Luxman PD-171 turntable

Bongofury-I never questioned your credentials, i've read many of your posts and I respect your knowledge. The issue is when you mention some Dual(no model #)dumpster find besting a Luxman that's been close to 30 years in the making well... A Garrard 301 is not a Dual, most of us realize the cult following this table has. Lastly markups are not exclusive to Luxman, look at Mcintosh regarding price/performance ratio!

I bump Dave 72's question for the experts:

Which tonearms would any of you recommend on this armless version?

Bongofury, fair enough. I haven't seen the Luxman in person or have auditioned it. So, when I do, I will report my findings. Hopefully it will be on display @ CES.

As I understand it, the PD-171 can be ordered with a Graham, and also a Triplanar that is specific to the PD-171. I believe it is a less expensive version. The third option is a Jelco SA-750. I was under the impression the stock arm was always a version of the Jelco 250 arm, so the SA750 should be a n upgrade. I will be double checking on the Jelco info....

Thanks for the info Fjn04. Yes, there is an armless version of the PD-171. And I finally heard it with the Luxman Class A integrated and Vivid speakers. This was at the 12th meeting of the Las Vegas Audio Club (lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com,) which I am the founder and President of. The distributor of Luxman himself put on the demo. Anyway, I found the turntable to be superb in build quality, and the sound was very neutral with a touch of warmth. Is it overpriced? Probably, but if you buy from Japan there are risks involved especially if you buy from sites like price japan(only a 1 year warranty from Japan, and which you have to send to Japan to get fixed.) also, no parts availability and no product support. and you have to run the units on transformers which degrade the sound.

Anyway, here is the link to that demo...enjoy.

http://lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com/2014/07/our-twelfth-meeting.html