Have owned my EVO 400 preamp for several months and it is the best so far. I have substituted Mullards in the front 4 positions while retaining the stock PL tubes in the rear positions. I found in my system the stock tubes up front tended to be on the detailed side and needed to tone things down so the Mullards did the trick. At the time I bought mine I was looking at ARC preamps to replace my LS26. A dealer told me without a doubt that a lot of his customers were trading in their REF series preamps for the PrimaLuna EVO400. I don't know how high in the REF series overall however, I am pretty sure they were at the REF6 level and below. He was very adamant that the EVO 400 was what I should buy. I can recommend this preamp highly especially at this price point it is a NO brainer.
Primaluna EVO 300/400 Preamplifier owners - let's hear from you
I'm curious if anyone owns the EVO 300 or 400 Preamps. Besides what your thoughts are on the sonics I would like to know how it is to live with on a daily basis.
Any issues with powering on/off if your amp is already on? Trying to understand order of operations and how sensitive a process powering on is.
How is the volume control to work with via remote? Can you you get very fine adjustments, or is that only possible with the knob on the unit?
Any thoughts on the Balanced vs Single Ended outputs (for the EVO 400)?
Anyone pair it with a SS amp with good results?
Do the Tape outputs work flawlessly?
Please add anything else you think is of note!
Thanks!
Any issues with powering on/off if your amp is already on? Trying to understand order of operations and how sensitive a process powering on is.
How is the volume control to work with via remote? Can you you get very fine adjustments, or is that only possible with the knob on the unit?
Any thoughts on the Balanced vs Single Ended outputs (for the EVO 400)?
Anyone pair it with a SS amp with good results?
Do the Tape outputs work flawlessly?
Please add anything else you think is of note!
Thanks!