Best integrated for PSB Imagine T2's

jbhiller....so you have experience with both ss and tube integrateds with your imagine t2's?

easola01, 

I have tried the Primaluna Dialogue HP Premium, Creek Evolution 100A, and PeachtreeNova 300.  

If you're open to tubes, I'd highly recommend the Primaluna.  It's a great match with the T2s.

I haven't gone up the the $5k mark on the solid state end. But I can tell you that the T2s put out the sonic character of the amp used.  I could see playing around with amps to no end.  

I thought the 300 watt Peachtree would be fun to get the T2s really moving.  I have to agree with others, you don't need as much power as you'd think.  All of the SS recommendations above are certainly worthy of your time and money.  

I'd be curious to hear the Luxman or the Bryston.  If you are open to tubes, I think you'll be very happy with the Primaluna.  And if you don't like it, they sell quickly used and keep their value.  

By the way,  the bass from the Creek into the T2s is just so nice and tight.  I can make the curtains move if the speakers are closer to the wall. 

The Primaluna is my favorite though.

@jbhiller 

That's great you've been able to use a variety of amps with the T2. Could you go into more detail of the sonic signature of the Nova 300 and the Creek 100A with the T2?

Cheers,

Scott

easola01:

I responded earlier discussing my current integrated LM 518ia and T2's. Prior to this, and overlapping for about a year, I had a Primaluna Prologue Premium integrated amp. Primaluna is an excellent integrated. Sonically I preferred the EL34 tube sound but it didn't seem to have quite enough "oomph" for me. Rolling in the TungSol 150s added that oomph with more and tighter bass, but the creamy mids suffered. The LM seems to give me both and I would love to hear the new LM 508 integrated. I sold the Primaluna. 

But the Primaluna is a great amp. I would suggest if you go Primaluna that you should get the Dialogue Premium at a minimum (not the Premium) and if you can swing it the Dialogue HP would make the T2's sing as jbhiller says.