Really excellent made preamp, i believe the cl35 was for North American and the cl34 was for Asia ( could be vice vera). Nicely built, excellent quality, very warm sounding. I own a cl35 with a step volume control, imh it was better than the cl34. Same category as the mcintosh c-22, but slight analytical sounding. Tube like but sound close to Accuphase. Tube makes a huge different, i prefer the 803s by telefunken on them.
Luxman CL34: How does it compare today?
I've always been a fan of the Luxman sound. I own the SQ-N10, L-80V, and L-450. I've been toying around with going into a system of vintage Luxman separates using the CL34 tube preamp and the M-300 amplifier. The thing is, I'd love to hear from some folks who really know about this preamp and may have even had it.
I see it occasionally selling for around $1600, but I'm wondering, is it worth that price if it's never been serviced (even if it looks like it's in fantastic shape)? The blue book lists it around 950 as of a few years ago, but nobody is selling it that low anymore.
How does it compare with other tube pre's within the 1-2k price range?
Have you done extensive tube rolling with it? If so, what were your results?
I see it occasionally selling for around $1600, but I'm wondering, is it worth that price if it's never been serviced (even if it looks like it's in fantastic shape)? The blue book lists it around 950 as of a few years ago, but nobody is selling it that low anymore.
How does it compare with other tube pre's within the 1-2k price range?
Have you done extensive tube rolling with it? If so, what were your results?