panditji
Well-Known Member
Finally heard the Luxman L-505u today paired with a Spendor SP 1R/2 as they were the closest sounding to my Harbeths....Again thick cables and power supply were used and the room was heavily carpeted and probably treated....
I liked the sound very much as the amp controlled the bass extremely well and the mid range was clean and musical.....I had almost settled for the amplifier before hand as i have been reading up on it since the last 6 months and it met all my expectations...it has a clean sound and has ample power for my Harbeths which are rated 86db whereas the Spendors are 88 db....The blue Vu meters look nice and I only wish they had a champagne gold finish instead of the silver finish.....
Just for kicks, I asked the dealer to play the Luxman Class A 590 AX and the sound opened up quite a bit...it was smoother and very musical than the 505u but at 2.5 times the cost.... Also it has only 30 watts and that maybe would not be enough for my Harbeths as would my pockets......
Luxman also can add a new fan to their growing base and I think i might settle for the 505u as and when I can find a used one or a very good deal.......
Before leaving, I saw the Exposure integrateds and requested the dealer to play the 3010 integrated with the Spendors......very very impressed with what I heard.....A very musical, open and smooth sound with a lot of details and exceptional value for the price...the dealer quoted 16,000 RMB for that unit and i tink it was a fantastic amp at that price point....the only downside is that it is very plain looking and it used 3 purplish LEDs on the front plate...
So if you are not as superficial as me, this might be the amplifier for a lot of audiophiles.....
I liked the sound very much as the amp controlled the bass extremely well and the mid range was clean and musical.....I had almost settled for the amplifier before hand as i have been reading up on it since the last 6 months and it met all my expectations...it has a clean sound and has ample power for my Harbeths which are rated 86db whereas the Spendors are 88 db....The blue Vu meters look nice and I only wish they had a champagne gold finish instead of the silver finish.....
Just for kicks, I asked the dealer to play the Luxman Class A 590 AX and the sound opened up quite a bit...it was smoother and very musical than the 505u but at 2.5 times the cost.... Also it has only 30 watts and that maybe would not be enough for my Harbeths as would my pockets......
Luxman also can add a new fan to their growing base and I think i might settle for the 505u as and when I can find a used one or a very good deal.......
Before leaving, I saw the Exposure integrateds and requested the dealer to play the 3010 integrated with the Spendors......very very impressed with what I heard.....A very musical, open and smooth sound with a lot of details and exceptional value for the price...the dealer quoted 16,000 RMB for that unit and i tink it was a fantastic amp at that price point....the only downside is that it is very plain looking and it used 3 purplish LEDs on the front plate...
So if you are not as superficial as me, this might be the amplifier for a lot of audiophiles.....