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| Help me complete my stereo system (Harbeth, ClearAudio Concept). I agree that the Luxman sound is supremely balanced, but pipe and slippers it ain’t. Not even by a long shot. I don’t know which Luxman model you’re looking at, but the 505 does not use the in-house transformer, and it shows. If you have a choice ... | |
| Kef LS50 Sorry I was just making a general observation about the power hungry nature of LS50s, not necessarily a comment on your particular amplifier. The point is that unlike other speakers in that price range, the LS50s respond well to higher levels of a... | |
| Luxman tonality Completely agree with OP. When I first went to audition the Luxman 590AXII, I was expecting this warm, lush, rolled off sound. Why? Because that's what I had read about them. I was completely wrong!Compared to 509, the 590AXII tilts towards warm, ... | |
| Kef LS50 These are really good speakers! The only weakness I can think of is that they require expensive and big amplification -- think > $2500, otherwise they can sound quite ho-hum. Paired with your SVS subs, I think you're pretty well covered. | |
| Moving up the Harbeth line So I added a REL T/Zero and spread out the speakers by 6 inches on each side. Made a really big difference. The imaging, soundstage depth and width definitely improved noticeably. However, I still feel that the scale, especially when reproducing p... | |
| I just bought a Steinway which sounds like a banjo. Could it be the room or associated electronics? | |
| Why No Love For Peachtree Audio? I wonder how much of people’s impressions were formed several years ago, and might not be relevant today. I bought a Peachtree Nova 125 about 6-7 years ago and tried so hard to love it. Initially, what attracted me to the amp was the sizzle it pro... | |
| Streaming Sound Quality - Want the very best sound quality? Network Acoustics ENO... @lalitk Thanks. This will be a contender when I decide to upgrade my USB cable. | |
| Streaming Sound Quality - Want the very best sound quality? Network Acoustics ENO... Is the NE USB cable designed to work optimally with their components, e.g. ENO, are can it work on its own? I would like to try it between my Sonore opticalRendu streamer and DAC. | |
| Luxman 590axii with KEF Reference 1 Yes without a doubt the Luxman 590 will give you amazing bass. For some reason, Luxman seriously under rates the power specs. I was driving my Sonus Faber Olympica 2 with Audio Research GSI75 and the sound the KT150s made was quite good. But once ... | |
| Moving up the Harbeth line @senza — this is for my second system in the home office. I appreciate the suggestion, but unfortunately Kensington’s are not even in the ballpark given the price. I’m actually looking at Sterlings but not too many available in the used market. | |
| Moving up the Harbeth line @speakermaster -- sorry I just realized that you recommended Spendor S100 as another option. Thanks, I will research this brand. | |
| Help me complete my stereo system (Harbeth, ClearAudio Concept). @juleman -- which Luxman model are you looking at? IMO, their entry level integrated amp (505, 550) is not that great of a value for the money. The real Luxman magic happens at 507, 509, 590 level. Anything below that, you’re better off with Yamah... | |
| Audio envy - dang! @jayctoy Yes, it is a new offering from AE. I'm not sure why the Mega 3 is not listed on their webpage. Maybe it's not cost effective or takes up too much manufacturing time. But I can tell you it's really amazing! | |
| The Exogal saga continued.... I’m with OP on this one. It’s funny how the CEO conveniently sidesteps the topic of the remote control. Instead of coming here and shaming your customer, why not send the remote first and then justify the reasons. |