@lalitk Hello lalitk,
Well I did upgrade to a Luxman EQ-500 and I've been just thrillingly inspired by it. I just began a project to listen to every side of every classical LP that I have and to then decide what to do with it. (Keep, sell, donate, or trash.) My classical collection ranges from a few dozen discs purchased used at record stores. Some real hi-fi stuff and a few world class ones. Also I have hundreds of unsorted, un-even-looked-at records that have been donated to me by the whole collection by customers at my bakery/cafe. Having a good audio system at my restaurant, and playing records there over the years on decent equipment, has put me in the position of being the recipient of collections of records by people that are moving to warmer climates or into retirement communities. So there is a lot of fairly undesirable records and every once in a awhile there is a true gem that is like finding a silver dollar at the beach. I've had the EQ-500 for most of a year now, and have just gotten used to being transfixed by my records, that is, when I take the time to really listen, of course. By the way, the LUX has seven tubes and four SUTS and behaves like the incredibly well built, trouble free, flexible, old-school stereo component that it intends to be. I love the fact that the chassis has no vents! Few audio companies can put that much into a sealed, reasonably sized case that, provided one gives it the room to breathe that it needs, will simply work for many years to come.
Thanks for asking! Anything new or unusual in your pursuit of audio?
~Oran
