Picking a Tube integrated amp


Hey all. Trying to figure out my amp situation and am looking at a few integrated to upgrade to. 

I currently have a McIntosh integrated and want to move to tubes. I have the vivid v1.5speakers and a Clearaudio Concept. Looking at the following:

—Primaluna Dialogue premium or HP.
—Audio Research VSi60
—Octave v40SE

Question...does the AR still hold up? It’s likely it will be a used model, but curious if it’s still competing with the others I listed. Any others to consider?  

Thanks!


 
rubytuesday

Showing 1 response by leotis

PrimaLuna HP with KT 150 tubes in ultralinear mode puts out almost 100W.
Drives my Revel F206 (88dB sensitivity) no problem even in triode mode.
Haven't tried other suggested amps, but pretty happy with the PL. Especially with Mullard CV4003 and KT150s. :)