As the old saying goes: Lies, damned lies and statistics.
Luxman tonality
I’ve seen many members describing the Luxman 509x and the m duo as warm thus colored. I’ve had these units and have never thought of them as bright or dark(warm). They are superbly neutral to me neither adding or subtracting. I find them to be very musical. A prospective buyer might pass on Luxman thinking that they won’t match up with many speakers. Of course they will. Neutral is neutral. It’s what we should want.
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Amateur astronomers perform tasks such as the discovery of new comets, planets and stars in the universe [1,2]. Listening and measuring are not mutually incompatible tasks. I love the neutral sound of my Luxman CL1000 preamplifier with my ARC 250SE monoblocks. [1] https://www.sciencealert.com/saturn-sized-planet-is-the-first-exoplanet-completely-discovered-by-ama... [2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ask-the-experts-how-do-amateur-astronomers-discover-comet... |
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millercarbon you really nailed this comment well.To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. No amount of measurements will ever give you the ability to look at the night sky and visualize your place in the cosmos. The phase of the moon shows you where the sun is, the planets glide along the ecliptic through their seasons, and if it is dark enough and the sky clear enough you can see the Coal Sack Nebula in our own galaxy the Milky Way. Something hardly anyone ever gets to see any more, thanks to air and light pollution, but if you ever do it sure sticks with you. Trying to live pretending you get this because you looked up some numbers in a book is like pretending you have good sound because your mic and DSP tells you so. I was pals with Al George back when he was building his observatory in the 1970's. https://www.tas-online.org/about.php All gone now I guess, along with Al, but what a time we had! |
They are analytical, not warm and not my cup of tea. They are also way overpriced. So you get some fancy vu meters, big deal, those get old after a while and then you gotta live with that sound. Sugden is way better and cheaper. Yea, no flashy meters, but smooth, warm, and inviting sound. It says, sit down and listen for a long time. |
millercarbon you really nailed this comment well. I have never heard of anyone who chose an amp by measuring it rather than listening to it. Have you guys? I think the testing gear would be extremely expensive and require a lot of education to properly operate. I think amp designers and manufacturers should measure the equipment they build. I would not buy one that had been built without any measurements. How it sounds is what counts in the end, but it helps to get where you want to go if you have some idea of what's causing the sound you hear. I'm sure that Luxman, Rogue and Sugden products are measured extensively before they are put into production. |
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