replace Mcintosh with Luxman

The thing is that they definitely sound very good on their own. But whenever I compared them to what else I could get in the market, I always found another brand that offered the same or higher sound and build quality at a much lower price point. I feel that with McIntosh you’re paying a substantial premium for pedigree or pride in ownership, or whatever you want to call it. This is important to a lot of audiophiles, nothing wrong with it

Never owned any Mc. I have auditioned it and talked to their reps at my local dealer who feature it.  Also talked to their support about my Wadia that Mcintosh Group now own.  Most overrated product on the market.

A long time ago, my local Audio Research dealer carried Luxman.  I think of it as akin to Linn:  Very good but not the best or the money.  Ditto Mac, but probably better than the former two.

I went from Mac solid state (MA6900) to tube (C2300/MC275) and have been more than pleased ever since. For me it was more about finding the right complement of tubes between the two components.

Have never owned Luxman or Pass but understand they are excellent in many ways. Nice choice to have.

Check out the AGD Vivace or Gran Vivace- Had Mc and the Luxman before-- trust me-just demo a pair-- 

I second having a listen in the lower states or even in Canada at Audio Excellence. Great guys to deal with and will give you an honest opinion vs BS to make a sale. Have you thought about several of these amplifiers? I love the sound quality better than Luxman.

- McIntosh MC2301 Tube Monoblock amplifiers 
- Mark Levinson No536 Monoblock 
- the Coda was also mentioned 
- Dan D’Agostino Progression 
- Audio Research Reference 250SE or M160 Monoblock 
- Accuphase Monoblock
- Esoteric Monoblock 

Some of these are tube amplifiers but all can more than definitely handle the power you are looking for. All can handle 4ohm loads and the speaker you have really doesn’t need anything lower than that. The trade off for incredible sound is worth it with these choices especially before you drop 40K on amplifiers. All have a great resale value as well but I don’t think you will sell once you own any of these beauties.

just a thought and best of luck