Luxman 509x vs Hegel H390

I have a Hegel/ Magnepan combination that is totally revealing to the source.  It is a Plain Jane to look at and I have drooled over the Luxmans many times since, but  the Maggies are power hungry.  Always look at what will make your speakers sound best.

I’m sure the Hegel is fantastic and great build quality before I get berated. Very understated look.

The Hegel’s build quality is the sole reason I scratched it off the list. The plasticky look feels cheap as it reminds me of budget NAD amps.

The Luxamas, both the 507 and 509 are just a feast for the eyes. With either the blue tone of the display on the 507 or the plain white on the 509 being so visually appealing. Did Hegel take the Scandinavian prosaic minimalist approach in black  a bit too far perhaps ?..I tend to believe this might explain so many 390s on the used market. 

Another one that surprised me lately, although a bit pricier , still might consider given its good looks and huge detail and spatial rendering is the Moon 600i  V2 from Simaudio. However it lacks the sweet smooth nature of the 507/509. 

While I highly regard the two amps you’ve identified, and given your speakers I’d go with the Luxman, but if you’re possibly open to a tube front-end integrated I’d highly recommend looking at Octave and Unison Research hybrid amps.  Those preamp tubes last forever, and I think their neutral yet tube magic will set your speakers free.  That’s absolutely where I’d go, and you can fine-tune your sound with different tubes if desired/needed.  Best of both worlds IMHO. 

One that is better in several areas and made in USA ,10 year warranty,5 years transferrable , and 3 power choices ,Coda CSIB integrated it has 18 -1st watts into pure class A  then 150,300,600 wpc 

a sealed Potted very low noise 3,000 Va Transformer ,none ofthe competition have even 1/2. That ,over 120 amps on tap for ultimate control,

mosfet, Fet,Burr Brown linear class A preamp section  and 40 bipolor transistors on the output . Nelson Pass And these guys from Coda worked together with the 

classic  Threshold stasis products ,Nelson went on his own And Coda  was born 

Almost  30 years now in CA. -made in U.S.A America 🇺🇸 . 
i bought mine from Mike at Audio Archon  stereotimes product of the year 2020.

for around $6500 or less ,it competes or bests everything out there at $10k+ .