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Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover

I have loved tubes all my audiophile life, but looking to pare down to a SS integrated.
These two are the only ones under consideration (not looking for other recos).

I love the Shindo sound (in an ideal world I would own a full Shindo system), rich, full, lush yet transparent with ample details and good thumping bass.

In that case which of these two amps would work best. Where I live Accuphase is 50% more expensive than the Luxman, so that is also worth considering while buying.

My speakers are Devore O/96s. Source AMR DP777
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lalitk
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“I don’t quite dig the gold finish of the Accuphase.”

Judging the book by its cover...lol!

Thanks to @t_ramey for hooking me up with E-650. It ended my pursuit and opened the gateway to heavenly sound. A perfect match for my Tannoy Canterbury’s and rest of the upstream components.
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@jjss49 

As you said, “system synergies prevail in a specific application”

I switched from Shindo to Accuphase and fortunately do not miss the Shindo’s delicious house sound :-) 
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@essrand, 

Did you buy the Accuphase E-650 yet? I am also considering E-650 to simplify my setup and would like to know your feedback. 
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@t_ramey 

Please PM me his contact info. Thank you! 
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lalitk
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Thank you again, appreciate your help! 
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@t_ramey 

I owe you a big one! Whenever you’re in Houston, let me know. 
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@jjss49 

That’s the brilliance of Accuphase pure class A, you get to enjoy the tube bloom and virtues of SS without the hassle of NOS tubes procurement and maintenance :-) 
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^^^^Tannoy’s Canterbury Gold Reference.
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