From everything I have read from reviews and user opinions, Sound-wise, Accuphase is preferred over Luxman. Probably like Lexas over Toyota, both give solid performance but...
Accuphase vs Luxman
Greetings! Is anyone here familiar with Luxman M10x and Luxman C10x? I currently have Accuphase components consisting of an Accuphase A-48S Class-A amplifier, an Accuphase C2300 preamplifier and an Accuphase DC-37 Processor/DAC. My system is definitely an upgrade from my previous McIntosh MA12000 integrated which I still consider to be a really good component. The Accuphase is clean, precise but not clinical, dynamic and musically engaging. Mids are lush and bass is impactful and focused. It's like a beautiful custom acoustic with incredible sustain, decay and detail that resonates emotionally (what can I say, I love guitars).
But what will the Luxman offer me? I should mention that I have Klipsch LaScala AL5 speakers and an Innuos Pulsar (not Pulse) streamer. I guess I'm just curious and love exploring different avenues.
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https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2841538 Glad to meet someone from Toronto! The C-3800 was introduced in 2010, replaced by the C-3850 in 2015, and then the C-3900 in 2020. Accuphase is replacing the C-3900 with the C-3900S as of October 2025. The C-2900 was introduced more recently - I think around 2022ish? Accuphase makes incremental improvements to its products and releases a new model every 5 or 6 years. Accuphase is a small company of fewer than 100 employees that only makes 5-6000 components annually - all assembled by hand with strict quality control and obsessive attention to detail. They have 26 engineers on staff working on R&D (and I imagine quality control) etc. Accuphase makes incredible power supplies - I have a PS-530 and a PS-1250 for my amps. They clean up the crappy power with high distortion in may old downtown neighbourhood and regenerate perfect AC with very little THD. A PS-550 would work well in your system. When I had an A-48 amp I had it plugged into the PS-530 and it made a huge difference. So, pre-amp and power supplies are areas to explore for potential improvements to your system, and Accuphase offers some good options.
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As far treating room, checkout Q7D Diffusor for your bare walls and first reflections, |
@lalitk I actually saw this site Gika Acoustics that you mentioned late last night actually. I'm not sure if they ship to Ontario Canada. But I stumbled across this local company closer to home. It's in Ajax Ontario about 45 minutes north of Toronto. This lady makes these incredible wood diffusers! All custom and very unique! |
@toronto416 I'm definitely going to look into these Accuphase power supplies. Also, seeing that you have incredible experience with Accuphase, is it better to upgrade the preamplifier or the processor- from the C2300 to the C2900 or from the DC-37 to the DC-1000? |
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