Lamm LP2/2.1 vs Luxman EQ-500

3 Easy, On this forum, anything goes.  No response should be surprising or necessarily useful to the OP.

@lewm 

You really hit the nail on the head. A useful response here is possible, but most prefer to just shout out what they own or want to own, without regard to the question from the OP.

OP good luck with your question. All I can say is the Luxman is excellent and I have not heard the Lamm

@jperry 

All I can say is the Luxman is excellent and I have not heard the Lamm

Agree with your post of course.  Heck, I own the Luxman EQ-500 and love it but I've never heard the Lamm so it would be ridiculous for me to recommend it over the Lamm.  Obviously many others on this forum don't maintain similar guardrails. lol

I will second the Zesto.  I heard the line at Adirondack Audio and the entire line is truly special. Besides the superb sound, the components are all drop dead gorgeous. 

I own an LP2 and have never heard the Lux. I took at look at it though and it’s very similar in some ways. Tube rectified, which is a must for me, low output level for MM so you can use a Decca cartridge if you want. But they are two different beasts in terms of control. The Lamm has none. That’s a problem for some but hasn’t been for me, both with my Decca Super Gold and a Denon DL103. They sound great at whatever the Lamm preset is (I think you can order what you want). I also own a Lamm preamp and I have been in this hobby for 30 years and I’ve never been happier nor more content. Hope this helps a bit in your decision making. There probably is no wrong choice. Oh and the Lamm will kill any Zesto. I’ve heard them both in the same system. No comparison.