Soulution 511 vs. Luxman m900


looking a two amp options similar power rating. Soulution 511 vs. Luxman m900. Any thoughts, experiences?
hifinut
There is one way to know: try for yourself. When you post something like this, comparing two brands / amps, the fan boys will certainly jump in and "pump" their baby, like the award collector on facebook here, a definite Luxman fan boy to say the least

Certainly not a fan boy of any brand. Dont even own a Luxman Amp...never have. I do have a Luxman CD Player and a Pre-Amp...both of which are still in the boxes I received them in and have never been used. Since your reading comprehension skills aren't up to snuff the only brands I have Power Amps OR Integrated are: ARC 160M, Dagostino 400 Monos, Audio Note Jinro, First Watt SIT-3 Mono's, Pass XA-25, Valvet E2SE.

Get your facts straight.  Hope your still enjoying your 2nd Hand, discontinued, No Warranty T+A that nobody wants

I have no relevant experience but I would point out that the input impedance of the Soulution 511 is an extremely low 2K (balanced only). That would make it unsuitable for use with the majority of tube-based preamps, and with some solid state preamps as well. That is not an issue with the Luxman.

I would note, though, that the Luxman’s balanced inputs have XLR pin 3 "hot" (i.e., non-inverted relative to the polarity of the signal on the red output terminal) and XLR pin 2 "cold" (i.e., inverted relative to the polarity of the signal on the red output terminal), that being the opposite of what is usual for USA-made equipment. So to maintain absolute polarity the + and - connections to the speakers would have to be interchanged at one end, assuming no other polarity inversions are present in the signal path. And doing that **might** be a problem if the speakers incorporate powered woofers, or are otherwise powered, as in that situation the signals on the amp’s + outputs **might** be connected to ground by the speakers, either directly or through some low impedance. (In that situation an alternative approach to achieving correct overall polarity would be to use a pair of XLR cables between the preamp and power amp which have the connections to pins 2 and 3 interchanged at one end).

In any event, depending on the preamp that is used the low input impedance of the Soulution is likely to be a far more serious concern than the Luxman’s polarity reversal.

Good luck. Regards,
-- Al

Both amps are excellent in their own merits and it’s all system dependent. Go listen to both amps in your own setup / system and decide which one would be a better match in your own setup/system.
It’s all about system synergy. There’s no such a thing as "one size fits all" in this hobby.

As suggested earlier by almarg due to extremely low input impedance on the Soulution 511 would make a preamp pairing a lot harder than the Luxman unless when paired with its matching Soulution preamp.
Something to be considered.