replace Mcintosh with Luxman

For those interested I decided to go for the Luxman amps(2)  In regards to the Mcintosh I found them to be almost painfully bright sounding in the higher frequencies.  I spoke to a dealer who told me his store has had both amps hooked up to the magico M2 and in his opinion the Luxman magico combination was superior.   I guess I will find out.  In regards to crusty coot concerns switching the M900U into mono mode your opinion is appreciated.  I have done all I can short of demoing the Luxman, which is for me is impractical because I live in Alaska.  For what it is worth Jay of You Tube's Jays audio lab indicated with some stereo  amps switching from stereo to mono was disappointing but that was not the case for the M900U.  Again thanks for your input.
Guy T.

For those interested I decided to go for the Luxman amps(2)  In regards to the Mcintosh I found them to be almost painfully bright sounding in the higher frequencies.

You absolutely will love, love, love Luxman.

I have never owned a Mac (it's on my bucket list though) but have heard a few of their integrated amps at various dealers and friends systems in the last few years. The thing is that they definitely sound very good on their own. But whenever I compared them to what else I could get in the market, I always found another brand that offered the same or higher sound and build quality at a much lower price point. I feel that with McIntosh you're paying a substantial premium for pedigree or pride in ownership, or whatever you want to call it. This is important to a lot of audiophiles, nothing wrong with it.

So my problem is not that I don't like the way they sound, just that they are asking for more than they offer in today's market. Also, I was a little disappointed with the build quality, e.g. compared to Luxman -- the knobs, buttons, and overall appearance doesn't justify the asking price.

Of course, this is purely my opinion and admittedly subjective. I'm sure diehard fans will disagree :)

Rumors are that the M900u replacement, the M10x is about to be announced in Oct. M900u’s are sure to drop in price. Maybe hold off until then.

I own 2 Lux M900u’s as monos. I have experienced using one amp in stereo mode with good results with Wilson Sasha DAW. The Luxman musicality was there but the Bass control lacked until the other amp was introduced. I haven’t noticed any added noise or distortion, just better depth way better imaging,  gobs of endless reserve power and control of the low frequency that we all covet. oh that Bass!! I finally have heard the lower halves of my speakers but cabling is important. I spoke to a South Florida Magico and Luxman dealer , Suncoast Audio about the Magico and Lux Combo. He told me that he ran the Luxman m900u monos with the M6’s at the Florida audio show two years ago with outstanding results.