In preparation for its celebrations of 100 years within the audio enterprise in 2025, premier Japanese model Luxman has introduced the arrival of its new L-509Z built-in amplifier within the UK. Constructing on the legacy of the earlier flagship, the five-star L-509X mannequin, the brand new amp produces an influence output of 120 watts per channel into an 8 ohm load (or 240W per channel into 4 ohms). It additionally brings within the model’s patented “LIFES” suggestions engine, first used within the M-10X energy amp after which once more within the C-10X, to this new flagship mannequin.
The high-end amp sports activities a redesigned detrimental suggestions circuit, with the next-gen circuitry providing what Luxman teases will probably be “extraordinarily high-quality sound”. A brand new rotary encoder helps to handle the unit’s quantity controls, for “smoother and extra exact quantity management than ever earlier than”, whereas a brand new phono stage circuit is designed to ship extra devoted reproductions of analogue recordings.
This built-in amplifier is not brief on connectivity choices. In addition to a phono stage, the brand new L-509Z has 4 single-ended RCA line-level inputs and two balanced XLR inputs. On the entrance, the L-509Z boasts each 4.4mm and 6.3mm headphone jacks. Excessive-quality RCA terminals are employed for lines-in inputs, whereas it might probably change between two pairs of audio system
The unit’s upgraded phono stage helps each transferring magnet and transferring coil cartridges and allows you to change between high and low MC settings. The Luxman’s extremely secure energy provide, in the meantime, is claimed to supply some critical oomph and stability, whereas low-resistance speaker relays and peel-coated circuit boards are all housed throughout the unit’s ultra-thick aluminium chassis.
The L-509Z sports activities a LED show for checking quantity degree alongside two conventional analogue energy meters and a pair of rotary management knobs, one for controlling quantity and the opposite for choosing the enter. Additional features, together with speaker choice, mute and tone management, are discovered on the entrance panel, whereas the L-509Z may also be managed by way of a provided distant.
The Luxman L-509Z is already accessible in North America for round $12,495 (retailers fluctuate) and now you can order it within the UK for £11,000.
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