losthorizon
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I have a Luxman L10, and wonder what you all would consider the next step up from this in sound quality in the luxman range?
70's Luxman amps
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AudioAvarice
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I'd go to a Luxman 5C50 preamp with a matching 5M20 (or 5M21 if you prefer meters).
losthorizon
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Is that an integrated amp? The reason I have the L10 is that it is integrated. I have no problem with the L10, but it's getting old, and some parts are unavailable now
AudioAvarice
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Oh If your worried about it's age, why post in a 12 year dead thread about 70's Luxman? Just get a new Luxman integrated?
Blue Shadow
Waiting for Vintage Gear from this century
What parts are nla? There are two sources of replacement DML-01 units, the usual device that caused issues. Other than that aren’t the guts just the same stuff we all get from Digikey/Mouser?
The L-10 is part of the 2nd tier Laboratory Standard Series, the 5C50, et.al. Is part of their top units at that time the Laboratory Reference Series. The 5L15 is the 80wpc integrated amp from that series. The L-10 is 55wpc.
To get better than that you would need to get gear from this century. There are a number of very fine Luxman integrated amps made in the last 15 years.
The L-10 is an excellent amp and having it restored might be worth considering.
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losthorizon
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Thank you for your reply. My L10 has had the DML-01 units replaced already, and as yet, it is working as it should. I was just concerned that if I did get trouble, I would be stuck with a non-repairable amp, so I was asking which amp would be an upgrade to the L10 If I needed to replace it, Thanks again .