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Diablo 300 vs Luxman 590AXii with Sopra 3

Hello folks, first post, and not a knowledgeable audiophile.  I have a home under construction that will have a 40' deep by 30' wide primary living area with 19' ceilings, basically an open living/dining room bleeding into a kitchen.  I bought a pair of Focal Sopra 3s to fill the room with respectable sound, while maintaining the aesthetics/decor that kept everyone happy. I"m considering a Luxman 590AXii or a Gryphon Diablo 300 to drive the Sopra 3s (and single REL S812), and wanted to hear from anyone who might have first hand knowledge with this amp/speaker combo.  I'm looking for very good two channel sound, but again, I'm not an audiophile, not swapping components, cables etc looking to squeeze every last drop.  Just looking for a very solid, respectable, set it and forget it high-quality system.  Source will likely be the Lumin T2 DAC/streamer.  Thanks for any thoughts or advice.  

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audiotroy
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op if you are going with a lumin t2 all you need is a power amp.

 

unlessyou want to run an analog source.

 

so the first thing to determine is do you need an integrated or just a power amp?

 

if you are all digital then you dont need an integrated.

 

if then we would recomend the t2 into a krell xd 300 power amp or the smaller xd 175

 

thecombination of a krell power amp lumin and sopras is a wonderful system

 

as per youroriginal question we would recomend the luxman the diablo is awesome but a little dark

 

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect NJ

focal krell and lumin dealers

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audiotroy
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eih the newer focal designs the tweeters are quite smooth yet detailed

 

if you want a superior hybrid I would look to unison research the unico 150 is amazing with focals

 

also the krell k300i is outstanding as well

 

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect NJ

focal krell unison research dealers

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