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Luxman tonality

I’ve seen many members describing the Luxman 509x and the m duo as warm thus colored. I’ve had these units and have never thought of them as bright or dark(warm). They are superbly neutral to me neither adding or subtracting. I find them to be very musical. A prospective buyer might pass on Luxman thinking that they won’t match up with many speakers. Of course they will. Neutral is neutral. It’s what we should want.

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Isn’t it generally agreed that euphony can be achieved by boosting second order harmonics? Nelson Pass did this with his .8 series of amps. Rolling off the high frequencies a little doesn’t hurt either.

I read an article about one of his recent amp camps where he gave all the attendees second harmonic generators that could be used to increase the amount those harmonics.
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millercarbon you really nailed this comment well.

“What happened was we stopped listening and started measuring“

I have never heard of anyone who chose an amp by measuring it rather than listening to it.  Have you guys?  I think the testing gear would be extremely expensive and require a lot of education to properly operate.

I think amp designers and manufacturers should measure the equipment they build.  I would not buy one that had been built without any measurements.  How it sounds is what counts in the end, but it helps to get where you want to go if you have some idea of what's causing the sound you hear. 

I'm sure that Luxman, Rogue and Sugden products are measured extensively before they are put into production.
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