Luxman L-590 AX


Just noticed Luxman has released the L-590 AX in Japan. Have not found anything about it in english except the specs.

Translation of a Japanese stereo website

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phileweb.com%2Fnews%2Faudio%2F201009%2F10%2F10241.html&lp=ja_en&.intl=us&fr=yfp-t-701

and from the Luxman website but it does not show any details.

http://www.luxman.co.jp/presspro/index.html

The question is does the L-590 AX sound the same as the L-590a II but with different features(no loudness but does have seperate button, does not hide the knobs on the front like the L-590a II) or has Luxman managed to take the L-590 AX to the next level?

Luxman has also released the DA-200 USB DAC by combining the P-1u headphone amp and the D-05.

http://avic.livedoor.biz/archives/51534784.html
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Sorry, can't comment on the AX but I am jazzed about the DAC. I have been waiting for Luxman to release a dedicated DAC in their lineup. Looking forward to reviews!
The Luxman P-1U is around $3000 and the Luxman D-05 is around $5000 so if the DA-200 is a mix of the two with other goodies added in then I'm guessing $3500-4000 for it here in the US.

It is around $2000 in Japan right now. So maybe $3000 in the US not sure about Europe.