Luxman 509x vs Hegel H390


The shortlist is mainly coming down to these two genuinely great amps.

What sets them apart in SQ overall & how would you describe the sound signature for each one.

 

 

 

chaseton

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While I highly regard the two amps you’ve identified, and given your speakers I’d go with the Luxman, but if you’re possibly open to a tube front-end integrated I’d highly recommend looking at Octave and Unison Research hybrid amps.  Those preamp tubes last forever, and I think their neutral yet tube magic will set your speakers free.  That’s absolutely where I’d go, and you can fine-tune your sound with different tubes if desired/needed.  Best of both worlds IMHO.