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| Gryphon vs Luxman vs Accuphase @denon1 Speaker - Spendor D9 - I find them to be very well balanced and neutral. Nice extension both at the top and at the low end. I have only tried them with my Line Magnetic so far which is not an overly warm amp so I don't think it needs an am... | |
| Gryphon vs Luxman vs Accuphase Hearing a lot of good things about the 590AXII. Have @respected_ent or @builder3 heard both the 590 and the 509? Curious as to what the differences would be in sound. | |
| Gryphon vs Luxman vs Accuphase Thanks @greginnh You may be one of the few that have heard a variation of all three company's integrated amps. Did you think that the Luxman lacked any in the dynamics vs the Accuphase or Gryphon? I currently have a Line Magnetic 805ia which is Cl... | |
| Line Magnetic quality @invictus005 epitome of ignorance. | |
| Speaker Cable Advice @tooblue I spoke with Robert Lee about this and he recommended the Hologram II for me even though I do not require biwire. | |
| Line Magnetic 508ia and the Elusive 805 Tube @lalitk agreed. That is where I purchased my 805 PSvane ACME tube from. Very quick cross-border shipping too. | |
| Speaker suggestions Ascend Sierra RAAL tower speakers are fantastic for the money. David is a great guy too. I had them for about 3 years and enjoyed every moment with them. They had no trouble with a tube amp but mine put out 48W per channel rather than 20W. They ar... | |
| Preamp for a Line Magnetic i518? @akiravelvet awesome, congrats and enjoy! Would love to hear your thoughts when you can share them. | |
| To use a preamp with my Line Magnetic 805 integrated amp, or not? I had decided on a Don Sach's Model 2 preamp to try. Unfortunately, due to some damage during shipping, I won't be able to give this experiment a try. Haven't even tried plugging it in due to fear of damaging it more. | |
| Higher Efficiency Speakers @firstnot none of those speakers are what most would call, efficient speakers. | |
| Isolation for Focal Aria 936 Gaia's made me a believer. Overall, it just cleans up the sound coming from your speakers and that, causes it to change the imaging somewhat. I would recommend that or the Townshend Podiums but those are harder to get and are quite expensive. | |
| Line Magnetic quality I bought the Line Magnetic 805ia after having extended listening sessions and at home demo sessions with Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP, McIntosh 5200, Hegel 360 and Naim XS2. It just had a quality that I couldn't put a finger on but I enjoyed the ... | |
| Best integrated up to $6000 Heard the Hegel 360, McIntosh 5200, Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP and the Line Magnetic 805 and preferred the Line Magnetic 805 by far. That's just my ears though. | |
| To use a preamp with my Line Magnetic 805 integrated amp, or not? @rcprince I am looking at trying :) I think this will be an experiment of sorts. I’m unsure of what difference adding an external preamp will make but it seems that the success rate of adding a pre to an integrated is very dependent on the system.... | |
| To use a preamp with my Line Magnetic 805 integrated amp, or not? @wig Ah! Did you end up ever trying the Don Sach's DS2 preamp with your LM at all? It is rare to find someone that has tried an external preamp with the 508/805. Congrats on your combo btw. I bet it sounds delicious. |