Primaluna separates or Integrated?

@ezstreams...………………

I run my Golden Ear Triton Reference speakers with a McIntosh power and pre. 150wpc going to the mids and tweeter is plenty of power. I can easily hit 108db in my room (don’t recommend it though your ears could suffer from too much volume) and the sound is deep and tight,

@ezstreams,

Thank you for the nice words :-)

I have no way of knowing if a similar problem would arise if a different PrimaLuna model than the OP was using in the thread I linked to were to be used with your Tritons. But it wouldn't surprise me if there is enough design commonality among PrimaLuna's various models for the problem to arise.

On the other hand, though, should that occur it seems to me that the resistor solution would be a good one. The only downsides I would expect are a slight reduction in the maximum amount of power that could be delivered to the speakers, and perhaps a tiny increase in distortion due to the slight reduction of the overall load impedance seen by the amp. I'd be very surprised if either of those effects were great enough to be audible.

I should mention also that if you were to go with one of the higher powered PrimaLuna models the 47 ohm 12 watt resistors that were used by the OP in the other thread with his approximately 40 watt amp may have to be different in one or both of those parameters.

Good luck, however you decide to proceed. Best regards,
-- Al

https://www.ohmite.com/wirewound/
Get the Ohmite 12 watt Resistor and call PrimaLuna which I think will end up routing you through Kevin and he'll tell you how to connect them. It's really easy. I didn't end up getting the Triton Ones like I was going to but that was the solution to the motorboating. JM

would agree with comments from the others. the Dialogues have larger Output transformers, so will weigh more. The prologue premium pre amp uses no cathode follower, so would keep cables between the pre and power amp on the short side. I have both dialogue premium and prologue premium power amps. Both are very nice. would also suggest setting aside a few bucks in your budget for some after market input tubes. Either NOS or the psvane T-IIs.

both amps also benefit nicely from coupling cap upgrades, but another story for another time.

good luck and happy listening.