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Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover

I have loved tubes all my audiophile life, but looking to pare down to a SS integrated.
These two are the only ones under consideration (not looking for other recos).

I love the Shindo sound (in an ideal world I would own a full Shindo system), rich, full, lush yet transparent with ample details and good thumping bass.

In that case which of these two amps would work best. Where I live Accuphase is 50% more expensive than the Luxman, so that is also worth considering while buying.

My speakers are Devore O/96s. Source AMR DP777
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nitewulf
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Yeah, probably not a good idea to leave a Class A amp on all the time. Buy a Class A/B amp for that.
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d2girls
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question. has luxman any plans to release successor to the 590axii? or have they already?
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greginnh
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I am not aware of any immediate plans to upgrade the L-590AX II..  It has only been around for a couple of years. 
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glennewdick
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You do not want to leave a class A amp on all the time. One its very hot running and leaving it on will shorten its life, but class A amps take very little time to warm up. Also leaving it on is not the best for our environment your burning full power all the time for nothing. 
essrand OP
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I just heard the Luxman MQ-300, probably the best amp I have ever heard. 
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