Luxman vs Accuphase for Harbeth 40.3 XD

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@macg19

if you go pass labs for the 40’s i would suggest staying with their x series and not xa series

papa nelson dials in some extra midrange/midbass flesh/body into his xa series voicing, trading off some pristine treble and deep bass grip in his smaller class a units, whereas the x series gives a more perceptibly linear response from tippity top to rock bottom - for example, in my system, i felt the xa30.5 on my 40.3’s were a little too much of a good thing in the midband (little too wooly to my ear) whereas the older int150 (x150.5) was brought out more treble sparkle, air, and deep bass foundation

in my experience with the bog harbeths i liked an amp with both strong bass damping factor/grip and also a little extra treble energy as the speakers tend to be a little midrange and bass rich in tonality

so, for example, i preferred hegel 590 over 390, i preferred pass class a/b over class a, belles class a over sugden, classe over primare, you get the picture...

for this reason, i would probably choose the luxman for this application over the accuphase as the accuphase has voicing that is rather duplicative to the harbeth sonic traits