PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium

PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamp and Power Amp set. 
Power Amp These are the words of Art Dudley, Stereophile Magazine's resident tube expert, and former publisher of Listener Magazine. He went on and declared the DiaLogue Premium power amplifier "is among the four or five most enjoyable" amplifiers he has ever reviewed awarding an incredible Stereophile Class A rating, placing it's sound quality firmly with amplifiers costing $50,000 and even $100,000.  
Tone Audio publisher Jeff Dorgay agreed, declaring the DiaLogue Premium as the Product of the Year tube amplifier. 
Speaker companies agree. Because our custom wide-bandwidth transformers are incredible for ribbons and electrostats, Martin-Logan used DiaLogue Premium monoblocks for their incredible displays at the biggest industry trade show in America: CEDIA. The sound was so incredible KEF asked PrimaLuna to provide electronics for three different systems at AXPONA, using this amplifier to power the incredible Blades. These companies invest over $50,000 each to display at these shows, and they don't take chances when it comes to impressing the media and potential dealers. 
All amplifiers get good reviews. But few are truly great. Look at what industry insiders choose when it comes to their own money.
Preamp These are the words of Dick Olsher, one of the world's leading audio critics and tube audio experts, who for decades has written not only reviews but technical articles on high fidelity.   
Here's a dirty little secret: Preamps have become a high-profit center for manufacturers. They won’t like that we tell you this, but it’s true. Power amps are expensive because they require big power and output transformers, which are the single biggest cost in building anything. An overpriced preamp is cheap to make, but first make sure it has a big box and pretty face plate. Then add one little transformer (not even toroidal!) that costs a few bucks, a tube or two mounted on a printed circuit board, a $2.50 chip as a volume control. Next, make up some lofty story about the design that has nothing to do with substance, and you’re done. How does anybody justify charging $5,000 for box of average parts that weighs 13 lbs? Don’t be impressed by name brands. They count on that. Your best friend is Google images. Use it to look inside and compare.
If you look at the finest cost-no-object tube preamps, ones costing $10,000, $20,000, even $30,000, you will see several things in common: The best tube preamps will be dual mono, meaning discreet circuits for the left and right channel with no shared parts. They will be tube rectified; meaning pure tube throughout. They will have point to point wiring; no printed circuit boards. They will use an analogue volume control, not a chip. They will have multiple tubes in each channel instead of resorting to negative feedback or cheaper hybrid designs. And finally, they will weigh something instead of being an empty box.
You get all this and more with the DiaLogue Premium Preamplifier at just $3,199.
Remember: Industry experts, reviewers, and speaker manufacturers use the DiaLogue Premium Preamplifier as their personal reference; writing reviews, personal listening, even making the records you buy. The price is not an issue to them. It’s their work, and they want the best.