Luxman/Accuphase/Yamaha - Quality?
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smegger68
Mango Enthusiast
I'm in the enviable position of currently running a Classe Model 30 / Luxman M-383 pre power combo AND having inherited my late father's Accuphase E-450 Integrated. Currently the Accuphase is living in it's box because it's physically too big for my current rack, but I will be making changes next year to accomodate it. Then I'm gonna have me my own little test 
Tom60300
The truth hurts.
Yes, what's up is Focal Sopra. That explains everything. I have already MF on other systems and these days I don't really have confidence in their products. Looking rather for that 20 year minimum amplifier...Thanks.
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
Accuphase is not bright and brittle, so something is wrong elsewhere that the amp is telling you about. Find that and sort it before you try to find an amp whose failings mask the problem.
Edit, could be the Sopras, as you say. I can’t get as enthusiastic about current Focal as I used to about the last generation. There are still things it gets very right, but others it has moved in the wrong direction, IMO. If you like the good things, I’d maybe look at Fyne Audio, or the Egglestonworks stuff in budget.
Tom60300
The truth hurts.
Maybe. But it lasted just a few days in my system before my ears began hemorrhaging massive mounts of hemoglobin. The real problem may be the Sopras but I have heard them sound good before...
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
Then I’d look upstream, to your source. If both amp and speakers are sounding brittle, they’re probably just reproducing the brittle they’re being fed. Beware of shooting the messenger.
Tom60300
The truth hurts.
Surprisingly and against all odds and logic, they sounded good with Naim. The problem is that Naim is incapable of correctly conceiving and assembling a high-fidelity amplifier and I wanted to upgrade to something better than a toy. Still searching.
Tom60300
The truth hurts.
Source was, and still is Naim ND5XS2 acting as a streamer into Naim nDAC (PCM1704K) powered by XPS. Frankly, that's atleast as good as a bare NDX2 if not better. Can't imagine the source is the culprit, but hey, you never know...
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
Not a fan of Naim (and, judging by your other thread, neither are you). I’d look there if it were me. The one place I would NOT look for the source of a hard and brittle sound would be the Accuphase component.
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Keith
awkwardbydesign
Officially Awesome
I have recently bought one, and bright and brittle it ain't. Almost valve-like, I would say. That's with Tannoy MG12s.
Hi, I have the Luxman L-590AXII, not the L-509X. And yes, I have the Naim 282/250DR.
Between the two, I would say the Naim sounds a little brighter. It exposes a glare in the treble with revealing speakers. Apart from sounding slightly bright, the Naim also sounds more forward. The flow in music and refinement with the Luxman are better as it sounds more detailed and is capable of reproducing the nuance and fine detail in the music a bit better than the Naim.
I'm surprised the Accuphase E-480 sounds bright as it was described as warm on every forum and Youtube videos I've watched.