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Please help me!

Dear Audiophile^^
I need your help before I sold my units  that I have now. Where to go. What should I do or do I think what I have now is right? Please give me valuable advice. As someone who has listened to Bach and Baroque for nearly 40 years, I'm just a music lover, not an Audiophile. So even more desperately, I need your help.
I have now Luxman L507uxii intergrated Amplifier and Marten Duke2.
I was so happy to hear in every single thing that was so detailed and passed by without just listening, but the problem is that I can't listen to music in front of audio for as long as I used to.
Last year, I had a chance to borrow a wonderful Luxman SQ-38u and listen to it.

Of course deep and wide more powerful than my L-507uxii sound. Really cool
But I couldn't hear it because of the hum noise because I couldn't take it off for a day. The person who allowed to me listen said "you need a AC power conditioner"
Not long ago, I bought WAudio AC power Purifier from Amazon.

It was quite different when I connected with L507uxii.
Oh, that's why he told  me to do it.
And around Thanksgiving week last year,
I had chance to visit my uncle in S. Korea.

He had The Fisher 500 C and AR 5 speakers. That was fantastic can't speak able.
Since then, I've been thinking about what I have now, and I thought I had to change something.
So what I'm thinking about now is.
1.Leben CS300XS w /Phono + Graham LS5/5 or  Harbeth M40.3 XD or Devore orangutan O/96

2. Solid state A class intergrated amp like a
Luxman L595A-SE, L590AXii etc...
Problem is that I don't know how to handle vacuum tube amplifiers at all. I'm not lying, but the reason I got the integration amp is because I don't know how to connect the preamp and the power amplifier. It may sound like a lie, but it's true.
Oh BTW my room size is 10' x 10 3/4'
Please considering.



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tj5884
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rar1
1,766 posts
 

Hi TJ -

Don't sell anything just yet.  You have some good components.  It would be better to figure out what is it that you want your system to do.  You mentioned that you are experiencing some fatigue and are no longer able to listen to your stereo as long as you used to.

That happens to all of us at some time or another and maybe taking some time away from listening to your system may help reset your hearing.  I have been going through this for the last several months and am just beginning to get back into listening.   

Depending on where you live and what audio stores are available to you, I would suggest auditioning as many different speakers as you can.  Speakers will typically be the source of your listening fatigue.  You listen to early classical, so you will need to make sure to have the type of music that you like available for your auditions.  

Don't be afraid of tubes and tube maintenance.  There are brands like Prima Luna that are auto biasing, so it makes owning a tube amplifier as easy as owning a solid state amplifier.

As for what you may or may not know about system basics, speaking to audio sales guys can get you some of this information.  There are plenty of YouTube videos out there.  Be ok with asking questions.   

Rich 

 

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carlsbad2
1,602 posts
 

You sound like a particle in a box.  relax and slow down.

My only real comment is that the cheap power conditioner is not suited to power your amp.  test it plugged into the wall.

And remember, the human mind can interpret "different" as "improvement".  Do A/B testing, back and for for several hours, before you conclude that the different sound is actually better.

Jerry

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mijostyn
8,549 posts
 

Sir, by your self description you would be much better off with a solid state integrated that has tube characteristics like the Pass Labs INT 60. Team this with the Harbeth SHL5+ loudspeaker and you with have the system of your dreams. You will also need speaker stands. The tweeter should be at ear level when you are seated at your favorite position. Tubes are NEVER as simple as solid state amps as they always need to be changed lasting at best a few years. Many go bad in only a few months. They can be very unpredictable.  

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