Description

It's been some time since I made any significant changes to my system.  I have listened to the Prima Luna Dialogue HP amps multiple times and have been intrigued but, my business was still recovering from the recession so I had to be patient.   Not one of my strong points.

Yesterday I had some time and was in the neighborhood near Upscale Audio's new store.  Talked to Kevin Deal for awhile and decided to take the plunge.  I traded in my Modwright KWA100SE, LS100 with Phono and my Rogue Audio M150 Mono Blocks today and brought home a new pair of Prima Luna Dialogue Premium HP Mono Blocks, new Dialogue Premium Preamp, Manley Chinook SE and some Nordost cables. 

I also recently purchased an OPPO 205, Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies with WA7 Tube Power supply and a pair of Audio-Technica ATH W5000 headphones.

Just unpacked and hooked up the new PL gear.  The difference is really amazing.  i realize it will be sometime before the amps are broken in but, I just listened to Kind of Blue (since it's an album I'm very familiar with) and I can say with confidence that the Nola Vipers have never sounded this good in my system.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 15’ × 20’  Medium
Ceiling: 15’


Components Toggle details

    • Nola Viper Reference 3
    With external crossovers and optional isolation bases
    • PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP Monoblocks
    In mono mode with stock tunes (for now!)
    • PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium Preamp
    Stock tunes (for now!)  I've heard Kevin might have some tubes for tube rolling.  :)
    • Pro-Ject Audio Systems RPM 9.1
    Pro-Ject 9cc carbon-fibre tonearm. (With DIY $2.00 Blue LED)
    • Lyra Delos
    low output moving coil
    • MANLEY LABS CHINOOK SE
    Black faceplate (stock is a purple/gray?) with no rack mount holes and upgraded at the factory cryo-treated Philips PCC88s.
    • OPPO UDP-205
    • Benchmark DAC1
    DAC
    • Denon DVD-3910
    DVD Audio-Video/Super Audio CD Player
    • Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies
    2nd Gen. With the tube power supply
    • Audio-Technica ATH-W5000
    Closed headphones

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hai i still like the levinsons a lot , i doubt i would ever need another amp if i had a 432 .
It has control warmth /dynamics .
I will probably be left out by the majority of the high end community saying this , but i see it as the " penny" stock of audio.

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