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In Reply to: RE: PrimaLuna Dialogue Five amplifier - sound issue posted by mnauta on July 21, 2015 at 10:23:22
I would strongly recommend to keep the Classe amp, irrespective of whether the Prima Luna's sound will improve after burn-in/warmup or not.
I had a similar experience when I connected my 11-year old Cary SLI-80 integrated (which uses KT-88/6550 tubes) in place of vintage SS Sansui AU-517 amplifier. I got a somewhat inversed impression - as if the Sansui was a vacuum-tube amplifier and the Cary - a SS amplifier.
This impression changed, however, when I let the Cary play for three or four hours.
Nevertheless, I like the Sansui better - it's just more natural - warm, consistent and dynamic (especially, with CDs).
That's why I recommend that you keep the Classe amp, if you can afford using two amplifiers.
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If you have to warm up an amp for 3 hours to sound right - then somethings not quite right????
A good stereo should sound good as soon as you "flick" that switch and listen to even crappy recordings.
Really? You obviously know little about tube audio equipment or SS for that matter. Everything sounds better after warming up. CD/DAC's in particular. SS equipment should never be turned off because it can take days to warm up properly. Tubes, which can't be left on, must be warmed up for 20-30 minutes at least. YMMV but that is mine and basically every manufacture's recommendation.
It's all relative. When I received the cary in 2003, it sounded marvelous right from the box with stock tubes (I had a different flat and speakers then (Snell E-III).
The speakers I use now just don't mate very well with Cary (unlike Sansui AU-517, Eico HF-81 and even Eico ST-40), or vice versa- the cary's house sound doesn't agree very well with otherwise excellent open baffle speakers...
Perhaps, the Cary amp needs some maintenance after 12 years of use...
I think I will hang on to the Classe, it's been good to me :)
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