Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again

lewm,

Thanks for the tip about frequency of availability.

I like that Rosewood Case, a big part of it’s appeal. If I buy it, and truly like the sound of it's phono, I may use it in my main system with lots of similar colored wood and the Rosewood Speakers. The JVC decks like mine were stained with a red coloration, highly grained, but not Rosewood veneer, but they appear so at first glance.

It's interesting to try and show how I think, and see how others think and approach things, funny 'here I go again' being the point of this discussion in the first place. 

I look every morning for tube preamps, 'newly listed', it's fun for me, however, it's becoming expensive.

@lewm +1 on hifishark

@elliottbnewcombjr 

I bought two Luxman CL-35III. One for myself with a pair of Luxman MB-3045 amps, and one for a friend. One of them came complete with the Luxman SUTs that insert in the back. I tracked down a pair of Sansui a-603 SUT for the other.

It is a very good sounding unit, but not as good as the new Luxman CL-38uC.

Plenty are posted for sale. If you are in the USA you should look for one with US voltage, not the 100 volt Japanese model, which are more plentiful.

Best of luck in your search,

Jim Perry

First thing I’d do is remove the wood case. It impedes cooling. Tubes will last longer without it. Keep it for resale value.

I agree removing cases on many tube units, however:

That design has all the tubes mounted in a row out of the back, similar to that McIntosh, except, Luxman wisely put the row of tubes up high, above the in/out cables. It’s got a decent vented grille, no way I would remove that Rosewood case which is a major draw for me.

I agree. There is plenty of ventilation and the case is too beautiful