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Diving into the world of tubes...help needed!

Hi all,
I'm seriously considering diving into the world of vacuum tubes.  I currently have Focal Aria 906s which I adore...but may upgrade those in the future as well to a floor standing speaker.  For the beginning though, they will be my speakers.  Looking for opinions on the below amps/preamps, especially the pairing of the Emotiva pre with the EVO 100!

My choices have been narrowed down to:
  • PrimaLuna Prologue Classic Integrated Amp - would likely pair with a Schiit Loki to have tone control
  • PrimaLuna EVO 100 Power Amp - paired with EMOTIVA PT-100 preamp, would likely pair with Loki as well
  • Vincent SV-237MK Integrated Amp - needs nothing additional
Thanks in advance for your assistance :)
branden_8091

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celtic66
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branden

You have $1500/pr. speakers to drive, so let's not get nuts here.  The Raven and Rogue suggestions are quite valid.  You can buy once and be very happy, or sneak up on it and upgrade too many times.  I also don't like cheap Chinese tube gear.  Too many corners cut to obtain price.

Tone controls in this price range are the death of good sound.  The Emotiva is of course all SS, so the tube talk, it's a bit confusing.  Are you going to be tube guy or not?  Best of luck and hopefully the opinions given are more helpful than confusing.
celtic66
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veerossi

You did well with Line Magnetic.  Notice, I posted ‘cheap Chinese’ which excludes better quality such as your choice.....and not cheap.
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