I have always liked the lux. It has good current and drive and organic. Apogees need both current and power to wake them up, so I think the Luxman m900u will be better.
I can't say as standalone demo because I prefer Henk's duetta (which I heard with biamped plinius though in a much larger and better room) and the US duetta (which I actually hard with push pull, the TRL). But since you already preferred Justin's you will like it much better with the Luxman, as I thought it is much better than his previous amps.
Imo he still needs to change his pre which is weak link from decades ago.
Apogees just need lots of drive and power. It is because of this lack of headroom that you have problems playing them at low volumes and have to play them ear splitting levels
It's used price is excellent. Yes logic says because it has less class A it might not be musical. But it is quite. I never compared next to each other. But apogees need loads of power. Hence I say it and the Kraft over it. I know you don't agree.
Just where is this supply of cheap used Luxman M-900U's? The answer is it doesn't exist.
Luxman is about the most scammed manufacturer I have seen recently. When I bought the M-800a, there were three scams running simultaneously using the same auction pictures, all at stupidly low prices.
Another sample of my Lux post on an apogee thread https://www.whatsbestforum.com/thre...re-builder-restorer.21094/page-30#post-409059
Sent you another whatsapp text from a month before the last.
You can snarl and spit that I say you are not optimizing your set up, but I am out of this discussion since you have nothing better to do than insult instead of appreciating that there are apogees out there that sound better than yours that you have zero interest in investigating.
There is no expertise required except listening to different set ups. Listening is not hard. Having an open mind and not being stubborn about one's own system is.
The thing is you are not interested in listening to other apogees. Your hobby is following your own projects. Your apogee is your project. As is buying a used Accuphase from 50 years ago and upgrading it. The fact that it does not sound good on apogees does not mean power does not sound good. Get some serious amps - get a Krell FPB 750, Dagostino, Symphonic Line, and then let me know. All are available in the UK to demo.
Lifted the top of the crate to see the Diva. Waited so long so I just had to see em.
Back to work.
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Incorrect again. The M-60s are 100% original, I have not touched them.
I think they sound pretty good and definitely so compared to quite a few other solid state amps, even contemporary ones they will lick in a lot of cases. Not M-800a territory, though.
And why are you knocking old equipment? The M-60s are classic amps actually well reviewed by Tone mag.
You like vintage Tannoys (on my recommendation to go see Tom and that is real) and spend more time at Munich in the WE room than just about anywhere else. You claim you like the Radord STA-25 on them. How old is that?
Justin, you have a new Duettas based project under way? How's that shaping up?
Hi BrianTo the OP: Congratulations on getting Divas! I have Divas and Full Ranges. I wanted to make sure you saw the following post to avoid a pitfall that happens to many Apogee users. Enjoy.
https://whatsbestforum.com/threads/apogee-full-range.19104/page-36#post-498198
That is a pity (for us old Apogee devotees) but I certainly understand your positionThanks Christoph. I don’t have the time, or, frankly, much inclination, to post in forums these days.
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