After Luxman's Masakazu Nagatsuma (shown above) walked me through all the company's gear in this most impressive system put together at AXPONA 2026 by Rhythm Audio, I settled in for a full demo.
The Luxman-dominated system played big and deep, carving cavernous space between notes with excellent attack. There was an ease to it—a naturalness of flow—that made it a born communicator.
Jennifer Warnes' '80s-era pop (which was accessed via Qobuz) landed effortlessly. Pat Metheny's cover of The Beatles' "And I Love Her" arrived at enormous scale, his acoustic guitar seizing the room in a hostile but wholly welcome takeover.
Tone was this Luxman-dominated system's North Star. It was rich, saturated, and luminous, conjuring chocolate and ice cream at exactly the moment AXPONA demanded both. Luxman electronics, paired with Marten Parker Quintet loudspeakers, was a textbook case of synergy.
Jennifer Warnes' '80s-era pop (which was accessed via Qobuz) landed effortlessly. Pat Metheny's cover of The Beatles' "And I Love Her" arrived at enormous scale, his acoustic guitar seizing the room in a hostile but wholly welcome takeover.
Equipment list: Analog sources: Luxman PD-191A turntable ($14,495); Luxman LMC-5 MC phono cartridge ($2995); Luxman E-07 phono amplifier ($7995). Digital sources: Luxman D-100 Centennial SACD player ($18,995); Luxman NT-07 streaming transport ($8995); Silent Angel Bonn NX network switch ($4199). Integrated amplifier: Luxman L-100 Centennial (shown above and below; $11,995). Power conditioner: AudioQuest Niagara 5000 ($6900). Speakers: Marten Parker Quintet ($49,000/pair).Cables: Jorma Unity cables ($40,600).
