Buying a Luxman L505z from Japan

@edubbers it was a onetime purchase. I got mine from tokyo-raps on eBay. Super smooth transaction.

I did live in Japan for 11 years in the 80's and 90's and I can attest to the high-quality standards for their equipment. It was all great when it was made in Japan, not so much anymore, you have to be choosy. 

I had a fantastic Onkyo 506RS amp and a Nakamichi Dragon Cassette deck. Sold it all off for a large profit when I moved back to the states in 2000. I thought I was done with my high-end stereo journey only to start over again about 5 years ago...

@edubbers 

I have a Luxman Japan SACD player using a voltage converter and it sounds fantastic. 

However the CD tray occasionally does not stay open and Luxman North America will not work on it.  I would have to ship it to Japan, which is expensive and time consuming.  The tray works 95% of the time so I am good, a more serious flaw and I would not be happy. 

Also given the relatively low power demands of a CD player the transformer is a non issue.  I would be wary of using a transformer on an amplifier which has much higher more demanding power requirements.  

@dwest1023 hey, where did you purchase from? 
@rodac did you get yours from Japan or locally- also what transformer did you pick up ?

@edubbers A lot of the guys selling on Ebay are just going to buy it from a store and make a few yen. They don't actually own what they are selling.  If you send me a PM I could suggest some alternatives that have worked for me.