Primaluna ProLogue Five VS. Classe CA-150

Hi, Charles!

Thanks for the kind post. Yes sir, this is my first tube amp and I'm really enjoying it. I can't believe the bass I'm getting, and the soundstage has become a little wider and more 3D, not alot but still pretty noticeable. The bass is night and day different, and it isn't muddy like I was worried about.

A few songs gave me my first taste of Liquid mids too :-)

Now its time to have some fun with rolling tubes!

Oh, and it looks really cool at night. Must say, I loved my Classe CA-150 enough that it was the longest lasting piece in my set-up this far (16 months) but so far I'm enjoying the PrimaLuna more.

All smiles here!

Congrats B_limo, I knew you would like it. ;)

Thanks J! I must say, what you said about "is your fear of failure greater than your sense of adventure" is something that has played over in my head everyday since you said that, and I'm going to apply that to experiences far greater than my audio hobby, so thank you. In all honesty, my sense of adventure has always outweighed my fear of failure, I just never thought about it before. You putting that out there for me was the ultimate decisionn maker for me, so thank you!

I honestly did not want to do anything today other than keep listening. I've probably putin a good 8 hours of listening today and it felt like 30 minutes. I even postponed a date by an hour so I could listen some more (I love you, honey :-)

Two other qualities I've noticed now, with a bit more seat time, is that it has breathed life into my sound, life that had disappeared with the addition of my current speakers. I had good detail, non offensive sound that really did everything well, but it sounded flat, dead, lifeless (if you've experienced this, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. The second quality I've noticed is that "lit up in front of you" sound. Another sound quality thats hard to describe untill you've heard it.

So, am I happy with this change? You bet I am! And I made a new friend along the way (Kevin Obrien, from Y.F.S. - Thanks for everything!).

Sorry guys, I'd stay longer but I have some beautiful music to get back to!

Thank you B, I'm glad that I could be of help. It's encouraging to know that someone takes what I say to heart. Lord knows that my wife and adult children don't. ;)

Enjoy the music,
John