This marks the fifth PrimaLuna product to receive this prestigious recognition — a testament to our commitment to quality, musicality, and craftsmanship.
Here’s what The Absolute Sound had to say about the EVO 100:
“With sweet, accurate midrange sonics and sturdy construction that should last a long time, this mid-priced tube DAC has a stout tube-rectified power supply for each channel. While that’s unusual for a DAC, it assures dynamic range will be wide and dynamic shifts lightning fast. Perhaps the EVO 100 is missing the very deepest lows and highest highs, but there’s not much else to quibble about. VF, 300”
We’re incredibly grateful for this acknowledgment — and for your continued support.
Our PrimaLuna EVO 400 Tube Preamplifier has also been awarded an Editor’s Choice Award 2026 by The Absolute Sound Magazine! This recognition comes on top of the continued praise our EVO Series has been receiving worldwide — something we’re incredibly proud of.
Here’s what The Absolute Sound had to say about the EVO 400 Tube Preamplifier:
“The EVO 400 is not only Primaluna’s best line preamp offering ever, but it also holds its own against ultra-high-end competition. It’s hard to escape the impression that it was designed from the ground up on a power amplifier chassis. It features massive and sophisticated power supplies, high-voltage regulation, exotic passive parts, and tube rectification via a pair of 5AR4s. Miraculously, it manages to combine the virtues of modern tube sound with the tonal heft and timbral realism afforded by vintage tube preamps. If purity of expression and tonal realism are sonic priorities, get ready to embrace the EVO 400. DQ, 305”
A huge thank-you to all of you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm.
Achievements like this are only possible because of our amazing community.
Sometimes something happens that you never forget. In a bar somewhere in Asia, I happened to meet a man who used to be a car painter at Aston Martin. Not a salesman, not an engineer — but a craftsman who lived each day for the perfection of color, gloss, and depth.
After retiring, he had settled in Asia for love, yet he still spoke about his work with deep passion. I told him that I worked in the world of audio — also a field where tradition still plays a major role. We started talking about surface finishes. He explained the difference between industrial coating and true lacquer work.
He grabbed a napkin and drew two lines, one above the other. Material with a single layer. “This,” he said, “is anodizing: fast, hard, flat, lifeless.”
Then he drew another line next to it, slowly building it up in layers with his pen. Material with multiple coats. “And this,” he said, “is lacquer. Depth. Reflection. Soul. Life.” It was a perfect explanation — I understood it instantly.
Anodizing and spatter paint are efficient. Functional. That’s it. But they don’t touch you. Multilayer lacquer, on the other hand, is something no machine can do: it captures light, depth, and emotion in a single surface. Timeless.
Days later, he accompanied me to the factory and — completely out of kindness — spent several hours teaching us how to spray metal parts. He shared tips about fine-tuning the nozzle, adjusting spray pressure, and, most importantly, mastering the movement and speed of the hand. The staff watched with admiration. Under his guidance, they practiced and repeated what they had just seen. Ron, the Aston Martin man, smiled and said, “Practice makes perfect!”
Look at the top of a Floyd Hybrid. It’s more than just color — it’s an experience. That deep, layered lacquer lives with the light: during the day it’s a mirror of glass, at night a warm glow with subtle tones that seem to move as you walk past. It doesn’t just make the amplifier more beautiful — it turns it into a living object. Especially in harmony with the softly glowing tubes.
The car painter said it perfectly: “Anodizing is technique. Lacquer is art and passion.” Once you’ve seen, felt, or touched that difference — and thought about it — you’ll never want anything else. The Aston Martin man was right.
Once again, we’re thrilled to share some exciting news — and no, it never gets old A heartfelt thank you to everyone who makes achievements like this possible.
“PrimaLuna’s most powerful Evolution series amplifier delivers 70Wpcs in Ultralinear mode with the stock EL34 pentode, and almost 90Wpc with the optional KT150 beam tetrode. The design is quite flexible- at the flick of a bias switch, all the popular beam power tubes can readily be used. And there is no need for tedious manual bias adjustments. PrimaLuna’s Adaptive AutoBias circuit monitors and continuously adjusts bias current under operating conditions. The EVO 400 offers tube virtues without sacrificing performance at the frequency extremes or obscuring low-levl detail. It makes most vintage tube amps sound opaque by comparison. At its asking price, it represents supreme value.”
Discover more about the EVO 400 Tube Poweramplifier through the link below.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who makes achievements like this possible.
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