Getting the Upgrade Bug Again

Does your Primaluna have enough power for your speakers or will you be needing something that has more?

Which tubes do you have in the Primaluna now? Have you considered swapping them with something else?

But if looking for something new check out the Octave V70SE/V80/V110. Make sure to add a black box or super black box. The latter would be better with your speakers. It really lowers the noise floor and increases headroom.

Zd542 - The PrimaLuna has plenty of power for my speakers. I don't think I would need more power.

Xti16 - Stock tubes right now with about 150 hours on them. Swapping tubes is an excellent suggestion.

Thanks!

Agree with Brauser. Different manufacturers have different sounding gear. There's Audio Research, Conrad Johnson, VTL, Lamm, VAC, CAT, McIntosh, Rogue, Cary, Rogers-- and those are just some of the more popular American companies I can think of off the top of my head. They are all have differing philosophies of how tubes should sound and none of them are bad, even to the discerning ear.

I too agree with Brauser, however, equipment listened at the show may sound totally different in YOUR room.