OP, where do you live? If you're in Chicagoland you can come here my Primaluna HP or possibly borrow it.
Plus one on tube rolling. I use KT 150s with the amp under certain circumstances (typically lower efficiency more modern speakers). I use 7581A or EL34s when driving horns.
Primaluna is great but not the end all be all. You've heard all the upsides. Here are the downsides.
-Default setting is ultralinear--you have to have the remote to select triode
-Aesthetics could be easier on the eye. Not ugly, but not pretty either
-Not the last word in clarity. My Elekit 300B amp sounds clearer with more realism.
-No pre-out
Plus one on tube rolling. I use KT 150s with the amp under certain circumstances (typically lower efficiency more modern speakers). I use 7581A or EL34s when driving horns.
Primaluna is great but not the end all be all. You've heard all the upsides. Here are the downsides.
-Default setting is ultralinear--you have to have the remote to select triode
-Aesthetics could be easier on the eye. Not ugly, but not pretty either
-Not the last word in clarity. My Elekit 300B amp sounds clearer with more realism.
-No pre-out