Luxman

Luxman was one of the brands of Japanese Luxman Corporation, a company that produced a variety of audio electronic products, high-end hi-fi products like turntables, amplifiers, receivers, tape decks, CD players and speakers. Lux Corporation was founded in Japan in 1925 by T. Hayakawa & his brother K. Yoshikawa. Set up as the radio equipment department of Kinsuido Picture Frame Store in Osaka, it was founded just before radio was first broadcast that year.

At the time, Japanese radio listeners were dependent on technology originating in the US and Europe. Importing radio equipment was a very forward-looking enterprise for Lux and passersby often crowded the store to hear the inviting sounds of the radios on display. Lux decided to manufacture parts in-house to reduce import costs. So began the creation of the Luxman brand. As a result of this pursuit, Luxman became famous for the output of various quality transformers and switches in Japan, and today is one of the oldest manufacturers in Japan of electronic components. This is reflected in the company’s motto Ultimate Fidelity since 1925. In the mid 1970s and early 1980s Luxman came to prominence of the world hi-fi community due to the quality of sound of their equipment.

The company closed the last of the Alpine home hi-fi factories in Hong Kong in 2000 and currently sells mostly to Japan and parts of Asia, outside of Asia in Romania and the US and since 2006 in Germany.