Buying a Luxman L505z from Japan

There is a used US Market 507z unit in excellent condition (9/10) for sale at TMR for $7,000. You could probably make a deal for $6500 plus $135 shipping.

I went through the same exercise before purchasing a US Accuphase unit. In the end, I justified it by planning to keep it for the rest of my life.  I wanted to maintain access to service and parts in the future, if needed.

Here is an ACUPWR step down transformer that looks to be heavy duty compared to some others on AMZN.

@edubbers 

"@nwres where did you purchase yours from?"

Amazon

@easystreamer 

Basically, I recommend: "don’t buy crap, but avoid overdoing it".

That is exactly the big overpriced type I say is NOT needed. 

Placement limitations and heat get involved when you ’overbuy’.

Do you have any 100 volt equipment? 

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One issue is HUM. My much smaller one (just a TT motor) is silent, but I advise having a return option, just in case your choice hums.

We have a Luxman SQ-N150, US version. Recently blew a power tube, replaced the tube with a new one from Brent Jessee before he retired. The unit would not power on so we called the local Luxman dealer who  referred a local service technician who fixed the problem. Turns out there are internal safety circuit breaker switches that had to be reset. Point is, if you have a local reliable source for service maybe buying a Japanese version is not a bad thing.