Has Anyone Uesed A PrimaLuna Amp With Harbeth Speaker's

Hi Guy’s

Thanks to all of you for getting back to me on this subject, some very good feedback,

I use a high power SS Amp now with the Harbeth's and on the hole like the sound, I just fancy some valve amp’s and love what I have heard in the past, I have done some home work and there are some very good write up’s about the primaluna amps, I am thinking on the lines of the Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP and going for a pair to use as mono block’s, I just need to get over to my dealer and hear them.

Steve.

 

Read Herb Reichert's Stereophile review of the 86dB efficient Dynaudio Contour 20   with the SMALLEST $2199 PrimaLuna power amp.    He stated  "The combo of Dynaudio Contour 20s and PrimaLuna ProLogue Premium played all the mountain ennui and fierce forward momentum that make classic bluegrass unique in the American songbook".   https://www.stereophile.com/content/dynaudio-contour-20-loudspeaker

Or the 87dB KEF Q350  where he preferred it over amps with many times more power, and higher cost.  https://www.stereophile.com/content/kef-q350-loudspeaker

Or this review of Wilson Sabrinas where the  36wpc $3199 DiaLogue Premium bested the $10,000 ARC REF75SE .  The reviewer said  "In spite of the low absolute power, the sound was incredibly captivating and dynamics were now seemingly more expansive than with either of the big transistor amps as well as the Ref 75."    http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/loudspeaker-reviews/wilson-sabrina/ 

I've had a lot of Harbeth owners use PrimaLuna and can't think of any that were not happy off hand.  If you like to play your music loud in a bigger room maybe an HP would be better, but for many people a 36 watt PrimaLuna will be fabulous.   

I would never base any purchase decision of wattage.  Wattage means nothing except volume.  It has no effect on bass response or sound quality.  

Sigh. Power means undistorted and uncompressed dynamics, and, as Alan shaw's demo showed, that may mean some 500 watt peak power.

Here is a nice read why people prefer tubes!
https://medium.com/collectors-weekly/could-an-old-school-tube-amp-make-the-music-you-love-sound-bett...