(Hegel vs Luxman) vs PS Audio

For sure : Luxman !!

I as other have said think if you are pretty happy then changing for change sake is not the right answer. I'm lucky in that I have a music lounge setup just for hifi 7mx5mx3.2m acoustically treated a bit ...side points ...corner bass traps and rear panels ... 3 thick rugs on top of each other etc  .. I did nothing to roof as lovely victorian cornicing and ceiling rose .... 

Everytime I think of changing I make myself pause now.is it just an itch to scratch or is something wrong? It sounds like so much is right with the system that apart from speaker position tweaks I would hang fire .... Have a holiday instead probably cheaper and that will refresh ears in a new way. 

Just my tuppence worth 

I have no experience with Hegel, but have owned the BHKs and moved to the m900u.  Initially i was disappointed with the bass on the Luxman, relative to the BHKs.  But over time I've come to think that the BHKs bass, while deep and present, was less precise or a bit muddied.  Again, relative to the Luxman.  I'd still like a bit more bass, and the M10x addresses this.  In all other regards, the Luxman, to my ear, out performs the BHKs.  Detail in spades while remaining liquid, a light, airy upper end and an almost tube like treble.  Not to mention soundstage, build quality and aesthetics.

Thanks to all who have given suggestions.  I have gone back and worked on speaker positioning last evening and achieved some improvements though they are not as Focal had suggested (now they are slightly toed out - about 10" to the outside of ears at seating position).  The improvements were in depth and height of Soundstage with a dash of width --- it was pretty good before. I think the greatest takeaway from this discussion is confirmation that the room is my primary limitation and chasing "better sound" will always be mostly limited by the room and not the equipment.  I guess it like trying to put a Cosworth engine in a Triumph, as in the end you still have a Truimph.

Thanks

What about room correction? Lyngdorf room correction makes a huge difference in a challenging room, I haven’t tried others. I believe that’s going to get you much further than any amp change.