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PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium

Hi,

First and foremost let me say I’m not trying to start any war of words, bash any manufacturers products or any HiFi dealers. I’m just stating my humble opinion. In the words of Denzel Washington in the movie Malcom X we’ve been hoodwinked and led astray when it comes to the whole audiophile phenomenom. I recently owned a ARC REF 5SE, REF 110 and ARC solid state DS450M mono-block amps. They were driving my Magnepan 20.7’s and my Meridian music streamer. I just switched all of it out for a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP amplifier with KT150 tubes and a PL Dialogue Premium preamplifier and two these ears my Maggie’s have never sounded so good. I’m going to add another PL Dialogue Premium HP next week and then I can honestly say I am done with my search for high fidelity sound. People please don’t let other dealers and manufacturers tell you, you need to spend $$$$ to achieve musical nirvana it’s all hype. I fell for that crap and I’m really embarrassed to say it. PrimaLuna is a superior musical instrument that honestly should cost 4 to 5 times more for their Dialogue Premium line. The build and features are second to none. Please please don’t let these dealers tell you other wise. It’s all about the benjamins and they want you to invest your hard earned money in there over priced crap. I invite anyone to listen to my system and tell me this isn’t as good as it gets and that this is not how music should sound. I live in Seattle and I  reached out to Upscale Audio’s Kevin Deal after 1 1/2 weeks of watching his videos and banging my head against the wall over my inferior lifeless musical experience. I took a leap of faith after reading several reviews and seriously doing some home work and made decision. Wow PL and KD thank you for not making me look like and absolute fool. I honestly feel like I stole from PL and Upscale Audio. Can’t stop tapping my feet and shaking my head. Bye for now and if one person listens to PRimaLuna after reading this thread my mission is complete. Peace,  Miles and Dizzy are on stage with Stevie Ray riding shotgun!
bluesy41
johnss
569 posts
 
Bluesy41, yep like the others, agree.

Have been down several mfgrs amps an pre amps.

for your amp, populate the sockets with Shuguang nature sound inputs and outputs.....much better than stock tubes, more resolving, better imaging. etc.

happy listening
glow_worm
84 posts
 
Teknikk7...there’s a place in Lake Forest I found if OC is ok. Classic group of old timers surround by vintage tube gear, amps, radios etc. Used them once but only to replace preamp volume. Contact me direct if you want details. 
missioncoonery
1,215 posts
 
Great reading, i like PrimaLuna and still own one but i prefer Line Magnetic which i also own.
tablejockey
3,885 posts
 
bluesy41-

Your insights are similar to many. I’m nearing a 10 year run with PL stuff. The last 4 are with the HP.

After the addition of the second HP, get your dream speakers and call it a day.
You can now obsess in other areas. That’s the nice thing with the PL.

The HP is among the few, you can consider a solid "anchor" in a system. It is capable of supporting pricey speakers/sources.

I have heard the HP drive many of the speakers talked about here. I’m sure your Maggie’s sing.

If you haven’t already, the 2 innermost(gain) are what to experiment with. The website details this.

The KT150’s are great. Sonics being a personal thing, the lower powered 6L6G’s are what I circle back to. The KT77’s also very nice, especially the mids.



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