Luxman 590A Mk II

[cmalak]

Originally Posted by joeinid

+1

I bet they sound great I plan on hearing a pair of mono M-600A's at a local dealer.

Joe...I asked my dealer and he has the M-600A not the M-800A which may not be enough for my Thiels but I may still borrow the M-600A and see how it works with my speakers.

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by cmalak

Joe...I asked my dealer and he has the M-600A not the M-800A which may not be enough for my Thiels but I may still borrow the M-600A and see how it works with my speakers.

Cyril,

I'd really like to read your take on it. I was very, very close to buying one M-800A before I bought my 911mk3.

Joe

[jdandy]

Jim.......Have you seen the Luxman M-800A classified on Agon? He will sell a pair for under half price according to the ad.

[TommyC]

Luxman came out with a replacement for the 590AII, the 590AX. It has ODNF3.0 instead of 2.2, among other changes. It is heavier by 1.7kg too.

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[joeinid]

Originally Posted by TommyC

Luxman came out with a replacement for the 590AII, the 590AX. It has ODNF3.0 instead of 2.2, among other changes. It is heavier by 1.7kg too.

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Thanks Tommy!

This pdf might be easier to read

Joe

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Jim.......Have you seen the Luxman M-800A classified on Agon? He will sell a pair for under half price according to the ad.

Dan
Yes, that is the gentleman I have been e-mailing regarding my amps.

Jim

[Still-One]

I only spent a couple hours listening to the unit yesterday as I watched some college basketball in the afternoon and the Red Wings last evening. I might only get a couple of hours in today as Linda and I are going to the movies this afternoon.

I will keep you posted.

Jim

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

Interested in your impressions Jim & a comment on it's heat radiation. Heard it is quite the egg cooker (well, maybe not that bad).

Bob

Bob
Regarding the heat. Before I started listening this morning I checked the temperature of the unit in several locations. (See attached photo)
At the center of the top, the unit was 66F
When I measured the air temp coming from the Right and Left grilles on top, they were 68F.

After about a 90 minutes of listening at low to mid volume:
The center of the top is now 89F.
The temperature over the two grilles is about:
147F towards the right rear
155F in the right middle
140F towards right front

130F towards the left rear
139F in the left middle
110F towards left front

Jim

[chessman]

Jim, maybe it should be McIntosh in summer and Luxman in winter.

[vintage_tube]

Thanks Jim - that is quite warm indeed. Is there an air circulation restriction that could be causing the 30 degree difference between right/left fronts?

Bob