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it looks like a rather nice unit in the luxman, but I'm just going off superficial looks as I dont know all the technical info you guys do. Also odd is that its almost in the middle of the machine, usually they are near the IEC plug, or so I thought. I dont suppose the picture above shows if it has the usa-ready primaries/windings/whatever. Hell, even if its expensive, I'd still be better of paying someone to build one than pay the extra for the US version (again, assuming its just a voltage difference).

I looked at the SumR site but it looks like they only have the internal parts. I suppose you could buy one of those and shove it into one of the units from the link I posted? I'd consider hiring a headcaser to do such a thing (or whatever entails 'custom unit') if I do get the amp.

Its going in a small room (the one in the pic thread w/ nate's speakers). I intend to use the hi-bandwidth connection to the main speaker outs. I'm running banana plugs to the fostex speakers, so I should be able to connect the bare wire of the REL cable to the inside and still have room for the bananas, as far as I know. I was worried about this, because I thought it would be running 2 speakers in series, but REL claims it doesnt matter due to a really high input impedance or some such.

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Anyone know if these are likely to be of good or bad quality? Power Converter - Step Up/Down Japan Transformers

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Interesting. I know that you were able to pick up on a slight coloration from the EAR HP4 that I either didnt pick up, or preferred. So while I like the idea of absolute neutrality, there may be a part of me that likes a little honey on top. I dunno. Now you've confused me.

So there are some nice looking Japanese amps that catch my eye. It looks as though the U.S. markup is outrageous ($3.5k higher than the imported amp example below), with the only difference (afaik) being a USA-compensated voltage. In the Luxman example below, Audiocubes2 offers a voltage transformer with the original japan version of the amp, at a much cheaper price than buying it from the U.S. dealers. I wont mention names, but it seems to fetch about $9,500 from U.S.A. based merchants that I've seen. I'm wondering how much (if any) of a hit I'd take in the sound quality department if I went with the Audiocubes version, that comes with the voltage transformer. I've not seen the transformer, so I dont know what it looks like, how well its built, etc. So I guess I'm looking for feedback from anyone with experience with such a device. Example: Audio Cubes II - High Fidelity Audio Products I'd really like to try the luxman with harbeths, especially after reading an article in issue 15 of Tonepub that compares such a setup. But 3.5 thousand dollars extra puts it in the not-very-likely category for me, especially if the voltage is the only difference. That would just be depressing. I've noticed similar markups for Leben amps as well, for the same exact issue. I will note that the picture of the Luxman in the Audiocubes site is different than that of the USA sites, but I'm pretty sure they are just showing a different model in the picture by mistake.

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On a conference call a few moments ago, the group spent like 7 minutes trying to get someone to view the updated website, as a component was removed like 3 weeks ago that she insisted was still there. I tried the entire time to sugguest hitting F5 twice, but no one would shut the fuck up long enough for me to get a word in. 7 minutes later she finally hears me and does it and it works. Jesusfuck.

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I took the day, I just didnt feel like getting ready for work this morning. Hooked up the nugget audio speakers, which replaced the insignias. Less bass, but way more detail, which is actually a good thing, as I've been thinking of adding a REL sub to the computer audio setup. These things are beasts I just realized I've been meaning to replace the insignias since sometime in 2006, maybe early 2007, when I bought them. They were never intended as long term. Its hilarious that I took this long to replace them, but also that their replacements were not much more money. Funny how stuff works out. They may migrate over to the t.v. if I dont buy Thiel or Quad monitors for that purpose.

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I can see how that meeting is going to start: "...but I digress..."

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