Prima Luna Premium Pre

Without question, one of the best values today. It outperforms units costing three times more. I am extremely pleased with mine. Build quality is excellent. My selling dealer let me take a demo home for a couple of days. I was sold right away.

Apparent, my retailer is batting 1000 with this process with 10 out 10 customers buying the Primaluna following an in-home audition. This amp blows my McIntosh MA2275 out of the water.

"This amp blows my McIntosh MA2275 out of the water."


It maybe one of the best values in hifi today...But don't compare this to a McIntosh 2275! If you think the Primaluna sounds better than the McIntosh, you need new ears or cables or speakers or something. You might as well say they sound better than CJ equipment too!( which they don't) I find these Primaluna products to be great entry level amps. The McIntosh would be a few levels above in dynamics, articulation, sweetness and musical presentation. The Primaluna has a very wide soundstage and very warm and velvety sounding not neutral. Also, 30 or 40 watts is not going to cut it for most speakers.I listen to music LOUD so the Primalunas do not cut it for me.

Matt, thanks for your virtual analysis of my ears, cables, speakers and/something!

By way of reference, the amp to which I am referring is the Primaluna Dialogue Premium. Since I own this unit and have owned a MA2275, I think I am fairly qualified to make a statement as to which gear sounds better to ME unless you have some way of magically analyzing the performance of my system remotely.

While the amp does not have all power of the MA2275, it is more than adequate to drive my Totem speakers as I rarely listen to loud music anymore.

They sound different. You need to listen. Putting its simplistically, if you like rock, you will probably go home with the Prima Luna but if you like acoustic music the CJ mid range will win out.