Diablo 300 vs Luxman 590AXii with Sopra 3

op if you are going with a lumin t2 all you need is a power amp.

unlessyou want to run an analog source.

so the first thing to determine is do you need an integrated or just a power amp?

if you are all digital then you dont need an integrated.

if then we would recomend the t2 into a krell xd 300 power amp or the smaller xd 175

thecombination of a krell power amp lumin and sopras is a wonderful system

as per youroriginal question we would recomend the luxman the diablo is awesome but a little dark

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect NJ

focal krell and lumin dealers

Two things. I would recommend having an integrated amp that allows future options and you'll still have a working system if your source player quits or you want something different. Digital is still moving at a fast pace, things could change. Just more versatile. Second, you'll have a pretty good size room to fill, so 30wpc isn't ideal. The Sopras say 40-400 watts is recommended so I wouldn't want to be on the low end of that in such a big room.  

Definitely going integrated amp for flexibility.  I am curious about the 30W Luxman being enough power due to larger room size, but I hear it's a beefy amp due to it being Class A.  I don't have expertise on if it's enough power.  Open to thoughts on that topic.