Luxman 590AX ii mains cable

[zekezebra]

Hi all. I recently received the amplifier and it came with what looks like an IEC C-13 connection with two square female sockets. The cable is not only a bit short but also has a Schuko mains plug.

Any replacements I can find all have a third earth socket. Would this be a problem? Also for anyone who has replaced the stock cable it would be helpful to know what they used but not for silly money

Thanks Paul

 

[Warszawa]

Any standard UK mains lead will suffice and sound as good as any other.

The thread can now be locked.

Thank you and goodnight.

 

[George 47]

Any mains lead can be used. I used the Puritan Ultimate and it sounded superb. But their Classic and Classic + sounds very good and not too expensive. The Classic is £75.

 

[orbscure]

Mark Grant can provide excellent and cost effective mains cables too...

http://markgrantcables.co.uk/department/mains-power/mains-power-cables-mains-power/

 

[zekezebra]

Yea have already ordered a cable from Mark Grant. The question was mostly concerning the floating earth. The amplifier only has two pins, Schuko style, were as UK cables are three pin so the earth will not be connected.

 

[George 47]

DON'T worry the boxes are double insulated. They are a box inside a box and perfectly safe. There should be a small graphic on the back of the amp of two boxes, one inside the other. That should reassure you they are double-insulated. Luxman leaves nothing to chance and is meticulous in safety as well as sound quality. As hopefully you will find out. Remember please tell us. I do rather like their 'last' Class A integrated, excluding the 595 which I have yet to hear.

 

[Jules_S]

This is the symbol George was referring to, printed somewhere usually on the rear of the item. It's also known as a Class II appliance.

 

[Jules_S]

Ignore me - if you happened to have read this post before I edited it, I was looking at a photo of the amp from a different market where a 3-pin C-14 power input was fitted. The 230V version does seem to be double-insulated and with a 2-pin version. As George says, using a 3-core cable won't matter, it just means the earth connection won't be used

 

[rabski]

Actually, just taking a look at a photo of the rear, it seems that the amp does have a 3-pin C-14 mains connection, which in fairness is more what I would expect. What you may be referring to is the two additional square two-pin sockets that are above that - they are power outlets, not inputs. We don't tend to use them in the UK, I think their use is more popular in other countries but they're basically designed for "pass-through" of power to other items of equipment. Those items would HAVE to be Class II as there's no safety earth connection so need to be double-insulated in their own right.

In the case of the 590AX II these outlets are marked as "unswitched", which means that as long as there is power being supplied to it, then there will be power out on those two sockets, regardless of whether the amp is switched on at the front or not. (there's also a note of the maximum load that can be safely used with those outlets).

P.S. Lovely amp by the way!

Assuming this is the amp referred to, then it most definitely needs a 3-pin, properly earthed IEC cable. That is not double insulated and needs a mains earth.

 

[Jules_S]

Ah.... you got to my post before I edited it, Richard. See amended version - I think the photo I looked at with the 3-pin C-14 was not for the UK market, I noticed 100V on the supply requirements. The 230V version perversely does seem to be a 2-pin power supply and is marked as double-insulated Class II

 

[rabski]

Ah.... you got to my post before I edited it, Richard. See amended version - I think the photo I looked at with the 3-pin C-14 was not for the UK market, I noticed 100V on the supply requirements. The 230V version perversely does seem to be a 2-pin power supply and is marked as double-insulated Class II

Actually, I was wondering, as the picture doesn't show CE marking or other normal info. The EU version may well therefore have a completely different power supply arrangement.

 

[George 47]

Here is the UK version:

On the left is the double-box graphic under the Luxman notice and a statement it is 230V. On the right is the CE mark (no, not Chinese Engineering) and the socket of the right shape.

 

[nomore landings]

Looking at George's photo, it is near identical to my 507, although I haven't seen the rear of mine since the dealer installed it 3 years ago! It arrived with an eu plug and the installer had no qualms in using my existing Audioquest NRG Z3 that had served the previous Marantz, plugged direct into the wall socket. 3 pin. No idea if this cable has any sonic advantages with Luxman, although subjectively, it was beneficial with the Marantz. FWIIW, the new 509z and 507z are supplied with an " enhanced" Luxman mains cable.

 

[Warszawa]

FWIIW, the new 509z and 507z are supplied with an " enhanced" Luxman mains cable.

In Japan I assume? Luxman gear has come with a branded mains cable for years, but only for the Japanese market (and perhaps the US), for obvious reasons.

 

[nomore landings]

In Japan I assume? Luxman gear has come with a branded mains cable for years, but only for the Japanese market (and perhaps the US), for obvious reasons.

I have only viewed the .Jp web site, so could be home market only.

509Z Catalogue

Aluminum remote control and power cable​

A high-grade heavy aluminum remote control that can operate major Luxman SACD/CD players, a 3.5㎟ high-purity oxygen-free copper wire with a unique non-twisted structure, and a gold-plated plug. A reference power cable JPA-15000 is included.