What preamp are you using with Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP amp?

I was at Axpona this weekend and listened to the new Primaluna Evo gear with Golden Ear speakers. Fantastic sound. Makes me want to pick up a Dialogue preamp to go with my Dialogue HP, but man I’m really dig’n the PS Audio BHK and PL combo. I was really surprised to see the new Primaluna Evo 100 DAC. I didn’t realize PL was even offering a DAC until I saw it on Friday. I may have to give that a shot. Great fun this weekend.

arch2 OP

The "black wavy" line is how this amp behaves (frequency response) into a not too severe Kantor simulated speaker load. As you can see it’s got plus and minus 7db peaks and dips, you need to "counter" this if you wish to have nice flat frequency response.
https://www.stereophile.com/images/1116PLPPfig01.jpg

I think one of these between preamp and poweramp or between source and preamp, will work out very nicely to get a good flat in room frequency response.Then you can "counter" the peaks and dips. https://www.schiit.com/products/loki

This is why it’s always better to get a poweramp that stays close to flat in frequency response with simulated speaker load.

Cheers George

Just to give you an idea, what the Kantor simulated speaker load is and how it measures here it is, notice the impedance dips at 200hz and 4.5khz. And peaks at 65hz 1.5khz and 10khz
Then look at the frequency response (black wavy line) of the Prima Luna in my last post, it can’t supply power into this hence mimics this Kantor load with it’s uneven frequency response by + - 7db!!
https://www.stereophile.com/content/real-life-measurements-page-2

Cheers George

georgehifi. you refer to the Kantor load as not "too severe" but it *is* quite severe running off the PL's 16 ohm tap (you failed to mention that the measurement was done off this tap). A quick look at the load's dip at 4500hz should convince everyone that this load isn't a good one for the PL at least not off that tap. 

if the speaker is efficient however, you can expect completely different results driven off the PL 4 ohm tap.

That link is the 8ohm tap here is the 4ohm, not much better and still behaves like a tone control.
https://www.stereophile.com/images/1116PLPPfig02.jpg

But its sonic signature will be far from neutral, especially with lower-impedance speakers.—John Atkinson

As for the Kantor simulated load being as you say "quite severe"
" The load is "moderately" demanding but not untypical John Atkinson".