PrimaLuna DiaLogue Seven Speaker Match


Hey all

I'm looking to get my first component system, and I am totally in love with PrimaLuna's amp and preamp. My plan is to get they DiaLogue Seven monoblocks, as well as the DiaLogue Three preamp.

My source will be vinyl or my iPhone/iPod.

My musical tastes are mainly rock, metal, bluegrass, alt-country, and folk.

I'm not worried about deafening anyone -- I just want good, solid, organinc musical reproduction.

With that said, does anyone have any speaker recommendations for a full PrimaLuna rig? I'm sure Thiel CS3.7s sound glorious, but is something like that -- which wants 300-600 watts of power -- "too much speaker" for these amps?

Any thoughts would be MUCH appreciated!
maurym
I own the Dialogue 2 integrated amp -- just 40 watts. I am using Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor speakers. Look at the Volent VL-2 (monitor) and the Acoustic Zen Adagio (floor standing). I am drawn to Primaluna'a "air" and high end. I felt the stock Primaluna tubes were horrible. I changed to NOS throughout -- am using Bendix 5992 (output) and Telefunken in the preamp and input stages. Tell Kevin at Upsacle Audio what kind of sound that you are looking for. He has more tubes than God can count. He will make your system great. He also sells NOLA speakers -- LISTEN TO THESE. If your budget is 25k for the lot then I imagine that you will end up with Primaluna and Nola. HAVE FUN picking out your system.
Dramapsycho is correct on the stock tubes and the remedy with Kevin Deal .

I have the Prologue 2 with Reference 3A speakers . They play well together . An honest and uncolored speaker .

Happy Tunes
If you're going to use your iPod, make sure you look into getting one of the best bargins in audio for using the iPod...the Wadia iTransport. You just need to feed it via the digital coax into a good/great D/A converter and you will love the sound. Makes your iPod a music server via iTunes and you can't go wrong with it for under $ 350.00