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Primaluna Evo 400 Preamp pairing with McIntosh MC1502

Greetings of the day.This is my first post in this forum. I am faced with a peculiar problem of preamp / amp pairing. 
Without going into the history of how this happened ( that's a long story ) I have a brand new Primaluna Evo400 pre amp and a brand new Mc1502 power amp on its way to me. These were procured on order specifically and returns and exchanges are not an option. 

My question is , has anyone worked with this combination or heard this before. While individually they are both stellar performers , I am concerned about possible synergy deficiencies. If this forum can offer feedback or advise ways to counter any possible synergy issues by way of sources , cables , speakers.  I would be grateful.

Currently I run a Musical Fidelity M6 500i with Elac FS249 speakers ,my source is exclusively HDD digital music and streaming from Tidal , Spotify , Apple and other similar services through a Cambridge Audio CXN v2. My music preferences are , Jazz , slow blues , Saxophone and lounge / house music. Classic rock on occasion. 

Thank you in advance and I look forward to all your inputs. 
bharat
tablejockey
3,887 posts
 
Why induce neurosis before you even have the system hooked up?

You're setting yourself up for opinions all over the map without you even listening to the setup.

 "My music preferences are , Jazz , slow blues , Saxophone and lounge / house music. Classic rock on occasion."
Genre of music you listen is irrelevant. 

Report back AFTER you've done extensive listening with what you have. Play with speaker positioning in the room.
stereo5's avatar
stereo5
6,381 posts
 
You are looking for a problem that isn't there.  If you are hesitant with the Mac, why did you order it in the first place?
russ69's avatar
russ69
3,500 posts
 
This is a "How do you like my new wife question". Too late for my input. 
millercarbon's avatar
millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
Oh well. She sure enjoyed mine.
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