Prima Luna Monoblocks, NICE!

[tonepub]

As you know, I'm not the world's biggest tube with ML fan, but I've been listening to the PrimaLuna Dialog 7 monoblocks all day since they arrived this morning....

70watt monos with KT88's and you can switch between Ultralinear and Triode mode from a remote! How cool is that?

The good news is that these amps have a 2ohm tap, which is mating just perfectly with the CLX's. Of course they need some hours before we can make a critical evaluation, but so far quite good!

I've had my PrimaLuna ProLogue 1 for 5 years now, and it's never even burped, so these guys are the top of the heap as far as Chinese reliability goes.

http://www.upscaleaudio.com/product.asp?itemid=641

I'll keep you posted as they get more hours! All those KT88's keeping the studio nice and warm! Toasty on a cold Pacific Northwest night.

 

[twich54]

Good to hear, I know what you mean, my Rogue M-150's are doing a fine job as well ! It's a cold damp nite here in SE Pa

 

[Bernard]

Dave, I would get some large spikes under those monoblocks, or put them on amp stands. A few years ago I got a nasty surprise when I treaded water right next to my amps - had a leak in the roof. Fortunately my amps were not sitting directly on the floor.

 

[timm]

As you know, I'm not the world's biggest tube with ML fan, but I've been listening to the PrimaLuna Dialog 7 monoblocks all day since they arrived this morning....

70watt monos with KT88's and you can switch between Ultralinear and Triode mode from a remote! How cool is that?

The good news is that these amps have a 2ohm tap, which is mating just perfectly with the CLX's. Of course they need some hours before we can make a critical evaluation, but so far quite good!

I've had my PrimaLuna ProLogue 1 for 5 years now, and it's never even burped, so these guys are the top of the heap as far as Chinese reliability goes.

http://www.upscaleaudio.com/product.asp?itemid=641

I'll keep you posted as they get more hours! All those KT88's keeping the studio nice and warm! Toasty on a cold Pacific Northwest night.

Very Cool -- keep us informed!! I am really interested in these amps in comparison say - to a sunfire...... Totally different beasts - but, as you know I started a thread awhile ago when I heard the prologue 1 and thought the sound was very nice.... I have Odysseys... I can only assume that the CLX would be a more difficult load???

 

[tonepub]

Don't know if the CLX is a more or less difficult load, really.

 

[jtwrace]

Don't know if the CLX is a more or less difficult load, really.

Maybe this will help..

http://www.martinloganowners.com/~tdacquis/forum/showthread.php?t=51

http://www.us.martinlogan.com/specs/clx.html

Think that makes it clear.

 

[timm]

Maybe this will help..

http://www.martinloganowners.com/~tdacquis/forum/showthread.php?t=51

http://www.us.martinlogan.com/specs/clx.html

Think that makes it clear.

Looks like they are pretty close... sensitivity is the same - the odyssey dips to 1 ohm @ 20khz while the CLX dips to .7 ohm @ 20Khz... I am no expert...I would think the panels on the bass region of the CLX more difficult to drive than the woofer on the Odyssey... but again.... I don't know what I'm talking about!!!

 

[tonepub]

These things just keep sounding better and better.

I have to say I am really impressed. Considering the past experience I've had with Prima Luna in terms of build quality and tube life, these are a winner for those of you that want to go tubes. And I haven't even begun to tube roll!

 

[timm]

These things just keep sounding better and better.

I have to say I am really impressed. Considering the past experience I've had with Prima Luna in terms of build quality and tube life, these are a winner for those of you that want to go tubes. And I haven't even begun to tube roll!

Jeff - what Pre are you using with these? Do you know anything about the impedence matching between this pre and the amps? He didnt' send you any extra tubes did he?

 

[tonepub]

No extra tubes, unfortunately, but I will probably roll some later on.

Trying to hunt down some really good KT88/6550's, but they are pretty spendy and I'd need 8 of them! Past experience with PL has shown they respond really well to the input tubes too.

Using it with my CJ Act2/series 2. So far so good. Have a few other things to try here in the course of the review... BAT VK32SE, Nagra PL-L and Red Wine Isabella along with a couple of CD players direct, the new MCintosh 500 and the Wadia 781. We'll see how they do just hooked up source direct!

 

[User211]

Give E.A.T. a ring and see if they'll send you 8 for review. You won't believe it is the same amp one those stock KT88s take a walk for what is essentially the old Tesla Vrsovice...

What do you think the stock ones are? They are obviously re-branded... pretty sure I think I know what the native labelling actually is.