95 years. That’s nearly 1,000 years in hifi time.
The L595A SPECIAL EDITION Integrated Amplifier gets its chunky good looks from the L-570 series from 1989.
The L595A operates in Pure Class A, offering 30 Watts x2 into 8 Ohms and 60 Watts x2 into 4 Ohms. The company employs their Only Distortion Negative Feedback (ultimate) – ODNF-u – circuit that applies just the right touch of negative feedback, according to the literature.
As you can see, Luxman has kept the tone controls and Loudness button for those who enjoy a bit of personal flavor. Two pairs of speaker binding posts allow for two sets of attached speakers, while a MM/MC phono input join the line-level RCA and XLR inputs for full-function.
There’s a mono switch that does exactly what you’d expect, the Line Straight switch bypasses the Balance and Tone Controls for purists, and a front panel mounted headphone jack is ready for your favorite ‘phones.
The L595A SPECIAL EDITION Integrated Amplifier is limited to just 300 units with 100 units allocated to North America. Deliveries will commence in June at a suggested retail price of $11,995.
Features
30 Watts + 30 Watts RMS, pure Class A into 8 ohm loads
60 Watts + 60 Watts RMS at 4 Ohms, and stable into 2 Ohms
3-stage Darlington equipped triple-parallel push-pull configuration for superior signal-to-noise ratio and low distortion
Instant, effortless power thanks to an oversized, highly-regulated power transformer and large, independent left/right filter capacitors of special construction
Large speaker relays minimize resistance for low output impedance and high damping factor
Thorough anti-resonant design with a massively overbuilt chassis of 64 pounds (29 kg)
Density gradient cast iron feet resist shelf-borne vibration
Discrete buffer preamplifier output
Copper-clad, steel-shielded internal cabling
Copper alloy RCA terminals combine conductivity and durability
Luxman’s peel coat input/output circuit boards eliminates the green film coating that can introduce high-frequency noise
Smooth, round-cornered printed circuit board traces optimize signal flow
Built-in phono preamplifier with Moving Magnet/Moving Coil cartridge type selection
Preamp output/main amp input terminals for bi-amping and SEPARATE function to support home theater installations
Electronically controlled Bass and Treble adjustment
Loudness compensation linked to volume-control setting
Speakers A + B output terminals with multi-way binding posts
Two separate balanced XLR line input pairs
Supplied RA-17A remote control also operates current Luxman digital players
Company Website: Luxman