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Anyone own or heard of PrimaLuna?

Hi. First of all, I am not an audiophile but simply love music and like it certain way but not overly crazy. I started out with solid state Mcintosh for couple years. I recently listen to few tube amps like audio research, t+a, cary audio and prima luna. I can afford all those big expensive brands but I thought primaluna sounded as good if not better and it cost fraction of other big names.  Just curious if anyone has experience with it? What you like the most? What you feel need improvement? Any issue with customer service? How's the company? Is quality really that better as they claim against other competitors? Thank you for your feedback. 

gr8av4life
gr8av4life OP
16 posts
 
PL doesn't have balance amp.

I just performed a blind test on my wife. Using PrimaLuna Premium HP and MC601 with PSB T6 and Wilson Alexia.

She likes the sound from PL on both speakers. She claims both speakers sound smooth and deeper bass than MC601 where she think it's too bright (too high frequency). PL is much more comfortable to her ear.

When I swap both speakers around using the PL, she claims she couldn't notice any different!!! SERIOUSLY? OMG. I save the money for 3 years and got something she thinks it's the same than the speakers I got back in 2006!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG.

Anyway, the point is PL is pretty darn good. I am going to commit to it. Thank you guys.
rhodes
39 posts
 
USING 2 PL DIALOGUE 7'S FOR JBL 4350'S TOP END. GREAT PRODUCT AND QUALITY, LOVE'M, UNBELIEVABLE SOUND FOR THE 4350'S.
chrisoshea
116 posts
 
I have heard Prima Luna amps at RMAF Rocky Mt. Audio Fest in Denver a few times.....They are among the most musical components I have heard...I have some of the low-price Jolida Hybrid amps and they are great...but if you have the $$ get a Prima Luna , no contest, the Prima Luna kicks ass....
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kalali
1,645 posts
 
Alright, well, consider yourself lucky. If the combo of the MC601s and Wilson Alexia sound no different (or better) than the Primaluna and the PSB T6, you just saved yourself enough money to buy a second (or third) car. Congratulations. 
cjjeeper
64 posts
 
I own the Prima Luna Dialogue Premium. Just bought it Nov of 16 from Upscale.

It makes beautiful music across the spectrum.

By the way, I bought it and hooked it up to my Klipsch RP-260F and it sounded fantastic. Upgraded those to Zu Audio Druids and rolled the tubes to high end NOS tubes and it's at a totally new level.

If you are a music lover you will be extremely, extremely happy with a Prima Luna amp.

And I can vouch for the build quality as others have done. The self biasing alone is worth buying it for considering it’s performance is so outstanding. A tube short can/will cost you money and repair time in an amp without that circuit/protection. And that will be part of your cost of ownership for such an amp. Something to think about right there.

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