By all means pick the one you like best. I cannot comment on the PL. If they are indeed that close I would prefer to have the one made in the USA vs China and has easy and repeatable resale. Just my opinion. Good Luck!
Which would you choose? Primaluna Int vs Separate
I currently have a PrimaLuna Dialogue 1 that was upgraded a bit to almost be a Dialogue two with improved caps and Gold Lion KT88 tubes. I'm now using it with KT120s and I've been very happy with it powering my B&W N805s. But I recently got a great deal on a set of Nautilus 803s that I've always wanted. Even though I like them with the PL Dialogue, I'm thinking a bit more power may wake them up even more. Now I have a chance to move up to PrimaLuna Prologue three preamp and Prologue seven monoblocks for a thousand bucks difference.
If you've heard both, what do you think? It's a step down from Dialogue to Prologue series. But it's a step up to separates and more power. Overall is it a step up? And is it enough of a step up to justify a thousand bucks?
By the way-- I went to a local dealer today and listened to the Prologue Premium compared to the Mcintosh 6300 on a set of 803Diamonds. The difference wasn't nearly as much as I had expected. The PL had a sweeter midrange with its EL34 tubes and handled the speakers really well. The Mc was very nice too and had a touch more control in the lower bass, but it wasn't as dramatic of a difference as I expected. It was not worth the extra $1500 to trade up (the Mc was a demo model listed at $3k) IMO.
I typically listen at moderate levels, and listen mostly to rock, like Dire Straits, Boston, Fleetwood Mac, etc.
If you've heard both, what do you think? It's a step down from Dialogue to Prologue series. But it's a step up to separates and more power. Overall is it a step up? And is it enough of a step up to justify a thousand bucks?
By the way-- I went to a local dealer today and listened to the Prologue Premium compared to the Mcintosh 6300 on a set of 803Diamonds. The difference wasn't nearly as much as I had expected. The PL had a sweeter midrange with its EL34 tubes and handled the speakers really well. The Mc was very nice too and had a touch more control in the lower bass, but it wasn't as dramatic of a difference as I expected. It was not worth the extra $1500 to trade up (the Mc was a demo model listed at $3k) IMO.
I typically listen at moderate levels, and listen mostly to rock, like Dire Straits, Boston, Fleetwood Mac, etc.
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