Tube Integrated vs Tube Seperates
I’m looking into buying a tube setup. Thinking it will be Primaluna because I find tube amps a bit intimidating and I will be putting lots of hours on it. Because these factors Primaluna seems like at least a good place to start for me. Thanks to all who gave me there impressions in my previous post about Primaluna. Anyway, looking for people’s take on tube integrated vs tube seperates. Really what I’m looking for in the move is more holographic soundstage, bloom, air, and an over all more lifelike presentation. Will I get more of these qualities by going Dialogue preamp into Dialogue amp, or with the Dialogue HP integrated, or will it be very similar? Any thoughts are much appreciated
@sandthemall +1 " Knowing what I know now,I would have gotten a Line Magnetic or a Luxman Class A integrated. "Primaluna is something I should have tried much earlier in my journey"
Very good words! You talk about the true story! The tube world is very large,and Luxman Class A,even it is SS,can win a lot of tube amplifier. BUT some people do not aware of. |
You can in fact manual bias some PL https://www.primaluna-usa.com/autobias-adjustment |
I went to the dealer to listen to the Luxman 595 with Harbeth and walked out with a LM 845ia…which I had not planned to audition or even consider. And yes, they do run a bit hot. You’d be surprised how far 20 watts goes. I generally listen lower though in the 80s at the most and don’t listen to rock. I agree with all the comments about integrateds being compromised in the volume control, etc. That’s why I mentioned in my previous post that I was amazed that I felt no lack in the clarity of the LM. When I owned the PL integrated it was compromised IME in that way in comparison to the PL separates. |
