@holmz. He will give you recommendations on tubes for the Evo.
PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming
Hi all, I wonder if someone can help or advise. I bought an ex. Display Primaluna Evo 200 a couple of weeks ago, mainly based on all the rave reviews and excellent comments on various forums. I must say, that vocals are terrific but overall, the sound seems muffled. There seems to be a hole where the mid range detail should be. I have tried the 4 and 8 ohm settings and there doesn’t seem a great deal of difference. I am using it with a Linn Genki CD player and Robson Acoustics Opulus speakers, also Vintage Tannoy Mercury speakers. I haven’t messed with the tubes because I have no idea how to do that. I so want this amplifier to sound beautiful but there is something missing. Can anyone help please?
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+noromance before I went off buying new speakers I would try some tweeks. The 3 tweeks that I saw the most significant improvement in my tube amp system was using: #1-NPS enhancer on all the connections. It makes no logical sense but this really improves sound more than any of my tweeks. Crazy… https://highfidelitycables.com/ #2- Qsa yellow fuse in the amp. Another crazy improvement defying logic. https://www.tweekgeek.com #3- Tubes. Vintage 12au7 preamp tubes make a big difference. Rca blackplates, Rca cleartops, GE blackplates from 50’s-60’s are affordable, available and good place to start before getting into more exotic rarer tubes. Switching to 6L6GC / 7581 is a good choice. It’s a very musical tube with adequate power. Talk to Brent Jesse for advice. http://www.audiotubes.com Good luck with your improvement. |
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