I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative?

I don’t get all the op bashing; our hobby would be better off if more of us (and especially reviewers) were willing to be brutally frank about what we DIDN’T like -- but oh, that might offend somebody! And presto, we have a 2nd hand FS market glutted with models that nobody ever wrote a bad word about (and hence the eternally stupid buyer question "why are you selling?").

I don’t love the Prima Luna look either, op, but I don’t think it’s bad. They did a pretty good job suppressing and smoothing out most of the gaudy bits of the typical Chinese tube amp. There was clearly some good attention to detail here. Tube cage is ugly, though.

@mulveling 

Thanks, man. You raise some excellent points. 

@mulveling ....totally agree.  PL is not my cup of tea either, but I’m much more concerned with sound than looks.  Give me substance.  Perhaps that’s why we’re Tannoy aficionados.  Best.....

I have a PL Dialogue Premium pre but almost didn't buy it due to not being a fan of the breadbox look (curved tube cage). Glad I got over it as I've been very happy with the sound. I usually have the cage off as most of my listening is done at night with the room darkened and I love to see the tubes glow. When I have the cage in place I think nothing of it - guess it bothered me when I was looking to buy but no issues now. Lots of choices out there so take your time and do plenty of research. Good luck!

@lancelock wow I will have to check out the ZOTL