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Speaker match for PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP Integrated?

Hey Guys,
Wondering about speaker match for PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP Integrated.
Using KT150 and Mullard CV4003. So maybe 50 watts in triode and 100 watts in ultralinear.
Don't like ultralinear much. (GeorgeHiFi linked some curves showing ringing in ultralinear:
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/primaluna-dialogue-premium-hp-tube-rolling-suggestions-to-red...)
Setup is in a small room currently. Had used Revel F206 (which I still have) and now Zu Druid MK IV.
Revels sound pretty good but I don't think they show their best with limited tube power.
Plenty of power for the Druid, and it sounds pretty good but response curve seems uneven to me.
So Revel nice response curve but a little tame. Druid pretty lively/ fun but uneven tonal balance.
Anyone have a particular favorite speaker match up for that amp in the $3K-$5K range?

leotis
leotis OP
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Plugged the Revel 206 back in using 4 ohm tap and triode mode (based on those measurements, should be the best options), and now I wonder what I was thinking. Only someone with audiophilia nervosa (me?) wouldn't be pretty happy with what I am hearing now. Thanks everyone for all the comments.
aniwolfe
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4 ohm tap sounds better to me in my system as well.
I use triode mode for certain styles of music(acoustic guitar, vocal oriented) and UL for other (more complex).
Personally I don’t go by graphs, I go by what my ears tell me. For me the stock Chinese tubes in the center slots were my issue with my amp. (Dialogue Premium Integrated)
Most importantly I am glad your enjoying what you hear now.
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stereo5
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leotis......................

I have the boxes and all packing for the Twos and could easily ship.  I am in Rhode Island, 3K miles from you.

leotis OP
183 posts
 
stereo5,
Let me know when you get your new speakers.
We can discuss possible transaction.
Not completely sure at the moment but have been known to change my mind several times a day where audio gear is concerned. :/
Might be just the ticket. What I'm after is even response with higher sensitivity. Triton 2 are 91 dB I think.
Thank you.
:)
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stereo5
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leotis.......................

I will do just that.  Expect delivery of my Triton Reference to be mid July.

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