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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
sionlim
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@orpheus- very good about the oringinal 12ax7 , i rolled them with mullared reisuues and it was not a good thing , i switched back asap. Do you have any advise for the pre amp stage of 12 au 7.I currently am using the tubes originally for the spirit amp 3 and somehow they didnt improce much they are NOS philips which are probably RCA greyplates.
Mullard NOS 1950 are incredible but expensive , i changed them with ayon oringinals and i was sent to musical heaven!
orpheus10
8,668 posts
 
12AU7 RCA Clear top, (always matched pairs) at Brent Jesse for $69 a pair. They also have Black Plates for $50 a pair. At those prices you might get both and compare.

Brent Jesse's got good ears for tubes, that's why I use him exclusively. If you're patient and lucky, you can talk to him.
mikirob
955 posts
 
I agree with Orpheous10, I bought the 12AU7 RCA Cleartop side getter for my Dialogue 1, took it way up and it was not subtle. Everything was much, much better.
sionlim
56 posts
 
orpheus , i did talk to the guy he put me straight on the mullard NOS for the spirit 3 fronts and RCA for the rears great!

as for the PL setup
for the PRE I'm using 2 mallards and 2 RCA blacktops with existing tubes
and the powers I'm going to try the RCA clear tops , just can't see them better than the blacktops they are really good.
]Mullard NOS circa 50 make voice male or female uncannily realistic.

but at the moment my sprit 3 is a big WOW the tubes change is phenomenal.
orpheus10
8,668 posts
 

I have them both, and I prefer the Blacktops; but not by much. I also bought two quads of Tung- Sol EL34 B, all matched of course. ARC was my favorite amp, up until now. I like the Prima Luna much better. Once you tube up, it has all the best characteristics of ARC, with just a tad more warmth.
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