driving Verity Audio Parsifal Ovations?

Mark,

I use two M800a on the Sarastro2 and currently experimenting with vertical biamp vs bridged. Even with 93db, the increased power in bridged config offer more grip to the bass. Biamp adds delicacy and significant increase in frontal to back imaging. You will not go wrong in either of the choices, plus and minuses either way.

Biwire also increase transparency.

Best of luck with you purchase.

Thanks for the input. The M800a would be ideal, but trying to explain this to the family budget committee is far more difficult than justifying the purchase of an integrated amp. Integrateds have a much higher WAF.

I am not sure that I would buy an M600a (plus pre-amp) over a 590Aii integrated given that they are basically the same amp/pre-amp at very different price-points. The M800a is a very different matter!

I have heard back from one of the owners of Verity Audio, and he assures me that either of the Luxman integrated amps (509u or 590Aii) would be "a very good match for the Parsifals".

Regards,

Mark

The m800a is a fine amp and would be real nice with the Verities. Have you thought about going the used tube route and getting something like an ARC ref 110 and ls26 pre? Close on $$$ and this is a very nice combination with the Parisfal. ARC is almost Canadian, which I think you mentioned to be important at one point.

Good Luck, I think it is hard to go wrong with the gear you are looking at.

I just read more of the thread and see you are not interested in tubes. Sorry, but you have a novel, if not, a long short story going on Agon at this point ;-)

Get the Luxman, get the Verity's, report back. It's a big investment so on the other hand I appreciate your research.

Or buy the Verity's and run them with what you have and give it some time?

I have been enjoying the Verity Audio Parsifal Ovations for several months now, driven by the Luxman 509u integratd amp and Luxmn D-06 cdp. As a system it sounds wonderful, and the electronics match well with the speakers.

I enjoy classical music (piano, chamber) and jazz. I listen to a lot of solo piano, and I often feel like there is an actual Steinway D playing live in front of me.

Interestingly Redbook can sound as good as SACD to me when it is well recorded. Some Chandos and Hyperion recordings from the early 90's sound superb.

To be honest, I have stopped listening to the equipment and worrying about individual components. I now lose myself in the music and thirst to hear more. This is a system that conveys the essence of well played music.