Primaluna tube amps...

Well built, great look, auto-bias, fair price, reputable distributor.

My experience with them is limited but I feel that they aim at a traditional tubey sound, emphasize tonal colors over extreme detail and power, and they succeed.

If that ain't your cup of tea, and you're in a foul mood, you might disparage it.

Art

I have the Prologue 2 and have had zero problems with it in almost two years .
I can't compare it to a great many other pieces but what I have heard does not better it by much if at all . With different tubes , I would/have , put it up against Cayin and Cary pieces of the same circuit topology ie. PP integrateds using the Kt88 , El34 etc. tube family. It is a bit of a cameleon , as you can obtain many different sounds with numerous tube combinations .

Is it the best ? That is subjective . Is it a good value ? I think so . If you don't like it , you can turn it over rather easily .

I would say go for it .

Good luck .

Thanks for all the replies!
In the near future i may have the possibility from a dealer to audition at my house an Arcam, PS audio, Primaluna and a tentlabs hybrid, which looks the buissines but isn't a heavy marketed and known brand...
http://www.tentlabs.com/index.html
It can als be bought as an easy DIY job.

Tentlabs, that must be the amp that Quadaffi is listening to Fox radio on in his new digs in upstate New York.

I own the PL model 7 mono amps. Because the speakers in my current (pardon the pun) rotation need more juice than these provide, I'm generally running an ARC VT 130 SE. However, with appropriately matched speakers, the model 7s sound very much like (though certainly not identical to)the much more expensive ARC amp. They also auto-bias and allow oodles of tube rolling options. Fit n finish is top notch. IMHO, the PL 7 monos represent excellent value.

Marty