Luxman vs Pass Labs

Good advice.  Either add a tube preamp or Int-60.

Hi mizioa,
You probably know this but I will state it nonetheless, you have to hear the Luxman and then decide. An Audiogon friend (with discriminating  taste/good ears) has the Pass Labs XP 20 and XA 30.8. He has been very happy with this pairing. He recently auditioned three integrated amplifiers in his system which he felt bettered the Pass separates.

Lyric Ti140 - German push pull tubes
Mastersound EVO PSET 845- Italian PSET tubes
T+A 3100 HV - German solid state

You just don’t know until you’ve actually listened to the various components. As mentioned above Luxman has numerous choices at different performance levels/price points.
Charles

I have a Pass amp (X250.8) and a Pass XP-20 preamp. The XP-20 is the finest pre I've ever owned and that list includes a CJ Premier pre. I used to own an XP-10 but the 20 is definitely a cut above.

Do yourself a major favor and audition the Luxman L-590 AX II.  

Nice thing about Luxman integrated is the Separate function. It's an easy way to have two systems in one. I simply run Ifi iTube 2 buffer between the amp and preamp and can switch on/off for a little tube goodness.