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| External phono stage for Luxman 509x The built in phono stage is VERY good so to better it you would need to spend some serious money. With that said, you need to buy the cartridge to work with MC as it’s set to a 100ohm load. Absolutely zero flexibility. | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina for Large Room? With only a foot, I don’t think you’ll get even remote what is possible from the Sabrina’s… wonderful,speakers but they need/deserve a proper setup | |
| Cartridge incompatibility, Soundsmith and Luxman @intactaudio @lewm Thanks guys. The information is indeed very limited... all the website gives is this: PHONO (MM): 2.5mV/47kΩ PHONO (MC): 0.3mV/100Ω Basically no information expect that the loading for the MC is very low, which explains... | |
| Cartridge incompatibility, Soundsmith and Luxman @atmasphere Greatly appreciate it! So at least I'm not going mad (although my wife would disagree with that statement...). It seems that every other solution but to replace the cartridge has quite a bit of drawback... going to an SUT adds complex... | |
| Cartridge incompatibility, Soundsmith and Luxman @lewm Greatly appreciate your knowledge and input!!! In theory, it should work, but it's clearly rolled off (quite a bit...). The only logical answer I can see is the mismatch in loading. Gain should indeed be no issue. And I do really love the Ze... | |
| starting equiment that is cold from being shipped I always let it sit for at least 6 hours before I connect anything to it. Gives it time to get up to room temperature and remove excess humidity that may be trapped from shipping. Take a bit of patience, but rather be safe that make an expensi... | |
| Cartridge incompatibility, Soundsmith and Luxman @atmasphere Yes, MC setting. The load is not variable however, I think this is what's causing the issue. @russ69 Which then means yet another piece of equipment, another set of phono cables (Cardas Clear Beyond sounds amazing, but they're not ... | |
| Looking for small active STEREO speakers I can throw in a carry on bag and travel with I travel quite a bit for work as well, so I can sympathize. I don't think speakers is the way to go however... first, hotel rooms are notoriously noisy and thin-walled. I won't want to annoy the other guests with my music. Plus the size of packing... | |
| Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's Recessed?! I have no idea of what Luxman you’ve listened to but that’s about as far from my experience… I have a 595 and a 590 (don’t ask…) and my buddy has a 509. Very dynamic and revealing and very much engaging | |
| What Class A is better? SUGDEN FPA-4 or PASS LABS XA-25 Between those two... Sugden with the right speakers, but Pass is more user-friendly as it can drive/sound better with a variety of speakers. If I could add another option, Luxman L-590AXII. Definitely sounds better than the Pass to me. | |
| KEF Blade 2 I’ve heard Blade2’s sound harsh and boring and engaging and sweet… they’re definitely neutral but they do require really good equipment to deliver. Best was Luxman M900’s with 509 being a close second. It seems like the Blade2’s are a better matc... | |
| Anyone pairing Cornwall IVs with solid state amplification to good results? Cornwalls sound great with Luxman L-590axii | |
| Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why? I truly believe there’s no such thing as the best tweeter, especially if you limit to material only. The best tweeter is the one that perfectly integrated to a given speaker and the other drivers. I’ve heard ribbon tweeters that sounded odd (poor... | |
| Can Anyone Identify The Make of this Preamp Could it been a Conrad Johnson, either CT5, ET2, or ART (could be GAT, but that is newer if I remember correctly) | |
| Cardas Clear or AudioQuest Carbon USB cable Definitely Cardas Clear. I've had both in my system and the Cardas USB is clearly (no pun intended) superior. Warmer yet more detailed. |