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TAS Golden Ear 2024 Award for our PrimaLuna EVO 400 Tube Preamplifier
TAS Golden Ear 2024 Award for our PrimaLuna EVO 400 Tube Preamplifier
Published September 03 2024
The 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱" from The Absolute Sound magazine is a prestigious accolade given to audio products that excel in performance, design, and innovation. Established in the 1970s, the award is based on the magazine's reviewers' subjective listening experiences, recognizing components that offer exceptional, emotionally engaging sound. It spans various categories like loudspeakers, amplifiers, and turntables and is awarded annually. 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆.
We are filled with pride and gratitude that we can share that our 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗘𝗩𝗢 𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿 has been awarded the 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰!
This achievement is a testament to our dedication and we couldn't have done it without the support of The Absolute Sound Magazine, our distributor Harmonia Distribution, and most importantly, YOU! Your support and appreciation of our products have been the driving force behind this success.
PrimaLuna EVO 400 Line Preamplifier
The EVO 400 represents an evolutionary upgrade from the Dialogue Premium preamp. Probably the most significant (and obvious) new feature is balanced connectivity implemented using mu-metal-shielded quadfilar line transformers. It features massive and sophisticated power supplies, high-voltage regulation, exotic passive parts, and oh yes, tube rectification via a pair of 5AR4s. Its twin virtues of Goldilocks textural liquidity and tonal conviction are welcome news for a solid-state amplifier in search of textural fat and richness of tone. The really good news is that the EVO delivers the tonal beef without sacrificing speed and detail. Transients are projected with admirable speed and control. There is not much to complain about at the frequency extremes. The treble range is sweet and detailed without gratuitous brightness or brashness to interfere with the reproduction of violin overtones or upper registers of soprano voice, while the bass range features excellent pitch definition and timing. Its feel for microdynamic nuances and ability to scale the macrodynamic range from soft to loud captures much of the music's dramatic content. The EVO 400 is not only PrimaLuna's best line preamp offering ever, but 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Miraculously, it manages to combine the virtues of modern tube sound with the tonal heft and timbral realism afforded by vintage tube preamps. (Forthcoming)