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Can the top end of a PrimaLuna Evo integrated be tamed w/tube rolling?
I recently changed my preamp tubes to RCA Clear Tops 12AU7. You owe it to yourself to try this as this tube is not sibilant but airy. It will tame the highs for sure as it did in my system.   
Can the top end of a PrimaLuna Evo integrated be tamed w/tube rolling?
@erik_squires I can attest that mundorf is indeed neutral and not bright. I have also had the clarity caps in my Zu Audio speakers and they are not bright but more crisp.   
Can the top end of a PrimaLuna Evo integrated be tamed w/tube rolling?
I stopped logging in hours at 150. I think I have 200 hours on the GL 12au7s. It is noticeably quieter than the telefunkens. Regarding your comment above, I lost the details and bass because of the speaker, not the amp. When I switched back to the... 
Can the top end of a PrimaLuna Evo integrated be tamed w/tube rolling?
@decooney  oh yeah.absolutely. here's another experiment I did.  Scenario 1 = Cornwall IV/Primaluna/Gold Lion 12au7 Like I said above, the highs got tamed. Primaluna Volume at 9 o clock. Scenario 2 = B&W 683 S2/Primaluna/Gold Lion 12au7. T... 
Can the top end of a PrimaLuna Evo integrated be tamed w/tube rolling?
@decooney Yes the GL reissue tamed it. The Brimars are already bright before I even bought the GL. So I did not bother putting it in the system. So it was just the Telefunkens, Primaluna stock tubes and GL reissues. I did not put them all together... 
Can the top end of a PrimaLuna Evo integrated be tamed w/tube rolling?
Let me share my experience. I have an older cornwall powered by Primaluna (telefunken tubes, the brimars were bright for my system). When I changed all the crossover caps to Mundorf mcap evo oil, that tamed the highs. Then I recently bought Cornwa...