Luxman preamp into Mark Levinson amp?

I recently paired up my Luxman CL-38u and Mark Levinson 23.5 in my 2nd system, and was immediately taken by the great match they make with my Proac Response 2.5 speakers.

I have no experience of any kind with Wilson Watt Puppies, but I can say I'm not tempted at all to switch things up with the current matching for my 2nd system. I was previously driving the 23.5 and Proacs with a BAT VK-32SE, a combo that sounded very nice, but switching the BAT out with the Luxman gave a pronounced smoothing of the top end and what seems a bit of a fuller lower end. 

I hope this helps - enjoy the music!

Thanks for the good news. I have secured a deal on the Luxman and hope to pick it up tomorrow or the day after. I'm confident this is going to deliver the smoth open sound I am looking for. I feel the same as many of you who have used tubes in front of solid state. I think it is majic. With this combination I think I am upping my game in a big way! 

The SP8 really sounds great though but doesn't have the inpedence match and it doesn't have the flexibility for streaming. With the Luxman I can stream, use CD's and LP's. That about has me covered.

Thanks again all

One more thing: don't judge Luxman's sound until you change those not-so-good stock JJ tubes. It deserves really good stuff inside. 

Good point. I remember reading they use JJ's. I must have been reading promotional material because they described them as a great tube. What tubes would you reccomend.

@squirrely ,

First I got a quintet of Genalex Gold Lion 12AU7 long plates. There was a definite upgrade over JJ, but after a short while, I got a matched quintet of Amperex from '65. Gotta tell you, NOS stuff is becoming more expensive now than just a few years back. But in any case, Genalex is a very solid new production tube.

You can buy just three good tubes and leave the two tone control tubes inside, but I did all five. Now, the phono part uses three of the 12AX7 type. Never replace it with 12AU7. If you're going to use it, you have to get a really strong, quiet trio. Again, Genalex makes solid 12AX7 short plates. For NOS, I hope others will chime in.