{"product_id":"primaluna-evo-400-tube-pre-amplifier-dream-bigger-promotion","title":"PrimaLuna EVO 400 Tube Pre Amplifier - Dream Bigger Promotion","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1040\/6126\/files\/Dream-Bigger-Main-Banner.png?v=1794519732\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePresenting the EVO 400 Tube Pre Amplifier\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNow you can Dream Bigger!  \u003c\/em\u003e Pay for the PrimaLuna EVO 300 Preamplifier and receive a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003ecomplimentary \u003c\/span\u003eupgrade to the EVO 400 Preamp instead. \u003cem\u003eThat's a\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMassive\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e$1,500 saving!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1040\/6126\/files\/primaluna-evo-400-tube-pre-amplifierpre-amplifiersprimaluna-8376426.png?v=1794353746\" alt=\"PrimaLuna EVO 400 Tube Pre Amplifier in Silver with cover\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 151, 96);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso Available with optional MM Phono Stage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been nearly a decade since PrimaLuna has introduced an entirely refreshed product line of valve amplifiers and you will find the new EVO series shares the previous line’s DNA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new products feature upgraded transformers and internal components, improved aesthetics and an enhanced features set including true-balanced, transformer-coupled XLR inputs and outputs on upper-end models. Just as importantly is what hasn’t changed, including the meticulous hand-assembly, point-to-point wiring, superlative build quality and cutting-edge Adaptive Auto-Bias (TM) circuitry upon which PrimaLuna has built its reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original PrimaLuna integrated amps, the ProLogue One and Two, have reached cult status and are now a collectible that will no doubt be iconic in the years to come. Some are going so far as to call them \"The Marantz 8B of our time\". The multi-award winning ProLogue One was in a recommended system called \"Tube Nirvana\" by The Absolute Sound's Robert Harley. Stereophile's Art Dudley stated \"Lustily, heartily, and enthusiastically...recommended.\" The ProLogue Two was loved the world over in review after review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"site-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"new-product-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-pane\" id=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAC OFFSET KILLER - A PRIMALUNA EXCLUSIVE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAC Offset Killer is about goose bumps. The ones you get when music comes out of a background so quiet, you may say to yourself “Just how is this possible?” PrimaLuna custom-winds our own massive toroidal power transformers that are low in hum and EMI. But we wanted more. Our engineers designed the AC Offset Killer to lower transformer noise to a place no other manufacturer dreams of going, regardless of how bad your electricity is. T\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehe result? Sense of space. Texture. The resonance of an acoustic guitar or violin string that seems to trail on forever. The AC Offset Killer will amaze you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTAKMAN RESISTORS\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you bought a lesser amplifier, you would pay hundreds to make this upgrade. Easy to identify through their pink colour, these premium resistors from Japan are popular with those who rebuild and upgrade their gear. \"Modders\" love TAKMAN for their low noise, linearity, and musicality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDUAL TOROIDAL POWER TRANSFORMERS\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower transformers generate two types of noise, magnetic and acoustic. That's why toroidal power transformers are used in the very best audio products. Compared to standard transformers, toroids radiate about 1\/10 the magnetic field that pollutes music and obscures detail. Additionally, the absence of an air gap typically means toroids have an 8:1 reduction of acoustic noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs transformers are the most expensive components in any audio product, manufacturers will even house cheaper C-core and EI-core transformers in an outboard power supply box with an umbilical cable rather than upgrade to an expensive toroid. The increased cost is significant, but PrimaLuna doesn’t cut corners. All PrimaLuna products use massive, potted toroidal transformers. PrimaLuna transformers are enclosed in a metal housing and then potted in a non-microphonic resin to further reduce noise and to protect the windings from moisture and deterioration forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are massive, resulting in a preamp weighing a substantial 31 pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTUBE RECTIFIED\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the world of preamps, experts agree that tube rectification is the gold standard. It’s quieter than solid state rectification, dropping the noise floor. And it offers the most natural, textured, and vibrant presentation because the circuit is now pure tube. But because it is expensive to implement, you’ll only find it in the top of the line models typically costing $10,000 or more. Finding a preamp using one rectifier tube is sweet. PrimaLuna goes even further using two 5AR4 rectifier tubes in a dual-mono design to present your music with a three-dimensionality that will give you goosebumps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eJAPANESE ALPS BLUE VELVET POTENTIOMETER\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best tube preamps use analogue volume controls. Not volume control chips. Look inside the most well-known brand of tube preamps and you will see a chip called a DS1666-10 Digital Resistor IC. At Primaluna, we understand the temptation to use this chip as they cost $4 each (half that in quantity!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe preamp will sound fine and be quiet, but true to “chips” it will add an electronic “sheen” to the sound. PrimaLuna prefers analogue. And we use the Gold Standard in motorised potentiometers: The iconic Alps Blue Velvet. Why? Because they track perfectly, stay quiet, and don’t sound like chips!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSUPER QUIET LINE INPUTS\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInput selector switches leak noise and signals from other sources, as they never turn off the other inputs completely, and they deteriorate with age, requiring the use of cleaners. Many are mounted on the front panel requiring long runs of wires to the back panel inputs. These wires pick up stray noise from RF and EMI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimaLuna has a better way. Instead of a switch, input selection is done using premium quality sealed relays mounted in the rear where you plug in your components. When an input is selected, that relay closes giving you the best connection possible. All the other relays are left open, so noise and signals from other sources can’t leak in. The signal path is now almost non-existent, so there are no wires to pick up noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePOINT TO POINT WIRING\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou spend a lot of money on interconnects. So why have the signal go right from the RCA jacks or speaker terminals into circuit boards with copper traces so thin you can hardly see them? What’s high-end about that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimaLuna employs Point to Point Wiring on all products. The entire signal path, including resistors and capacitors, is painstakingly hand wired with heavy-gauge cable by craftsman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNO INTERNAL DAC \/ NO INTERNAL PHONOSTAGE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever buy a preamplifier with an internal DAC. Why? Because digital changes, and history shows that preamplifiers with “old” digital become unwanted and have almost no resale value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt in phonostages are “throw in” and are rarely good quality because manufacturers assume 90% of buyers won’t use them. The external phonostage market is very competitive. You can get something much better for as little as $200, and buy one that actually meets your cartridges needs and YOUR budget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDUAL-MONO DESIGN\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpensive and exotic preamps always use a dual-mono design to achieve a level of imaging not possible otherwise. Most manufacturers don’t employ dual-mono because of expense. It requires two power transformers, double regulation circuits, and in fact….everything is double.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn effect, dual-mono means building two discrete and separate preamps into one box. 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