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A sublime sense of reality

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Hij was 20 jaar in de maak, maar Herman van den Dungen en Jan de Groot leveren met de EVO100 Tube Phono Preamplifier een buizen-phonotrap af die de naam PrimaLuna met trots mag dragen, en die het andere phonotrappen in zijn prijsklasse aardig moeilijk zal kunnen maken.

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PrimaLuna has, again, bridged the gap between mid-level and high-end with a superb, and – despite my two reservations – versatile phono stage which will be adored by those who prefer all-valve components. Not hybrid, not solid-state, but all-tube and with so much warmth and air that its sound can only be described as ‘cosseting’. Fans of the brand – and I still use a Mk I ProLogue Two – are gonna love this.

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It was 20 years in the making, but with the EVO100, Herman van den Dungen and Jan de Groot have created a tube phono stage that can bear the PrimaLuna name with pride. And I think it will give other phono stages in its price range a hard time.