Accuphase e800 or luxman m900u for sonus faber olympica nova 3

Hello,
If these are the only two companies your looking at that is ok. For $10k Ayre sells the KX-5 preamp. Instead of an attenuated volume on the inputs like these companies do it has a variable gain stage on the back end. You have a total lossless sound regardless of volume. You get a little warmth like a tube preamp but all the fast detail of a SS. I have tested this on several amps and they all sounded incredible due to the Ayre preamp. I know Jay’s did not prefer this to the Luxman on the Luxmin amp. He also did not buy any of the Luxman product. In fact he still cannot make up his mind. If you can try the Ayre preamp. It’s awesome!  This is my endgame gear. I have heard Ayre on Dali, KEF, Revel, Soliloquy, Maggie’s, coincidence, Theils, and several others. They all sound better. If you are in the Chicagoland area this is the closest dealer that I know of. https://holmaudio.com/I like how they let me try stuff at my home. This is the most important thing for audiophiles. 

Hello riaa,
What I was saying is he did not keep the Luxman gear. If he did what you wrote and bought it four times, that is literally the definition of insanity. Seriously, look it up.  Also, He was using the top of the line products from Ayre. Actually, he was running the $30k Ayre KX-R preamp connected to the Luxman amp. They just didn’t blend together. It happens a lot. Also, when you own a Porsche, you don’t put cheap Chinese tires on it. Just like you don’t put $30k speaker cables on a $2k surround receiver. What person spends serious money on a stereo VX-R amp when everyone knows you should go mono blocks. They don’t even sell the VX-R anymore. So you were selling something that no one wanted to buy in the first place. Every company has tried to sell a product that the public did not want. Most people know this. Very poor money management. These are the top of the line Ayre (R) series. As we all know the laws of diminishing returns. This is why I am suggesting the (5) series. One third of the price but 90% of the sound. 

Hello,
Thanks riaa,
How do you know what my portfolio is worth. I too was able to retire at 45 but was asked by my best friend who owns a trucking company to help him run it. Just because I work does not mean I have too. You are so wrong to assume I don’t have money. I have stated some of the cars I have owned when vehicles are brought up I the thread. You are a very rude person for replying like this and you should be banned. Until that happens I will try to avoid your insanity which you should still look up.