondary system / additional set of speakers. So, given how good this amplifier is, I know, it could be better. I am sorry if I hurt feelings here.