Bookself speaker for Luxman 590 axII

Mizioa, congrats on the Luxman very nice amp, is your question would a more modern set of bookshelf or monitor speakers be better?

The Ensemble monitors were fantastic loudspeakers and would only suffer in the comparison to a modern loudspeaker in terms of treble resolution, the foam core midrange driver was very special so it depends on what you are trying to do.

Also do you really need a monitor or could you go to a floor stander?

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

"I also wanted to know if anyone tried to use Luxman as the final amplifier by combining a pre-seen that has this possibility."
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Can you please explain what this means?

The Luxman he is referring to has pre out and also PRE IN to use it as an amp only.  I think he means has anyone used it as an amp with a different pre.

right, that's right.

Anyone??

I heard the Rosso Fiorentino - Pienza this past weekend with a class A 35 watt tube amp and it was wonderful. 

Aerial 5T's, Spendors, Harbeths, are all good combos. I have Aerial 5T's w/my Luxman CL38U-SE preamp.