Name: Luxman D-03R
SKU: LUXMAND03R
Availability: InStock

Luxman D-03R

£4,500.00

The Luxman the D-03R features LUXMAN’s traditional left-side mechanical layout, ensuring an ideal signal flow.

1 in stock (can be backordered)

Luxman D-03R

CD player

The Luxman D-03R is the successor to the D-03X, a digital media player released in 2020 that was well received for its ability to process high-resolution audio sources as well as CDs.

For optimal playback of the CD format, which has been a staple of music media for over 40 years, the D-03R features LUXMAN’s traditional left-side mechanical layout, ensuring an ideal signal flow.

A robust chassis structure minimises vibrations, supporting accurate disc reading.

At the core of its digital playback system, the D-03R is the first to adopt ROHM’s BD34352EKV DAC chips in a dual-mono configuration.

This player also offers a wide range of digital inputs, allowing connections to a PC or network transport such as the NT-07.

The DAC processors support data rates of up to 384kHz/32bit for PCM and 22.5MHz for DSD signals via the USB input, and up to 192kHz/24bit for PCM data via the COAX/OPT input, providing a powerful digital-to-analogue conversion environment.

Their refined analogue circuitry utilises fully balanced I/V conversion to handle the differential outputs of the DAC chips.

The unit also features a finely tuned output amplifier block, enhanced with LUXMAN’s custom components, delivering a powerful drive output to subsequent hi-fi components.

This is evidenced in the excellent sound quality inherited from our higher-end D-10X and D-07X models.

To ensure a stable voltage supply to each circuit element, the D-03R incorporates a highly stable power supply system with independent circuit power regulation and large-value filter capacitors dedicated to each of the mechanical, digital, and analogue systems.

The exterior design combines intuitive controls with a newly adopted, large OLED display for excellent visibility.

The front panel features a sleek, square-edged front panel in an elegant Blasted White finish, creating a simple yet elegant aesthetic that enhances any listening space.

The D-03R is a state-of-the-art digital media player that has been designed to preserve the value of our listeners’ CD collections with supreme sound quality, while also supporting high-resolution audio source inputs, including the latest streaming services.

Luxman D-03R Features

Drive Mechanism
– Equipped with a dedicated single-laser drive optimised for CD playback, ensuring responsive operation as a simple, long-lasting engineering piece.

– Features an asymmetric left-side mechanical layout, positioning the drive mechanism, digital and analogue circuitry in optimal locations to allow for optimal signal flow, vibration control, and weight balance.

– A rigid box structure encloses the entire mechanism, incorporating a top plate and a newly adopted 3.2mm ultra-thick steel plate mounting base to isolate external vibrations and enable high-precision, stable digital signal reading.

Digital Circuit

– Utilises ROHM BD34352EKV DAC chips in a dual-mono configuration for high-quality digital-to-analogue conversion.

– Supports PCM 384kHz/32bit and DSD 22.5MHz via USB input, and PCM 192kHz/24bit, DoP (DSD) 2.8MHz via COAX/OPT input.

– Includes a full MQA decoder, supporting MQA format playback across all inputs (MQA-CD, USB, COAX, OPT) with a bypass function.

– Features a high-precision, ultra-low phase noise clock module, reducing noise around oscillation frequencies for improved sound quality.

– Offers a selectable filter function, allowing users to customise the sound (PCM: two digital filter modes when MQA bypass is active, DSD: two analog FIR filter modes).

– Implements various jitter reduction features optimised per input (USB: asynchronous transmission via dedicated DSP, COAX/OPT: high-precision clock via built-in DAIR).

Analogue Circuit

– Features fully balanced buffer circuitry (four identical amplifier units) that cleanly drives the differential outputs from the dual mono-mode DACs.

– Adopts a highly stable power supply, incorporating a large power transformer, independent regulators for each circuit and large value filter capacitors (DAC circuit capacitor capacity doubled from 3,300μF to 6,600μF) for stable, high-quality power delivery.

– Uses smoothly rounded-pattern PCB traces to ensure smooth current transmission while preserving the integrity of delicate audio signals. – Employs OFC (Oxygen-Free Copper) non plated internal wiring to enhance natural signal transmission.

Design & Construction

– Features a sleek, square-edged front panel in an elegant Blasted White finish, designed to complement any listening room.

– Equipped with a high-definition OLED display with four brightness levels, zoom display, and auto-dimming functionality.

– Built with a loopless chassis that isolates grounding impedance and magnetic field effects, combined with a shielded chassis to block digital noise.

– Offers comprehensive digital I/O connectivity, including USB, COAX, and OPT inputs, as well as COAX and OPT outputs, ensuring compatibility with various audio components such as the NT-07 network transport.

– Features high-quality, gold plated, 18mm pitch RCA terminals, accommodating large, high-performance cables plugs, alongside premium Neutrik XLR connectors. – Equipped with a highly rigid AC inlet, allowing for flexible cable orientation, while supporting cable weight across the entire terminal.

Additional Features & Accessories

– Includes a newly added control input/output terminal, enabling remote operation via compatible devices and future expansion for wireless control.

– Comes with a luxurious aluminium remote control (RD-28) featuring a numeric keypad for enhanced usability.

– Offers LUXMAN Audio Player software, supporting multiple audio formats with high-quality playback (available for Windows and Mac, free for download online).

– Provides a dedicated driver for BulkPet transmission, optimising USB audio transfer for high-fidelity sound quality (available for Windows and Mac, free for download online).

Luxman D-3R Specifications

Supported discs – CD, MQA-CD

Supported sampling frequencies
USB input (PCM): 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz (16, 24, 32bit) USB input (DSD): 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.5MHz (1bit)
COAX/OPT input 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz (16, 20, 24bit), 2.8MHz (DoP)

Analogue output voltage – Unbalanced 2.4V, Balanced 2.4V

Output impedance – Unbalanced 300Ω, Unbalanced 600Ω

Frequency response – CD 5Hz to 20kHz (+0, -1.0dB), USB/COAX/OPT 5Hz to 47kHz (+0, -3.0dB)

Total harmonic distortion – CD 0.002%, USB/COAX/OPT 0.001%

S/N ratio (IHF-A) – CD 110dB, USB/COAX/OPT 118dB

D/A converter – ROHM BD34352EKV (monaural mode) x2

Dimensions – 440(W)×133(H)×410 mm (front side knob of 2mm and rear side terminal of 8mm include in depth)

Weight – 13.2kg (main unit), 17.6kg (when packed)

Accessories – Remote control (RD-28), Power cable

Brand

Luxman

The history of the LUXMAN audio brand began in 1925, at the birth of radio broadcasting. LUXMAN has paid particular attention to the world of audio and has gained high reputation as a quality brand of high-end audio products both domestically and internationally. People tend to open their mind to natural things and react negatively to the unnatural. Natural sound, without coloration, develops an intimacy between the music and the listener. Naturally and purely reproduced music resonates with the listener’s imagination. LUXMAN reflects this effect in our product development. Music that features a performer's true passion and which a recording engineer has worked on precisely benefits from the fine nuances in sound which LUXMAN aims to reproduce, conveying the sprit of the artist and the enthusiasm of the performance. They strive to bring to the listener the experience of unlimited, pure music. Composers, performers and recording engineers have poured their true feelings into our favorite pieces of music. LUXMAN would be satisfied if the listener could experience those same passions through our products. LUXMAN has celebrated its 90th anniversary and hopes to discover new excitement through wonderful music and to continue to share that pleasure with everyone.