Going linear - The Luxman 507ux

A question for you lucky Luxman integrated owners. I need an amp and preamp for my very small room, I plan on putting floor standers in this room. It is now treated with GIK acoustic panels  and sounds rather good with my KEF LS50's monitors. 

I was thinking that to cover my bases for the floor stander I should get a preamp with DSP such as the new Anthem STR pre and maybe a Luxman amp (amongst several choices).

However, I have always been intrigued by this Luxman integrated. I even started a thread here on it even before it was released to the market. My question to you owners is, do you think I can get away with using the 509x in my room and use the tone controls to control the bass output or would DSP be the better way forward? 

If you are interested, my virtual system page has a photo of my room. I am considering 2 speakers. The Paradigm Persona 3F and the Yamaha NS 5000. The Yamaha from Canada if it does not come to the USA this summer. The NS 5000 has more low end even though it is a "bookshelf" speaker. I also tend to listen at low to medium volume since this system is in my home office.

Thanks guys for the feedback. I already have a Peachtree Nova 150 class D integrated (may upgrade to the NOVA 500 for $2K). This unit will go to a bedroom once I get a better system. However, one idea is to play with Nova integrated for a month or 2 and the new speakers to see what bass issues crop up. I am expecting some badness since this room is small but I have done a few things to make it appear bigger.

The Luxman is very high on my radar because of the smooth nature of the sound. I expect it to match well with either of the 2 revealing speaker choices. Unfortunately, the Nova does not have TONE controls so I will not be able to say for certain whether the Luxman’s TONE controls will solve any issues that come up. One option is to pay MSRP to someone like Music Direct and try it at home for 60 days.

BTW - the NOVA is a very smooth sounding unit itself. I am not too familiar with tubes but this SS amp is one of the smoothest I have owned. The Anthem STR integrated should be Class AB if it is similar to the Anthem STR amp.

Well this thread gave me the kick in the pants to today drive deep into Los Angeles to check out the 509x and the m900u + c900u. I liked the 509x a lot with the TAD Me1 speakers. So much so that I am considering the Tad Me1 in lieu of the bigger speakers I had in mind.

I then heard the same equipment switched over to the m900u and c900u. What a shocker. Music that I have used to demo for ages never sounded as good as with this amp and preamp. I am going to buy the m900u not sure which way to go with a pre.

I tested out the LOUDNESS and TONE controls on the 509x but the change in the sound was not that prominent when I heard it. Mind you I did not have my glasses on and was operating a little blind. The tune that was playing maybe not the best to hear these features at work.

@glupson My broke ___ did not want to like the m900u as much as I did. Unfortunately I loved it and I have heard quite a variety of good amps over the years. I think it is the best amp I have heard (for my tastes).

Dealer was saying it is the extra current (not watts) that was making the biggest difference to what we were hearing. The 509x is very good and maybe with a more sensitive speaker the differences may not have been as prominent.

• Wilsons were wired out of phase

  Serious digititis (from Marantz player?)
  

  Treble and bass were way too high

  Grip and control on speakers wasn't that great

What I heard was an all Luxman system with Nordost cabling. The Luxman CD player's DAC was used via ROON. The sound was non-fatiguing. It was actually one of the biggest takeaways I had as I made my long drive home. Sometimes in these demos I get a little carried away and crank up the volume. This time with the TAD ME1 and the Luxman electronics I did not have any fatigue issues. I did not crank it as loud as in some demos but it was at a level that could have give me headaches.

It would be great if Luxman would update their preamps with an integrated DAC (as an option) and streaming.