Classe vs Luxman any thoughts on the Stereo power amps?


I would like to know would it be a wise decision to go with the Classe or Luxman for my 805D3.

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I have heard both played on the big brother to the 805s. The Luxman M10x bested the Classe to my ears. 

I would definitely take Luxman over Classe.  There are other brands I like better but in the binary, this is an easy one.  

If you had different speakers I think you could tell easier.

But you have your answer above  x 3.

Classe is passe 

Which Classe versions are we talking about? I would take the older CA-xxx (I had the ca-200 over 20 years ago) over the luxman of the same generation. I also owned many other Classe amps, preamps and cd players back then, the CAM and Onega series which I also think are better than luxman.
6 or 7 years ago, I owned the CT-M600 monoblocks which I would take over luxman.

The delta series, I would take the luxman. 
There is a reason B&W bought Classe, you need a warmer amp like the Classe or McIntosh to tone down the cool sounding B&W’s.