Prima Luna EVO series amps/preamps now available...

"You’re gonna have a rockin system, assuming their hooked up to some equally competent speakers. "

Thank you tablejockey. I have some excellent speakers shown below which should make evaluating the P/L Evo amps easy enough. In the picture you will see a black and a silver P/L Evo 400. The distributor only had one of each but he will swap to all silver faceplates when more stock arrives. Same with Evo 400 preamp.

The equipment I’m waiting for is a Kuzma Stabi M turntable, Thales Statement arm, Lyra Etna SL cartridge and all Synergistic Research Galileo SX power cables, interconnects and speaker cables as well as PowerCell 12 UEF SE and Active grounding block. So there should be nothing holding the Evos back, hopefully.
My main interest is making vinyl transfers to digital, which explains the heavy emphasis on turntable and phono stages rather than power amps etc. I went with PrimaLuna because of the build quality and value for money. I’m very happy about the XLR inputs on the new Evo gear. I also have Nordost Odin XLR interconnects which I will be able to use now.

http://www.g45central.com/posts/PrimaLuna1.jpg
http://www.g45central.com/posts/PrimaLuna2.jpg

Here's a nice shot of the silver Evo 400 power amp, and one of the black Evo 400 preamp, showing the exterior finishes. I guess these are similar to the older PrimaLuna amps, though I have not seen them.

http://www.g45central.com/posts/PrimaLuna/PL22.jpg
http://www.g45central.com/posts/PrimaLuna/PL16.jpg

On the preamp,the only noticeable change in appearance is the faceplate now has a rounded beveled edge and the selector knob wording shows auxiliary instead of a separately named source input.. I would have preferred an all black colored case instead of the blue.. Also,a lighted indicator position on the volume control knob would have been nice for dark room listening sessions.

whostole-

I was sold on PL 10 years ago. 
HP/VPI with Nordost.

The  PL gear is at a level one can say...okay, let's just listen to music.

I know this is being nit picky but I just wish the PL gear looked better.  I really like the looks of nearly all others - ARC, VAC, Luxman, Octave, Cary etc...I supposed PL is wedded to their aesthetic.