i’ve had both and have a high regard for them. jeff is a brilliant designer and a great guy to boot. His gear is beyond reproach in all respects.
Regardless I have been fortunate enough to have a Corus/625s2 duo and a luxman c-900u/m-900u in the same basic system and for ‘my’ taste the luxman duo suited me better bc it was a little brighter which provided more apparent detail as you would expect. if anything my system is pretty neutral with the upper frequencies being a bit soft so naturally out of two outstanding amps the brighter one better suited me. i will say this. i think the Corus is a little soft/veiled whereas the c-900u lays it all out there is a very musical and transparent way. i do prefer the lux pre. i would have loved hearing the luxman preamp with the 625 but i suppose that would have been weird.
Regardless I have been fortunate enough to have a Corus/625s2 duo and a luxman c-900u/m-900u in the same basic system and for ‘my’ taste the luxman duo suited me better bc it was a little brighter which provided more apparent detail as you would expect. if anything my system is pretty neutral with the upper frequencies being a bit soft so naturally out of two outstanding amps the brighter one better suited me. i will say this. i think the Corus is a little soft/veiled whereas the c-900u lays it all out there is a very musical and transparent way. i do prefer the lux pre. i would have loved hearing the luxman preamp with the 625 but i suppose that would have been weird.