After breaking in the Luxman C-900u for just over 200 hours, I anxiously sat down for a listen. What stunned me was how dramatically it improved my system’s performance. It’s difficult to put into words what I experienced, but I’ll do my best to detail the changes heard.
Author Archives: Philip O'Hanlon
July 19, 2014 Las Vegas, NV Special thanks to Kirk and Teri Lachman for their wonderful hospitality: beautiful home, great company and a truly memorable evening. Big thank you to […]
“…few alternatives come close to this degree of perfectly timed transparency…” “…the detail coalesced into a musical experience that was like no other.” Ever since the G3’s have been in […]
I went to Locke Street Audio’s private listening room yesterday. I was amazed at the sound I heard. The sound stage was big but accurate, the speakers completely disappeared and […]
T.H.E. Show in Newport Beach, California May 30 – June 1, 2014 I’d like to begin by saying we won two awards for ‘Best Sound’ of the show from two […]
“…the Luxman suggested an idealized and vastly more flexible version of the affordable and consistently listenable Halide DAC HD, which has become my USB reference during the past year. The […]
“…Mola-Mola, a Dutch firm whose products are imported by On A Higher Note (known for Vivid loudspeakers and Luxman electronics). The Makua begins as a full-function linestage ($13,450) with an […]
“Ever the audio expert, and always the music lover, Philip O’Hanlon of On a Higher Note distribution managed to produce enough top end in his smaller, mood-lit room to go […]
The Luxman D-08u with updated and improved sound quality picked up right where its predecessor, the D-08, left off. Truly a top-end disk player for enjoying a wide variety of […]
“But perhaps the star of the show was Luxman’s new SACD player/DAC, the D-08u ($17,990), that is due for release in September of 2014. This new flagship of the Luxman […]