Twice the price and sounds the same. Not the greatest outcome.
Why have one if you can have two?
In an effort to reduce equipment in the new house I’m building, and reduce clutter, I purchased the Luxman 505uxII for my Klipsch Fortr IVs. Turned out to be a marvelous pairing. The music is just alive, dimensional, and effortless.
The thing is, I like the Luxman so much I figured I wanted to pair it with the Thiel CS2.4’s I have. But the current requirements for those speakers require a bit more umph! So now I also have the 507z. Currently my Thiels are boxed up ready for the move in about two weeks or so, but I’m breaking in the Z on the Forte’s in the mean time.
I noticed it took a couple weeks for the 505 to really shine so I’m expecting the same on the 507! But right out the box it equals the 505. Not a huge difference between the 505 and 507 yet, but I also suspect that the Fortes have generally plateaued on amplification. The 507 is a bit smoother, if not just noticeably so, and there seems a just a bit more spaciousness as well. Again, right out of the box.
I will be intrigued to see how this amp breaks in, and how much further the envelope of sound can be increased from the already capable 505.