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Aerial 5T impressions
The 5T's are easier to drive as I own both the B's and the T's. I have a Bryston 2.5 SSTs w/the 5T's also Parasound will also match well. W/5's a 200 WPC Forte 6. 
What’s a 10k to 15k speaker from smaller company that performs well?
Aerial 7T around 11K. 
New owner of totem wind
Congrats on the Totems. I've been a customer of John for about 20 years. Recently purchased a Luxman CL38U SE preamp. Love it. By the way A/V Therapy is holding their annual Fall Audio Fest Friday November 9. Reps from Paradigm/Anthem will be ther... 
Help with XLR between Luxman L-509X & Hegel HD30 DAC
Bryston 2.5 sst 2 w/a pair of Aerial 5T's. TT a Linn Sondek, Bluesound Node and a Cambridge Audio 752 BD universal player which go through my RME DAC. Apartment dweller so I can't really go big. 
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
Paradigm Persona 3F, Spendor D-9, Harbeth HL-5, Aerial 7T, Magico A-3 and just above the 15K line Harbeth 40.2. 
Help with XLR between Luxman L-509X & Hegel HD30 DAC
jsqt The tube layout is exactly the same. 3 12AX7's  for the phono preamp and 5 12AU7's for the preamp. In the SE they are using oil caps and the phono has 4 step up transformers 2 for MC high and 2 for MC low. Lp's have a lot of punch and are ver... 
Help with XLR between Luxman L-509X & Hegel HD30 DAC
jsqt I have the CL 38U SE which Luxman just made 100 for their 90th Anniversary. I compared it to the $10k VAC and to me it was no contest. Plus the phono which has 4 step up transformers/the same 3 tube design as the CL 40. I would give it a shot... 
Help with XLR between Luxman L-509X & Hegel HD30 DAC
According to Hegel your your DAC runs on 2.6 volts. .1 higher than Luxman. I would contact your Luxman dealer to see if this slight difference will have any affect. 
Help with XLR between Luxman L-509X & Hegel HD30 DAC
According to Luxman they use transformer balanced inputs. The inputs are at a Max of 2.5 volts. They say "Be aware if you connect the device w/a higher input level (higher output voltage) signal may be distorted." Check the specs on your Hegel. Th... 
Is the Vinyl Revival well and growing?
I have 3 used record stores nearby. One is a High end dealer who has a nice selection. They also let me demo the records before purchasing. Many times they let me use the big room which has a $250,000 system. I have to laugh here I am w/a stack of... 
New Bluesound's Node 2i
I added an RME ADI2-DAC to my Bluesound node. Got a big jump in SQ. The DAC chips in the Bluesound are very good. But they are voiced to sound a certain way. W/an outboard DAC you can fine tune the sound w/various filters and in the case of my DAC... 
On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing
Shouldn't be a problem. I'm using a Dynavector 20 XL-2 LOMC w/my Luxman. Excellent results smooth quiet and dynamic. 
On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing
Audio Video Therapy in Nashua NH has one left. Phone is 603-888-9777. They are open Tuesday through Sunday. They carry a big selection of Luxman gear. Just ask for John Rein.  
This is juvenile...
Jayne Mansfield was a recording artist. Check out the song Suey it features some guitar player named Jimi Hendrix. 
On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing
I have a Luxman CL38U-SE preamp and I can say the phono is outstanding. Dead quiet as the phono has 4 step up transformers. Two for MC high and two for MC low. It uses three 12ax-7 tubes. Art Dudley reviewed it at compared it favorably w/his Shind...