Burndoghyena

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $300.00 from Friend

Summary:
I bought a R-115 back in 1993 , I never new how good it was till I had to replace it , forget it , I got a Pioneer Elite nice for movies but no where near for music , my friends always told me how it was so awesome.Well after missing it for the last 3 years I found a R-117 today and I am so happy paid $160. Can (alot for a 20 year old reciever) but I now I am putting the Wattage in the Cottage and loving it . Oh ya the r-115 fried the unit only the cd direct worked and it was unfixable I think the guy kept it.The clean sound Power to spare with no distortion and great clean crisp bass even with tv I noticed the difference , new stuff has too much processing going on .I had a pair of Cerwin Vegas D-9's i then bought the Paragms 11se MK3's and ran them together wow what a sound stage , I miss it but took up to much room , I am gonna upgrade my speakers soon maybe 40's or another canadain brand or even Klispch.

Strengths:
Power , Clean , No Distortion , will not clip will shut down first and run 4 speakers in Parallel love the bid binding posts too

Weaknesses:
getting hard to find parts

Similar Products Used:
Yamaha R-2
Pioneer Elite

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Price Paid:  $750.00 from ??

Summary:
Bought this receiver in 1985 & it has treated me right ever since.
I have had it paired up with Ininfity RS-7s, Bose 901s, & various subwoofer set-ups along with the Inifinitys.
Power to spare & quality sound, at least to my ears.

Strengths:
Pretty much everything about it. I love this, that's why I have hauled it with me for over 20 years.

Weaknesses:
Balance pot needs a shot of tuner cleaner every 15years or so to keep it up-to-speed.

SCSam

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $82.00 from Craigslist

Summary:
I purchased my R-117 off of craigslist, I lucked out as the dodgy channel cleared up with some deoxit. This is one of the best built receivers of he middle 80's and handily beats the similar spec NAD 7600. The R-117 rates at 160 wpc but can produce an astounding 700 watts of dynamic headroom. For a high powered receiver, it sounds sweet at both low and high volumes. No sound processors or amplifier modules to color the sound, just good old fashioned output transistors. The R-117 has a second pre-out so I am bi-ampig with the amazing M-117 power amp that is even more powerful at 200 wpc. I am use this setup to bi-amp Dahlquist DQ-32's with the R-117 driving the mids and tweets and the M-117 driving the woofer. The M-117 has separate gain controls so I am able to balance the output. The R-117 and M-117 are a perfect pair as the R-117 volume control is linear for both amps. Be sure to get the RR-117 remote control.

Strengths:
Old fashioned amp section, no DSP's or modules to color the sound. Power to spare and can control a second amp with second pre-outs. Remote control is a huge modern convenience.

Weaknesses:
None.

Similar Products Used:
NAD 7600, Carver HR 772, Yamaha DSP-A1000

Doug B.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $130.00 from ebay

Summary:
This review is for 2 (2) Luxman R-115 receivers. One was bought for parts. Neither has a working tuner, although both sellers claimed they worked fine before shipping. Never-the-less, I am quite impressed. One only works through the CD bypass unit. It will drive my B&W speakers to levels far beyond what I can stand. On the second R-115 everything but the tuner section functions.(but on this one the CD bypass doesn't work.) Some parts swapping is clearly in these units futures. Basic sound is solid state, but certainly not too harsh, either. Vocals, especially older recordings, do not sound too good. However, orchestra climaxes are handled with remarkable clarity. The unit does not distort under pressure. I am going to try different speakers for my old opera singers, and see if I that will help. But the B&W's are first class on modern stereo and can not be faulted. One note I did not see in the other reviews: The R-117 has a front switch for changing the phono-input between magnet and coil types. The R-113 and the R-115 do not. I have also seen listings of a R-114, nut am not sure if that was from the same model run. Victrolas and London Stereo Treasury recordings of classical music will show spectacularily well with this amp - if you have some give them a try. If you don't buy the Reiner Don Quixote or the Ansermet Firebird and see what you've been missing. The newly remastered London classical CDs also are most impressive, as are the RCA CDs.

Strengths:
Effortless power, cleaner sound than anything available at twice the price new. Extra video terminals in the back - definitely good to have a copy of the user's manual if you buy one! The speakers connections will take banana plugs.

Weaknesses:
These units don't seem to handle shipping any better than any other stereo equipment. If you do have one shipped check it out immediately to make sure all the sections work. Don't be afraid to ask sellers direct questions before purchasing, either - such as - did you just turn it on and the lights came on, or did you hook up speakers and a headphone?

Lyle Poulin

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $500.00 from Along time ago

Summary:
I bought a Luxman L80V a long time ago. It was an absolute gem. If I am correct, I think it was a 50 Watt, 20-30 amp amplifier that was so powerful and clean that it would power any type of speaker system. I had this baby hooked up to a pair of extinct, Audio express Two-Way speakers that would blow you away. The speakers were capable of handling, to my my recollection, 250 watts. A 1 inch horn tweeter and a twelve inch driver. I may be wrong in this recollection , but I might be close.When I cranked this little unit It gave a sound so clean and punchy it blew everyone away. No body could believe that this system could or would do so much to your ears. It was awesome, absolutely awsome. I now own a Denon, Parasound, Paradigm, system now, but nothing comes as close to the sound that I got from that little baby, it absolutley rocked. I now own a Denon, Paradigm, Parasound System that is mind boggling. A denon Avr-3803, Parasound Hca-2205, High end Paradigm speakers. Two Subwoofers that will rock you out of your chairs. There is no need for fiber in your diets. This baby will loosen all your stuffed roughage. I love it.

Strengths:
everything

Weaknesses:
nothing