Is that the mono blocks ? if so one dealer I know loves them the only forum member who might have heard them will be LawrieAnyone any first hand experience of the Prima Luna 5s?
i think it's the KT88 power amp. Haven't heard them though, but have the KT88 integrated which I am absolutely loving. Supposedly these just give you more of everything when paired with the Prologue 3 pre. My amp was second hand because the owner decided to go for the pre/power instead of the integrated and got a p/x.George 47 wrote:Is that the mono blocks ? if so one dealer I know loves them the only forum member who might have heard them will be LawrieAnyone any first hand experience of the Prima Luna 5s?
I have the three and four in my collection have also used the one and two yes going pre and power is a big jumpDavewhityetagain wrote:i think it's the KT88 power amp. Haven't heard them though, but have the KT88 integrated which I am absolutely loving. Supposedly these just give you more of everything when paired with the Prologue 3 pre. My amp was second hand because the owner decided to go for the pre/power instead of the integrated and got a p/x.George 47 wrote:Is that the mono blocks ? if so one dealer I know loves them the only forum member who might have heard them will be LawrieAnyone any first hand experience of the Prima Luna 5s?
think there was a review kicking around recently, but not sure which mag it was.
The differance is quiet a bit most people I have spoke with who have had a demo of both say the differance is "big" pinning it down and putting it into words is hard because none of the amps sound badhi davehow would you describe the difference b/w the integrated and the pre/power? Do you think it's worth the extra money?
No, having been switched back to valves by Lee I am looking at these interesting set of power amps. I suspect I might prefer KT88s to EL34s hence the question.would be intrigued to hear a demo. maybe an upgrade for me in the future if I find anything decently priced 2nd hand. happy with mine for the moment so only thinking 2 years ahead.george - have you found a prologue 5somewhere?
I think if you get to demo the EL34 even with less power has the edgeAnthony wrote:No, having been switched back to valves by Lee I am looking at these interesting set of power amps. I suspect I might prefer KT88s to EL34s hence the question.would be intrigued to hear a demo. maybe an upgrade for me in the future if I find anything decently priced 2nd hand. happy with mine for the moment so only thinking 2 years ahead.george - have you found a prologue 5somewhere?
If you have 90db speakers look at the croft kit or the Polish stuff from Walrus great barginsthe Chinese amps having turned this 'world' upside down and no one in the UK is likely to be making economically minded hard wired EL34/KT88s with these sub £1K amps around. So the Chinese valve amps abound.
thanks for the tip. why these in particular?Tung Sol 6550 replicas are the way to go. About £80 for a matched quad off of eBay.