Primaluna and Rogue


Hey all, I've done a lot of reading on the Rogue Audio and Primaluna gear. I Like what I've read, and I actually heard the m150's a while back and came away impressed. I have not personally listened to any Primaluna gear.

Do any of you have thoughts either way? I'm looking at Prologue 6 & 7, vs. Rouges m120 and M150. A lot will have to do with what becomes available on Audiogon, but I am prepared to purchase Prologue 6 new if necessary. Thanks
hawk28
I have a Rogue Eight-Eight Magnum power amp. My other basic components are Manley Shrimp preamp and Rogue Stealth phono preamp. My Rogue components are quality gear and sound nice.
Though I haven't heard the Primaluna, I'm sure you can't go wrong with the M150s or something in the equivalent price range by Primaluna. If your speakers retail for over $10,000 you should be able to budget $1000-$2000 for your preamp and then again the same for the amp (look for used!) and you'll be happy.
If I were you I'd select a couple different options and await whichever becomes available and pull the trigger.
You might also consider the Manley Preamp, by the way. I've been very happy with it.
I also listen to lots of different styles of music myself, including poorly recorded music. I can't emphasize enough how much speaker placement can help adjust the sound from your listening position. If you can find one of the very rare tube pre-amps available with tone control (treble, bass) you can tune things even more to your liking.
Another reason for my suggesting an integrated is to avoid a preamp/amp mismatch .
I can't speak to all of your choices but in regards to the Primaluna pieces , they have an unusually high impedance requirement .
This can be a problem when you start mixing companies components . Some will play nice with each other and some will not .
This can be a reason why a user of a particular piece will denegrate it but many others will hold that piece in high regard .

Something else to consider .
Rogues have more power because they run the crap out of the tubes.  The PrimaLunas do have superior output transformers which take the load off of their tubes which causes them to last longer..
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Just throwing a comment in the mix....I too was once looking at Rogue, Prima Luna, Leben, and Line Magnetic Ended up going with Raven Audio. On the less expensive end of that group. Reviews made it sound crazy good for the money. Unfortunately I'm too far away from any shop to hear stuff so I'm review dependent. To not share how fantastic this Raven Nighthawk is is to feel selfish. Maybe its just my limited exposure. (Only had Crown, McIntosh, Luxman, and Cambridge Audio previously) BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANY AMP SO REAL LIVE HUMAN ENGAGING...(sorry for caps, but i get excited about great stereo kit) I feed it with the Audiolab 6000CDT and use the NuPrime DAC 9 SE with Klipsch Lascalas II. Pure musical euphoria...Tellurium Q interconnects. What's not to like? SVS sub SB2000 cause Klipsch needs 50 hz and below help in a serious sense. Dark, bright, light, dense anything one wants just rearrange the tube line up and surprise! New sound, this hobby is so fun!