Luxman 590axii vs Pass Labs int 60

Romney8, that’s good to know.

If anyone is interested in the Luxman L-590AXII, spend some time reading these 2 reviews. In the first review, the lab report shows a power output of 95W/8ohm and 165W/4ohm

https://www.luxman.cz/data/test/test-en-l590axii-hifinews.pdf

https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2018/11/25/hi-fi-review-luxman-590-axii-integrated-amplifier-review-b...

Romney,The C900U is NOT the best pre-amp in the Luxman lineup anymore if thats what you were saying. That belongs to the $20K+ CL1000

I owned both the Pass Labs INT-60 and Luxman 509x for an extended period. In terms of pure sound quality, to my ears I liked the Pass better. Richer tone, fuller but seems to have a good grip on things and a ton of power in reserve. Luxman seemed leaner and was missing something. I liked the all in one box solution offered by Luxman (headphone and phono preamp, plus old school tone controls, loudness, meters, etc.) Like Erik says, you’ve got to hear them yourself and better yet in your room with your gear. My speakers are Zu Audio Definition IV, VPI Classic 3 tt, Innuos ZENmini w/LPS and Phoenix Reclocker, Border Patrol SEi DAC. Had a Line Magnetic 219ia before those two integrateds that had the best sound of all but was like the high maintenance super hot girlfriend.

JJGASP,
509X sounds nothing like the 590AXII which is what the OP is asking about.

Had a Line Magnetic 219ia before those two integrateds that had the best sound of all but was like the high maintenance super hot girlfriend.

Jjgasp, you may want to read the review below. The reviewer had the Line Magnetic 219ia as his reference for many years but Luxman L-590AXII replaced it.

https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2018/11/25/hi-fi-review-luxman-590-axii-integrated-amplifier-review-b...