Luxman preamp into Mark Levinson amp?

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.

Thank you Hasmarto. I am aware of the expense of NOS tubes and have a hard time justifying the cost. That may be due to lack of experience but NOS Mullard EL34 are crazy expensive. With the reproduction Mullards comming out of Russia, who knows what is going to happen in the future. I'm interested in comparisons that you and others may have experienced with NOS tubes. What improvements did you notice using the Amperex tubes over the Gold Lions? I'll tale a look at the Gold Lion tubes. Thanks again.