Luxman 590axii vs Pass Labs int 60

Hey audiofound -

I have the last new 507ux in the US. :) Got it for a song or I would not have been able to afford it.

I haven’t heard every Pass amp, but in general I don’t find them wonderful. I think this has a great deal to do with the speakers Pass and followers use.

The Luxman on the other hand has a tube like mid/treble sweetness with great extension at the ends of the frequency range. I don’t find them analytical, but I also don’t find them scratchy, something most Pass amps sound like to me.


I think it is absolutely imperative every buyer listen for themselves, because in the end, it's the pleasure you derive every night in your room, with your speakers and your loved ones that matters.

Best,
Erik

Scratchy? ;)

@audiofound, I wish I could answer the first question you asked but I have not heard the Pass Lab 60 integrated as I already mentioned above.
I do own the Luxman 590 AXII and the Allnic-T 1500 which is a tubed 300B with 12.5 watts of class A. The Luxman sounds as tube-like as possible for a solid-state amp with more power as compared to the Allnic. 

Erik, have you ever listened to a Luxman L-590AX?

@Builder - I’m afraid I’ve never listened to more than the 509 and 507.

Good thing too, because the heat in my room and my pocket book could not afford it. :)


@audiofound - That’s the best way I know how to describe it. Like the high frequencies had extra distortion. I don’t want to make too much of it as some may not hear it or like it, but whatever I heard, it was not to my liking. In the dozen or so times that I have listened to Pass amps I’ve either heard that scratchiness, or heard a competent, warm sounding amp. In neither case a device I’d pull money out of my wallet for.

Listeners should use their own ears when evaluating all amps. If Pass is it for you, please go buy it, and respect my own choices for not. Thank you.