PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier w/ Primaluna USA's Kevin Deal

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The best of tubes and the best of solid-state in a fully dual mono design with top-shelf components and sophisticated power supplies. The EVO 300 Hybrid uses same preamp gain stage as the award-winning PrimaLuna EVO 400 Preamplifier, which was designed by Marcel Croese, former chief engineer, Goldmund Switzerland. It took two years of research and experimentation to perfectly pair it with the output circuit designed by Jan de Groot who has designed all of PrimaLuna’s MOSFET circuits, and was behind all the Sphinx Audio designs from 1995 to 2000.

[@beagle7622]

I would be interested about how it performs head to head with the EVO400. I own one replacing a 2 year old EVO200. . I love the sound and my Martin Logan speakers love it .Love to see a comparison Kevin . I did lose an EL34 tube replaces it . The Adaptive AutoBias really works well.

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Lovely. But I need a bunch of cash to fall on my head. Thank you very much for your video sir

[@tonyperiphoto]

We love our prima luna. Its a fabulous amplifier. Where are the valves made that you use? Is it only China, Russia and Czech Republic that make them? Or are there other sources, like in western or northern Europe? Greetings from Australia :-)

[@zeram01]

What’s the output values for the headphone? I ask for I cannot find the info on your website, and do you have a point-of-sale/distributor in Japan?

[@Subsonic-cd2en]

I have the Evo 300 integrated amplifier already. I want to buy this new one to try it - but you haven't fixed my biggest complaint with the Evo 300. The remote DOES NOT HAVE A POWER BUTTON. I cannot tell you how annoying that is. Please, please, please add a power or standby button to your remotes!

[@kevind2760]

You don't want that on a big tube amplifier. I don't think any quality larger tube amps have it.

[@howardmims8376]

Prima Luna why make a tube amp 2 sounds like a solid state LOL

[@ridirefain6606]

It does not, the design is like BAT Solid State amps. Which have an emphasis (Not exactly) to sound like their tube counterparts. If you ever owned a tube amp, I will warn you that they have a need for periodic maintenance; (Needing to be re-tubed, which for a set of Mullard EL 34's on a EVO 300 would be around $160.00 about every 3 years, own the EVO 400 double that.) as well as they generate a lot of heat. You should never run one unattended. Some folks just do not want to deal with the hassle, so as Kevin pointed out an Hybrid option makes a lot of sense.