PrimaLuna EVO 100 Tube Integrated Amp Black / No Phonostage / Stock EL34 Only Reviews

4.9 Rating 29 Reviews

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John Cuniberti

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“Gorgeous sounding right out of the box. Best bang for the buck anywhere.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Derek Madeiros

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“Digging this amp so far. First time tube amp owner. Pretty happy with my purchase. New speakers next.....maybe.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Bill Burkhardt

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“I'm not much at describing sound, this is my first experience with a tube amp, but with this Amp what I hear is clearer, more defined music with a nice bass punch.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Fantastic PL Integrated Amplifier!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I’ve had my EVO 100 for about 6 months and couldn’t be happier. In the past I have owned my own hi-fi shop and worked for a couple of major audio manufacturers. I have owned many systems and can say without hesitation, this is the most musical amplifier I have ever heard. Clean, refined and smooth. The stock PL tubes are wonderful. Would HIGHLY recommend...s”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I've had the PL EVO100 for about 5 months now, and all I can say is, I'm in awe of the sound I get from it and my Tekton Lore Reference speakers every time I turn it on, and it don't get better than that.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Michael Mcconaughy

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“I'm new to this game of buying gear that is better than you're typical consumer grade Best Buy stuff. I enjoy my music and have always wanted a "good" stereo since I was a teenager and that was 5 decades ago. The PrimaLuna looks to be a fine piece of equipment that is robust, good looking and well built. The only reason I didn't rate it 5 stars is maybe my expectations were too high. I have only had modestly priced SS amps in the past and my main music source are CD's. I was looking for that tubey experience and hoping to get more of warm and lush sound from my CD collection. Now I have a horrible room for acoustics and many spousal restrictions that I have to abide by and alot of my music is just hard to listen too and fatiguing. I don't play real loud, but between the bad room and poor recorded CD's it's tough. So anyway the Primaluna was definitely a step in the right direction. It is slightly warmer, has good crisp fast bass response and a wider and deeper soundstage than my past gear. It just doesn't make the bad stuff sound good, only tolerable and again it's my expectations and not the amps fault. Overall I'm happy with the purchase and the wife thinks it's cool looking...so it's a win. I had never purchased from Upscale before and my buying experience was fast, efficient and a pleasant experience. Thank you.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Very nice tube amplifier! tip: replace the 12AX7 tubes with gold lion tubes. (more detail and more spacious) for the rest just leave in the PL tubes.”

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Posted 4 years ago