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Ayon Orion 2 or Prima Luna Dialogue Premium Int.?

I was wondering if anyone has auditioned both of these amps? I was dead set on the Prima Luna Dialogue Premium Integrated amp, until I saw Absolute Sound's review of Ayon Orion 2. They are comparably priced, but I would like opinions on which sounds better. I like the fact that the Ayon is made in Europe, (as opposed to PL, which is assembled in China). Which model will have better build quality? What differences would there be in the sound of these two amps? Thank you for taking the time to give your expert input.

Dave
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zd542
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I know a lot of people have reliability issues with Prima Luna. I haven't heard it so I can't comment on SQ.
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rar1
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Hi Zd542,

Curious ... what reliability issues are there with Prima Luna? I have owned Prima Luna Prologue 2 & 5 since 2005 with 0, and I mean 0 issues. I wish I could say that for other brands that I have owned in the last 8 years that just plain crapped out ... Panasonic TV, Pioneer blu-ray, Cambridge Audio cd player, Denon dvd player.

Rich
zd542
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I didn't say that every person that ever bought one broke, just that it can be an issue. I can remember 4 people that told me to stay away from the brand because they had issues with it. I don't remember what the exact problems were. Also, I've read about problems with PL gear on this website more times than I can remember. If you do a search, you can probably find some of the comments is you want more details.
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rar1
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I don't have an axe to grind here. I am a very satisfied PL owner and was curious about the issue comment, as it was not something that I had seen mentioned in print. So, when I do a search for 'Prima Luna' in the archives, for the first 150 results, there is 1 problem spoken about and that is with a few bad KT88 tubes that Upscale replaced. When I search 'Prima Luna problems', the problems spoken about are not PL related. What am I missing?

Rich
mikirob
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Zd542, your credibility just flew out the window for me, I will never take seriously anything you write on here again. I own a Primaluna Dialogue One, no issues whatsoever. My brother and several mutual friends zero problems. Many high end products fail miserably too often no matter where they are built.
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