Lydmessig en av de aller beste spillerne vi kjenner til i prisklassen

Det finnes mange filosofier når det gjelder platespillerkonstruksjon. Teknisk sett er det umulig å si at den ene er "riktig" og den andre er "feil", men de har alle styrker og svakheter. Luxman sin filosofi når det kommer til platespillere er den samme som deres øvrige portefølje; maksimal dynamikk og driv kombinert med en naturlig fyldig og varm klang. Dette kommer spesielt godt fram i deres analoge produkter som, etter undertegnedes mening, skal lyde litt fyldigere og ha litt mer kjøtt på beina enn en digital kilde. Et naturlig produkt å sammenligne med er Technics sin glimrende SL-1200G. Denne er også utrolig godt bygget, og et et teknisk mesterstykke, men sammenlignet med Luxman PD-151 mangler den, etter vår mening, litt varme, fylde og kropp. Hvilken som er best er også en smakssak, de er unektelig fantastiske spillere begge to, men på tross av at de ligner og kommer fra samme øy, er de ganske ulike.




Bygget for å vare

Konstruksjonsmessig er den et aldri så lite beist med en totalvekt på neste 20kg. De fleste komponentene er montert hengende fra den 10mm tykke aluminiumsplinten, mens strømforsyning etc er montert i bunnplaten. Disse er så isolert fra hverandre med en helt spesiell type gummi som er ekstremt god på å konvertere vibrasjoner til varme.



En sann glede å bruke

En av de egenskapene vi setter mest pris på ved PD-151 MKII er hvor utrolig lett og behagelig den er å bruke. I motsetning til spillere med flytende oppheng er det ingen justeringer man trenger å gjøre. Spilleren er også uvanlig "likegyldig" når det kommer til underlag, da kabinettet er ekstremt godt dempet fra underlaget. Hastigheten velges enkelt fra frontplaten hvor man også finner start/stopp- samt av og på-knappen.


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Informasjon fra produsent

Audiophiles love the warmth, organic texture and uncanny beauty of analog music reproduction.But that beauty is notoriously fragile. Even slight variations in platter speed can blur the musical pitch, placing the sound behind an unnatural veil. And when music lovers turn up the volume, the phono cartridge can pick up even subtle chassis vibration and resonance – distortions the cartridge cannot distinguish from the desired tracking of the record groove. At LUXMAN, we understand. And we built that understanding into the PD-151 analog player, a more accessible alternative to our highly regarded PD-171A / AL. From the 10 mm thick aluminum top plate to the high-torque motor, the ultra-wide drive belt and the 4.0 kg platter, every aspect of the PD-151 pursues just one purpose. To do full justice to the ineffable beauty of analog sound.

Proprietary high-torque brushless DC motor

The purity of musical pitch depends entirely on the stability of platter rotation. That’s why LUXMAN engineers went to extraordinary lengths. We start with our unique sine wave/Pulse Width Modulation power supply, which provides ultra-stable direct current to our proprietary DC brushless motor. The result of years of development, this high-torque motor incorporates low-noise acoustic bearings and an optimized number of coil turns. The drive system monitors and maintains speed with our Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) feedback control loop. Proportional means quick achievement of target speed. Integral means fast correction of minor errors. And differential means control over rapid fluctuations. For added precision, the motor drives the outside flange of the platter through an uncommonly wide belt.

New Luxman tonearm

The PD-151 MARK-ll has been newly equipped with LUXMAN's original static balance type tone arm, the LTA-309, featuring knife edge bearing technology developed by the Japanese brand SAC, with over 40 years of experience. The arm base is machined aluminum, which minimizes the contact area, mounted to suppress unwanted vibration while ensuring rigidity. In addition to basic adjustment mechanisms, such as stylus pressure and anti-skating, LTA-309 also supports fine settings to optimize playback quality, such as arm height adjustment, according to the mounted cartridge. This -shaped tonearm employs an H4 bayonet mount headshell, allowing easy install of phono cartridges, such as the LUXMAN LMC-5.

LUXMAN engineered an underslung, suspended structure with components mounted under the 10 mm thick aluminum upper chassis. This achieves high rigidity while suppressing vibration.

Transformer and motorisolation damping

LUXMAN understands that even the player’s internal components can cause distortion-inducing vibration. That’s why the PD-151 isolates the chassis from the motor and power transformer with advanced rubber damping mounts. Sight unseen, these mounts help enable music reproduction of the highest order.

Separate 33-1/3, 45 and 78 rpm pitch adjustments

You can fine-tune the musical pitch of play-back with separate front panel adjustments for 33-1/3, 45 and 78 rpm. An LED indicator flashes green when the pitch is flat, flashes blue when it’s sharp, and lights solid green when the PD-151 is precisely on-pitch.

4.0 kg machined aluminum platter and stainless steel spindle

After going to extremes on the power supply, drive motor and belt, LUXMAN engineers were determined to optimize the last guarantor of stable speed: the platter itself. The 4.0 kg platter acts as a flywheel with extremely high moment of inertia, 21.9N-cm2, to suppress even minuscule speed variations. A platter this heavy requires bearings capable of sustaining extremely high pressure.

LUXMAN engineers specified polyether ether ketone (PEEK) thrust bearings and a brass radial bearing filled with organic molybdenum oil for effortlessly smooth rotation and long life. These exhaustive measures require time, attention and cost. But they pay off in exceptionally stable platter rotation. Conservatively rated, wow & flutter is less than 0.04%, weighted RMS. In this way, the PD-151 delivers music with uncommon clarity, faithfully reproducing the original.

10mm thick aluminum top plate

Our latest design, mounting the three major elements of a turntable - tone arm, motor and platter, onto a hair-line finished 10mm thick top panel, aims to achieve beauty, simplicity and functionality. The matt black lower chassis creates a bold, yet sensitive contrast.

Heavy-duty insulator feet

A player this massive requires specially engineered feet. We created large insulators from rubber carefully selected for superb damping across all operating temperatures. Each insulator offers 8 mm of independent height adjustment.

Headshell
We make the supplied headshell from magnesium alloy for reduced weight and high strength.

Phono cable

As you would expect, the supplied DIN-RCA output cable uses audiophile grade Oxygen Free Copper.