anyone heard of Luxman amp.pls help

sean ,sogood51,connected it to my speakers.gave my 5 yr old marantz a real beating.extremely neutral sounding.very musical.but if (like sogood51 says)its 2x33w,why does it seem to drive my 100W speakers more powerfully than my marantz(80 w rms)???

Probably because it is both faster and actually has the potential for greater current delivery. You have to remember that most music is dynamic in nature. As such, the circuitry that can deliver the highest peaks in a timely fashion while offering the lowest noise floor will sound the loudest / have the most muscle. Sustained power is great, so long as it can deliver that power as needed on a dynamic basis.

Think of your Marantz as a big Cadillac V8 ( 501" ) motor compared to a much smaller, earlier, higher revving Ferrari V12 ( 180" ) motor. While the Cadillac is capable of providing a lot of sheer grunt, you've got eight huge pistons and a very long stroke to work with. As such, it is not very responsive due to the increased mass, but it can do the job if you give it enough time.

On the other hand, the Ferrari revs SO much faster that it is much more responsive under any type of condition that you can throw at it. As such, 12 tiny pistons with a much shorter stroke actually ends up making more power in a far more responsive fashion.

The Luxman is a Ferrari and the Marantz is a Cadillac. The Luxman probably cost more and is rated for less sheer "grunt", but it runs circles around the Marantz in terms of total performance. Sean
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wow!sean,that was enlightenment!would love to know what system you own.
sogood51:where did you find the specs on the L-2??.checked out the web,no luck.

Here you go http://www.audioinvest.no/luxman/luxamp.htm

Dave

Sean,
The company itself has been around in some form for several decades so I'm not so sure that there are that many completely "original" employees :^) but I imagine that it's much like other smaller Japanese audio companies - the employees/facilities/philosophy stay the same but the boss changes - something which has happened to a horde of them: Kenwood, Nakamichi, Denon, Marantz, FR, Akai, SAEC, MicroSeiki, and others... Still others had their hey-day and then moved down-market or reduced operations.

I am curious though so will see what I can find out by calling the company. If anything, I'd almost see the possibility they could eventually be bought out by D&M Holdings, the firm which was established after the merger of Marantz and Denon not long after Ripplewood effectively took over management control of Nippon Columbia (which owned Denon before that). Luxman sales are so low globally that it might make sense.

Dazedandconfused, I think sogood51 is probably right on the specs. I cannot find the L-2 in the product history of Luxman on their Japanese site but the L-1 and L-3 are both listed as having been 35Wx2. The time is about right too as the L-1 went on sale in August 1980.

Hope you enjoy it.