Get Performance, Flexibility, and Build Quality That Showcases the Work of Your Favorite Artists in Rich, Musical Sound: PrimaLuna EVO 200 Tube Preamplifier Has Dual-Mono Topology and MM Phonostage
New to the world of tubes — or considering getting back into the hobby? Prepare to be amazed by the PrimaLuna EVO 200 tube preamplifier. Offering a level of build quality, performance, and versatility that takes on all comers in its price class, this high-value design counts dual toroidal transformers, tube rectification, and an analog volume control among its impressive advantages. A built-in MM phonostage, home-theater pass-through, four pairs of RCA inputs, two pairs of RCA outputs, a stereo tape out, and a mobile-friendly 39.6-pound weight give you flexibility.
Equipped with four 12AU7 and two 5AR4 tubes, EVO 200 features dual mono topology — meaning it has two of practically everything that matters since it houses two discrete preamplifiers in one chassis. Combined with its rectified status, EVO 200 delivers music with a kind of three-dimensional imaging, low-noise presentation, and natural texture that optimally showcases the timeless work of the world’s finest artists and producers. SmartGain and PerfectMatch — the former involving gain set to just 10dB for exceptionally silent operation, the latter a circuit that presents an ideal 100K ohm impedance to your source components for seamless coherency — further give EVO 200 sonic-based advantages.
Inside EVO 200, two toroidal transformers are enclosed in a metal housing and potted in a non-microphonic resin to future reduce noise and protect the windings from deterioration. This solution far out-performs C- and EI-core types in outboard power supply boxes. Point-to-point wiring throughout the entire signal path and ultra-quiet sealed relay inputs further check the audiophile boxes.
An ALPS blue velvet potentiometer, slim remote control, and three-year manufacturer warranty round out an 8.1 x 14.1 x 15.9-inch (HWD) component that invites you to experience the warmth, musicality, and fullness of tube sound for a cost that makes the high-end extremely within reach.
- Inputs: 4x Stereo RCA, Stereo HT Bypass
- Outputs: 2x Stereo RCA, Stereo RCA Tape Out
- Gain: 10 dB
- Freq. Response: 4Hz-85kHz +/- 3dB
- THD: < 0.5% @ 2V
- S/N Ratio: 93dB, 100dBA
- Input Sensitivity: 620mV
- Input Impedance: 220kΩ
- Output Impedance: 2800Ω
- Power Consumption: 51 Watts
- Standard Tube Complement: 4 - 12AU7, 2 - 5AR4
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 14.4" x 8.1" x 15.9"
- Weight: 39.6 lbs
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 10Hz - 50kHz
- INPUT IMPEDANCE: 50 kOhm
- GAIN: 42dB (127x)
- RIAA ACCUARY: 20dB rel 5mV
- HARMONIC DISTORTION & NOISE: -83dB