Why is there no love for Prima Luna?
"So the only reason to buy anything made in China is either full on outright ignorance, or an obsession with cheaping out strong enough to override all that. Or both." Chuck Miller's System - Virtual Systems (audiogon.com) Melody I880 Tube Integrated Amp "...the company decided to invest heavily by building a factory in Shenzhen located near the emerging city of Hong Kong." Melody HiFi |
2 of my 3 integrated amps - Ayon Audio Spirit 2 & Line Magnetic 518IA require manual biasing; it takes less than 5 minutes to check and, adjust if necessary, every once in awhile. My point being that biasing shouldn't scare you away from potential amps, just ask up front what is involved with biasing the specific amp. What are the speakers and their efficiency/impedance? |
I just like my Prologue One integrated. Have had it for years, now. The piece melds perfectly with the rest of my components. Tubes last for a good long time. Troubles have been few and very far between. When I lived in L.A., I'd drag it to high end stores to do direct comparisons with the stores' integrateds. It gave every other integrated a run for its money. Even the sales people at those shops had to admit that it sounded damnably good. While it is true I'd be happier if it were assembled someplace else, it has proven its worth. It might be said, too, that though it's turned out that the PrimaLuna is my only Chinese piece of audio gear, in this particular moment in history it is just plain difficult to avoid buying Chinese-sourced goods of any ilk. |
For starters ,not too many people are thrilled with the China virus Cover up for 6 weeks before letting other in on it , I for one donot buy Anything from China Period. Taiwan ,Hong Kong no problem they are pro America .youhave products like Ayon and their class leading microprocessor biasing ,starting under $3k night and day better then standard auto biasing for tube wear,and nice Built in Austria machined case work, not sheet metal,world class Lundahl transformers ,and chokes much better then a Torroidal for tubes .I think this is a good opening argument . |
