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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.

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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
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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
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The $700 difference in price is most likely attributed to the country of assembly or manufacture. But there is no sense getting into a made in China/ made elsewhere discussion given that the PCs we are using to answer your thread are all made in China.

Eight years ago when I purchased my Prima Luna PL2, I wrote an audio review here .

I have never heard the Ayon, so I can not answer your question directly. I can tell you my impressions of the Prima Luna and in eight years, I have never felt the urge to upgrade.

Rich
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