Ran across one of these for sale. Any input on sound quality? There seems to be little to no reviews published on it. Is it still in production? Cannot find any current new listings for it, only the E-200 which appears to be a radically stripped down version. But the Japanese Luxman site has it listed (although I cannot read it-its all in Konji)
Construction wise, it looks very solid. Dual mono construction. All discrete components. Looks like all the large caps are "glued" to the board with some sort of compound (based on the photos I have seen of the interior) which may make re-capping a bear.
Can anyone also comment on the restoration of Luxman sound quality after the Alpine days? Seems to be a lot of controversy about this issue (ie all the gear produced after the acquisition by Alpine is a cut below the original 70's and early 80's products).
Construction wise, it looks very solid. Dual mono construction. All discrete components. Looks like all the large caps are "glued" to the board with some sort of compound (based on the photos I have seen of the interior) which may make re-capping a bear.
Can anyone also comment on the restoration of Luxman sound quality after the Alpine days? Seems to be a lot of controversy about this issue (ie all the gear produced after the acquisition by Alpine is a cut below the original 70's and early 80's products).