Primaluna or not Primaluna

Wow...if that Zen TORII Mk 5 sounds half as good as it looks it must be heaven for a music lover.

But will it really be enough for my 89dB speakers? At least they claims that.

And I have my eyes on Duevel Venus speakers too. They are at 88dB, 4 ohm and I've read that they need atleast, in a small room, 30-40 w. But maybe it's "ordinary solid state watts";)

@grinnell 
What speaker do you have with the Decware?

@holmz 

Why would you sell your Primaluna for a class D amp if you think Primaluna sounds good? They sound quite different, don't they?

My speakers are Tannoy Legacy Eaton.

@holmz ​​​​​​

My speakers are Tannoy Legacy Eaton.

Several of your sugestions is not availeble in Sweden (where I live). If I was in the US it would be pretty easy to order an amplifier from some small interesting brand and have the option to return it in, say, 60-days, if I don’t like it. That will not be so easy when living in Sweden. And if I took a chance and order a amp for $4000 it would be $5500 when I would receive it due to tax and fees.

Yes, there are always other amlifiers that sounds better. Even if I buy one for 10k there will be better ones.

I gladely loose some detailand sound stage to a sound that engages me, makes it fun to listen to the music and makes me forget analyzing everything. Rather a presentation that alows me to listen to more that 50% of my CD:s and LP:s without beeing disturbed by harsh and thin sound. With other words; it’s OK if the sound is a bit more warm and forgiving than being neutral and analytical.
I want an amplifier that seduces me with the music, not just giving me the biggest sound stage, all the details and the truth and nothing but the truth.

I remember when I was a teenager and I just was listening to the music and never had any thougts about how detailed or reveiling or.... the sound was. I was just embraced by the music.
I know I will never find my way back to when the music was everything and I never though much about the details of how the presentation.
When I bought my first "upgrade", then the hunt for better sound started.
Maybe 14 years as a mastering engineer ”destroyed my simple way” of listening too.

Problem is that I bought a tube amp several years ago (Tube Technology Unisis Signature with EL84 tubes) and fell in love with the ”tube magic”.
If it hadn’t been for for a bad PCB-card I would surely have used it today.
Bought a solid state amp, Musical Fidelity M6, but never really liked it.
Bought a Line Magnetic LM-34AI and never really liked it.
Bought an Audion Audio Sterling and really liked it, but the problem was the measly 12 watts.
So now I have a pile of tubes I want to use (EL34, KT88, 6550, 6922, ECC81, ECC82, ECC83, E88CC…).

And here I am today, struggeling to find the best partner to my
speakers...sigh.

Many thanks to you all for all the input.

@marantz33 

I have actually found a used pair Quicksilver Mid Mono for $1000. Seller says it has a led light that should glow when you have got the bias right. But then it can just optomise one type of tubes, EL34 i suppose. 
How does this work with KT88?

@marantz33

Late reply? I think you were fast :)

I thought using a multimeter was the new way because they say at the Quicksilver web site you have to use a multimeter.
But how does this work? Will the amp detect which tubes are installed? I mean EL34 and KT88 shouldn’t be biased with the same voltage. And what about KT120?

What makes me a little hesitant is the seller says both tubes are biased simultaneously!!!

@wsrrsw
I know Feliks Audio very well. I have had their headphone amp Elise many years. And I love it.
But 8w will be even worse than my 12w I have today.

@arro222 ​​​​​​

Yes,  I still have the Audion and I have bden looking at Zu DW6 but I'm afraid the leap from Tannoy will be to big for me. I like the laidback sound but Yes,  sometimes it is a little too much and they are a bit too rolled off. But they works with everything from classical music to progressive rock. At least to my ears.

@ coltrane1

I actually have a quad EL34 Winged C.

And it is the PL EVO 300 I am considering.