Luxman C-5000A, M-4000A and D-380
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- The first Luxman Duo-Beta circuit pre-amp C-5000A and power amp M-4000A from 1978. One of the best amplifiers which Luxman ever built after the mighty powerhouse M-6000 in 1975 and its smaller brother the M-4000. Still performing at a lonesome very high-end level! Specifications can be found on the internet. Luxman D-380 CD-player used and upgraded vintage B&W DM6 speakers. Music track by Volumia! Performing: "Hou Me Vast". (C) 1998 BMG Nederland B.V. (all rights reserved to publisher of Volumia).
Hello! Great amplifiers! I have 5000 and 4000!
Would be interesting how the CD player plays in tube mode cause that is what makes it a bit more special as a player.
The switch in this sample though is set on ‚solid state‘...except for the last few seconds when you probably only noticed it 🤷🏻
When switching to tube mode there is a shift in the "warmth" of the track you are playing. It's kinda like listening to a juke-box or transistor "getto blaster". It is completely depending on the track what is giving the most best results in your ears. For example, if I take the CD "Songbook" of Trisha Yearwood which is Country music by the way. The first track "How do I live without you", a cover from Leann Rimes, it is perfect in Solid state and less in tube mode. However, the next track "The song remembers well" is an absolute masterpiece in tube mode. So I switch by the feeling of the track. Please note Leann Rimes absolute masterpiece version live on Leann Rimes - How Do I Live [Live] @ AOL sessions @ TH-cam! That's pulling my heart out....
@@high-endaudio6809 thanks for your impressions…and the recommended Leann Rimes cd…will check it out 😉.
…oh yeah, actually knew this song: great and touching love song …if only the reality would be like that. Maybe two or three percent of the women out there feel like that, I suppose. Haven’t met one yet where feelings went so deep (as they actually should). Think I get the CD 👍🏼
Awesome power amplifier. would you by chance happen to still have the M4000a? I am repairing one and I desperately need some reference photo's.
Hi, just let me know how I can support you
Great video. Btw what model are the other Luxman power amps on the right? Cheers
Hi, those are the Luxman M-6000
@@high-endaudio6809 Wow, very fortunate of you to have a pair of M6000 and a pair of M4000. Congratulations!!! which amp sounds best to your ears? By the way any chance you could help me track down a M4000? Cheers
@@vintagehifilover I recommend to use hifishark.com to track down equipment, this is how I found mine. The difference between the M-6000 and M-4000A is mainly in the low. The bass is effortless and seems to have no restrictions or limits on the M-6000. The M4000A also performs effortless and you will only notice the difference if you have both power amps to compare. The M4000A is brillant and open in the mids and highs, voices are natural and it is my favorite for CD's and live recordings. The M6000 appears the best partner for my vinyl collection as it seems to put you directly in the studio with the sound engineer, especially if I use the Luxman LMC-1 element. One can notice the quality of the recording and mixes as it provides a very analytical sound stage. These amps have no valve tubes but sometimes I think they do have! Dream away with good recordings and discard bad ones. With my restored and upgraded B&W DM6 speakers it provides me the sound I personally prefer and makes me listening to the music and artists, not the equipment anymore...
Let me put it like this: The M-4000A has it's low limits at the center of mother earth. The M-6000 has it's bass limits at the bottom of the black hole in the middle of our galaxy. Both go beyond expectations, but if you can compare them you will notice the difference...
imagine this with the pioneer m90 style
Thank you for bringing the Pioneer M90 under my attention. I did some research on the internet and looked at TH-cam videos about this series. The design is perfect and the clarity of the sound via internet impressive. I wish I had the chance to check-out the sound it produces live! Pioneer was my first love when I was only 16 years old. My first cassette deck was a Pioneer GXC-75D and I still have all the recordings I made then after more than 40 years. Only now, I play those cassettes on my Nakamichi Dragon cassette decks. And my first reel to reel was a Pioneer RT-909 which I still own today and play lots of time. Again, many many thanks for sharing! For me hi-end is about listening to artists and their music, not anymore to how good equipment makes it sound. Fortunately I was able to pass that point, not noticing anymore my equipment is there as it has become invisible in my experience of natural sound...
Hello are the two M4000A connected in Bridge mono mode to the C5000A. How much power do you get out.
Hi, they are not bridged. I use four B&W DM6 loudspeakers, two in the front and two in the back. This creates a fuller soundstage in my room then when only using two speakers. Each speaker has its own power amp channel so I do not loose power in the low bass range at higher volumes. I tried all four speakers on one power amp and this will do more then sufficient on lower volumes. However, when raising the volume, especially for bass rich tunes, the "bass breathing" results a bit deeper using two power amps instead of one.
@@high-endaudio6809 Amazing Vintage system, thanks for explaining how you set it up. Little silver boxes next to the amps are they step down transformers. If yes what do you use. Thanks
Hi, the little silver boxes next to the amps are Luxman AS-50R. Switching gear for speakers or amps. I switch amps between the M-6000 and M-4000A sets to my 4 pieces of B&W DM6 speakers
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