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New Integrated amp recommendation

Greetings:

I’m looking to upgrade my Yamaha 801 to drive my Revel 328s

Unfortunately I live in South Carolina and auditioning equipment requires a fair amount of time and travel. 
The room is 20x25 loft open to one side to a staircase and 11 foot ceilings (not ideal but limited amount of conditioning will follow) 

Almost always classic rock and contemporary jazz never above 80db Vinyl/CD and streaming

I’ve read a number outstanding reviews on Luxman integrateds and that is the first question..Is the 505z a good fit? If so does stretching the budget to the 507z offer a sonic difference? If not Luxman any other recommendations. I’m not necessarily looking to color the sound of the Revels but the Yamaha and maybe the room lack a bit of low end clarity and maybe a bit of fatigue from the Be tweeters.

Finally has anyone had experience buying direct from Japan? Can I assume the transformer is going to add unwanted noise?

Appreciate any thoughts love the forum. Learn from it everyday.

Thank you

JF

 

 


 

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I have been looking at something in Japan too. Unfortunately, the 15% tariff bumps up the price too much. You might want to look for something used here on Audiogon, or check the consolidator www.hifishark.com. Here is the link for the 507Z. https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=luxman+507z

My opinion is the Luxman products are generally quite good. I personally prefer the Pass Labs products. I doubt if you would be disappointed by either brand.

Here is another option: I upgraded my pre-amp last year to the LTA MicroZOTL and love it. They have a nice integrated too. https://www.lineartubeaudio.com/products/z40-integrated-amplifier

Lots of choices. Have Fun.

 

 

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