Playing with new toys :)

[mikeyb]

Just trying out a Primaluna Dialogue HP Integrated Amp. Full remote control, headphone out, Triode (40w) and Ultra Linear (70w) modes, using EL34 valves it can take KT88/120 or 150's all with auto biasing.

I've also just bought a 2M Black cartridge ( again ) to try it against my Zyx R100 Low Output cartridge set up using the SMARTractor device and with an Orsonic AV101 Headshell I can get it spot on.

I think I prefer the Black to the Zyx.

The Primaluna integrated is something else, best I've heard here, even my wife who likes to listen to music but isn't interested in HiFi says ( or is that shouts? ) just buy it as I pound out We Come One by Faithless at concert levels lol.

I've never driven my Tannoys to the max before but this amp just kicks ass and doesn't falter. I've never heard bass like I'm hearing right now, deep, with impact, and drive, brilliant midrange quality and crystal clear treble that really shines without being edgy or harsh. Epic!

I've tried Kraftwerk, Faithless, Eloy, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Hendrix, Deep Purple, Jean Michel Jarre and everything sounds great. The Black Sabbath EP The End converted to Flac and streamed via my SoTm SMS 200 NAA and Caiman SEG DAC sounds so visceral and hard hitting it just makes me grin from ear to ear.

Streaming Space Station Soma (128kbps), Blues Radio Athens (192kbps), Radio Paradise (320kbps) all sound fantastic, I can now understand why this amp gets all the rave reviews. I hadn't even heard of it until a few weeks ago, so a quick email to my local dealer and a home demo was organised, I've had it since Saturday so not fully run in yet so I expect more to come, mind you it will be going back before Christmas unless I can haggle a good deal, not that I don't think it's worth the retail price of £3398 but I hate to pay full retail for anything these days ;-)

Decisions to be made............

[Audio Al]

Mmm lots of valve lovelyness

[Bigman80]

Seems like youre all sorted mate!

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[mikeyb]

Mmm lots of valve lovelyness

The glow makes the room nice and Christmassy

[mikeyb]

Seems like youre all sorted mate!

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Still finding the decision to spend 3 grand or more on a new toy difficult, especially when you know there are good deals to be have buying used, but try and find one of these amps on the used market.

Plenty older models and pre/power combos, I can even buy the power amp or monoblocks from Europe at a great price but I'd still need a pre add that just adds another box and loses the headphone section which I've not tried yet but it's supposed to be fantastic too. Shop I've borrowed this from has the power amp version ex demo for sale at a decent price too.

I just need to get my best haggle face on, I might also take my wife in a nice outfit with me too, pretty sure she could have them eating out of the palm of her hand and get me a few hundred off lol

Well, needs must eh

[struth]

im with the wife... just buy it and thats you for life

[mikeyb]

im with the wife... just buy it and thats you for life

Lol, you're both right of course. This is going to be my last amp, although I've still to have a tweak done to my speakers, but after that no more toys only sweeties to feed them all

[Bigman80]

Still finding the decision to spend 3 grand or more on a new toy difficult, especially when you know there are good deals to be have buying used, but try and find one of these amps on the used market.

Plenty older models and pre/power combos, I can even buy the power amp or monoblocks from Europe at a great price but I'd still need a pre add that just adds another box and loses the headphone section which I've not tried yet but it's supposed to be fantastic too. Shop I've borrowed this from has the power amp version ex demo for sale at a decent price too.

I just need to get my best haggle face on, I might also take my wife in a nice outfit with me too, pretty sure she could have them eating out of the palm of her hand and get me a few hundred off lol

Well, needs must eh

TBF you havent heard anything better, you've tried loads, it's the last big spend and best of all, it's been tested in your house, it's new and you'll have guarantee with the shop.

Put your money in that shops hand and move on to enjoying your new purchase.

I was shitting myself about buying the unheard SP10 but it's the best decision I made. Just get it done, it's only money



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[Audio Al]

Lol, you're both right of course. This is going to be my last amp, although I've still to have a tweak done to my speakers, but after that no more toys only sweeties to feed them all

[mikeyb]

I promise it will be, if I'm buying new and I wanted to trade up or buy something else I'd lose so much money I just wouldn't do it. So if I buy this one out won't be going anywhere unless I get a major windfall or a lottery win.

If I bought the Primaluna secondhand then that would be a different matter. But I'm not prepared to lose hundreds of £'s for what for me anyway might be very little improvement