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| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Chashas1 Thanks for thinking of my search! There is also an older thread on pf with a different title of almost the same meaning that gave me loads of insight. I've never heard them on stands, so I don't know what the difference is like. I've disc... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Thanks Chasas1 and Brianmgrarcom. My speakers weigh 42 Kg each and are rather bulky, so lugging them over to the stereo shop aint easy at all.As far as buying cheap so I can resell if I don't like it at home, so far I've been lucky with doing that... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Hello Chashas1: Yeah, I'm new to this and I know now it's almost useless to test-listen on equipment other than your own. It was fun trying, though. It seemed to me that logically if one amp sounds better or worse than another through several diff... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Brianmgrarcom- Thanks, that's just where I'm headed next. First on my listening list is a Luxman 570Z, which another Yamaha NS1000x owner uses and likes. Are you familiar with these speakers or amp?I've been told (to no end) that Luxman lost it's ... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Luxman vs Leben, Round 2: (Leben gets KO'd by a third tube amp)This time I took wifey with me for a 3-hour listening session, to make use of her cleaner ears (she plays several musical instruments with subtlety and grace), practicality ,and frugal... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Chasaa1: The Yamahas are rated at 90dB/W/m. They don't seem to need much power to drive them, and sound immaculate at very low volume. I've never seen a Shindo amp.It looks like the Leben CS300X was let free at the shop today, so maybe I can retur... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Chashas1 You could certainly be right about the Leben CS300X revealing weakness in the Diatones or elsewhere in the chain whereas the Luxman does not. I've always been underwhelmed by Diatones, but remain totally in love with my Yamaha NS1000x's. ... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Hi Chashas1: Unfortunately I haven't heard the Leben with my own speakers (Yamaha NS1000X + B&W 805N), just at the shop through icky Diatones.But I did compare the Leben against my own amp, and in that comparison the Leben's highs were slightl... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Mark Toronto, Chashas1, and all: Luxman amps vs Leben, and Luxman CD players...I just got back from the shop with some heavy stands for my new B&W 805s as second speakers, as well as some nice marble slabs to put between them and the tatami ma... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Mark Toronto, Chashas1, and all: Luxman amps vs Leben, and Luxman CD players...I just got back from the shop with some heavy stands for my new B&W 805s as second speakers, as well as some nice marble slabs to put between them and the tatami ma... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Back to Luxman CD players, Mark Toronto-416I am not expert on CD players, although I really love the one I've got, so while I was in the nearby shop yesterday I asked the guys in there for you. They are local Japanese hard-core audiophiles running... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Nolitan: I don't know whether this is helpful to you, but I've spent a lot of time comparing OLD (pre-1984) Luxmans, tubes, integrateds, and solid-state against Accuphase and some others I mentioned previously. I found all Accuphase I listened to ... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? I'll try to read and ask around a bit to get a feel for how Luxman CD players are regarded here in Japan, and let you know, Toronto416 and others interested, if I find out anything somewhat definite.In my own experience, I see Esoterics in the hig... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? I have a Luxman 507 (no prefixes or suffixes), one of Luxman's first transistor amps, from 1974 ('78?), I believe. I use it to drive Yamaha NS1000x speakers, which are truly top-notch. My CD player is an Ah! Njoe Tjoeb CD4000, also truly tops. We ... |