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Luxman R-405

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BenWaB3

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I recently picked up a Luxman R-405. There is a paucity of info on this model on the web so just throwing this out to the forum to see if any members have knowlege of it. It's from `85, so not one of the Golden Age Luxmans of the 70's. Alpine had aquired the company in `84 but this unit just said Luxman as opposed to Alpine/Luxman so I think I dodged that particular bullet. It has 55wpc & looks to be a bigger brother to the R-404 (not a lot of info on that one either) with 20 more wpc & more inputs. But that's the sum total of what I've been able to find out. I put a post on the Luxman forum at Yahoo but haven't gotten a response there. I'm not expecting it to stand next to the 1030-1120 line of the 70's but I really do like the sound, which is the bottom line I guess. Anyway, does anyone here have any opinions on this unit? Hope this is the correct forum - don't know if 25 gives it enough age to be considered vintage or not. TIA.

Ben
 
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BenWaB3 said:
I recently picked up a Luxman R-405. There is a paucity of info on this model on the web so just throwing this out to the forum to see if any members have knowlege of it. It's from `85, so not one of the Golden Age Luxmans of the 70's. Alpine had aquired the company in `84 but this unit just said Luxman as opposed to Alpine/Luxman so I think I dodged that particular bullet. It has 55wpc & looks to be a bigger brother to the R-404 (not a lot of info on that one either) with 20 more wpc & more inputs. But that's the sum total of what I've been able to find out. I put a post on the Luxman forum at Yahoo but haven't gotten a response there. I'm not expecting it to stand next to the 1030-1120 line of the 70's but I really do like the sound, which is the bottom line I guess. Anyway, does anyone here have any opinions on this unit? Hope this is the correct forum - don't know if 25 gives it enough age to be considered vintage or not. TIA.

Ben
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Curious what your experience was with the 405 after owning it a while. I've got an L-1 and an L-210 now, both circa 1984 or so and I'm looking at adding a 404/405 if I can find a nice one for not much money lol. I would love a 1030 but my tech guy estimates it could get pricey if it needs much work done.
 
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