Help with XLR between Luxman L-509X & Hegel HD30 DAC

jsqt The tube layout is exactly the same. 3 12AX7's  for the phono preamp and 5 12AU7's for the preamp. In the SE they are using oil caps and the phono has 4 step up transformers 2 for MC high and 2 for MC low. Lp's have a lot of punch and are very quiet. I would venture they are quite similar. Hard to compare as Luxman only made 100 units so not a lot of owners around. This unit has a remote but it's very limited just volume and mute. Everything else you have to get up to do. By the way I'm using an RME ADI2 DAC w/this preamp. Very happy w/the combo. Art Dudley compared it very favorably to his Shindo preamp. It's listed as a Class A preamp in Stereophile. 

@luxmancl38, that sounds awesome. I wish I could read Japanese as I have the work order for the refurb that was done at Luxman in ’13, would be interested to see what all work they did to it. I’d love to compare the two preamps... I have not seen either a CL38 SE nor a CL40 owner in the wild before, I think they are both pretty rare birds. I’m not using a TT, I listen to all digital (FLAC & Tidal via Roon)... Quite happy with the Hegel HD30, it is very smooth and analog-sounding. I did notice the DA-06 over at Higher Note when I read your post and made them an offer on it just for kicks but it seems it has been snatched up. Too bad, I’d have loved to done a head-to-head with the HD30. What is the amp you are using with the CL38 SE?

Bryston 2.5 sst 2 w/a pair of Aerial 5T's. TT a Linn Sondek, Bluesound Node and a Cambridge Audio 752 BD universal player which go through my RME DAC. Apartment dweller so I can't really go big.

@luxmancl38, very cool, I bet it sounds awesome.