Respectable Integrateds

[AudioDoctor]

Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP if all you want is pre/power in one chassis.  Absolutely stunning sound quality.

 

I also have a McIntosh MAC7200 Receiver, same as the MA7200 but with an FM module, and I love it.

 

If I were adding some to a list to check out I would add:

 

Peachtree Nova150/300

Balanced Audio Tech VK3000SE

Pass INT 60/120

McIntosh Integrateds

Rogue Audio has Tube and Hybrid integrated amps

Leben Hi Fi C300-XS

Luxman 550/590

 

On top of the things I already own.

 

None of these will get me on the Approved by GUTB Audiophile list though.

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2 hours ago, kumakuma said:

 

Have you ever stopped to consider why people react to you in this way?

 

Asking the question, is your answer...

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26 minutes ago, Ralf11 said:

oh c'mon - big numbers are impressive

 

That's what she said...

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7 hours ago, MarkS said:

When I heard the Diablo it sounded good to me. 

 

I think Ralf was being sarcastic 

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1 hour ago, Ralf11 said:

No, I was quoting GUTB's two points

 

My point exactly...

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hello, PRIMA FUCKING LUNA!

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5 hours ago, beerandmusic said:

so which do you like better, the mac7200 or the Primaluna Dialogue Premium

 

For different things I like them both.  For ultimate sit back and relax and do nothing but listen to beautiful; music, the Primaluna.  In my home office where I don't want a huge stack of boxes but still want great sounding music, I like the MAC7200.

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1 hour ago, semente said:

 

I'd stay away from Prima Luna, their amps have very high output impedance.

 

So you're going to take their bottom of the line amp, and say don't buy their top end amp...  Not to mention the article is 13 years old...

 

yeah, makes sense...

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31 minutes ago, semente said:

 

This is from 2014:

 

PrimaLuna ProLogue Premium, 8 ohm tap, frequency response at 2.83V into: simulated loudspeaker load (gray), 8 ohms (left channel blue, right red), 4 ohms (left cyan, right magenta), 2 ohms (green) (1dB/vertical div.).
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/primaluna-prologue-premium-power-amplifier-measurements

 

You do realize that they could simulate any speaker load they wanted to and get any result they wanted to get, right?

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6 hours ago, semente said:

 

The amplifier should be able to output flat over this or any other load (within reason).

 

Here's what happens when you measure the output of a Marantz integrated into the same load:

 

Marantz PM5003, Source Direct frequency response at 2.83V into: simulated loudspeaker load (gray), 8 ohms (left channel blue, right red), 4 ohms (left cyan, right magenta), 2 ohms (green). (0.25dB/vertical div.)
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/marantz-pm5003-integrated-amplifier-measurements

 

 

ok, it sucks.  I should request a refund.

 

"Overall, the PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP measures well for a design using push-pull pairs of EL34 tubes.—John Atkinson"

https://www.stereophile.com/content/primaluna-dialogue-premium-hp-integrated-amplifier

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Everyone's a critic...

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I don't know about you guys, but I listen with my ears, not my eyes...

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4 hours ago, botrytis said:

 

Why can't you have both? 

 

Ok, I don't listen to measurement graphs.  Is that better?

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4 hours ago, Ralf11 said:

 

 

You never look at the BIG Blue Meters?

 

 

All the time unless I am reading and responding to one of your witty posts Ralf.

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11 hours ago, beerandmusic said:

 

I mainly want to buy a new model mcintosh once the da2 module comes out, so i found a buyer for my MA6500, and need something to hold me over.

 

Do you have any info about when a DA2 module is coming, or are you just planning for some unknown time in the future?

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On 2/16/2018 at 11:00 AM, beerandmusic said:

 

I mainly want to buy a new model mcintosh once the da2 module comes out, so i found a buyer for my MA6500, and need something to hold me over.

 

I am really wondering why you have decided to wait for the DA2 module.  That might be a while considering they just came out with the DA1 less than a year ago.

 

Are you also selling your car for the new 2025 Corvette?

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There will always be a better widget coming down the line, eventually you have to jump in and make your choice.

 

When they come out with the new module, I am sure it will be a simple operation to install, till then I get to appreciate the DA1, as well as all the other improvements made in their new products over the old.