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EvoLution Series

Tube Preampliers

EVO 100 EVO 200 EVO 300 EVO 400

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Table of Contents

Thank You! 3

Specications 4-7

Warning - Package Contents - Initial Setup 8

Front and Back Panel Inputs, Outputs, Controls & Remote Function 9-10

Remote Control 11

Home Theater Pass-Through 12

Optional PhonoLogue Board 13

Tube Basics 14

Fuse Protection - Electronic Protection 15

Troubleshooting 15

Warranty Information 16

Notes 17

PrimaLuna Name & More 18

Reproduction in whole or part of text, logo, graphics or schematics without permission, in writing, from Durob Au-

dio BV or its authorized representatives is strictly prohibited.

The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.

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Thank You!

We would like to thank you for choosing one of our PrimaLuna EVO Tube Preampliers at the heart of your music system. The EVO Tube Preampliers are the newest versions of the original rst members of this family of aordable, high-quality tube products. The designers and builders of the PrimaLuna equipment all have a long history in highend audio. We feel we have shown with PrimaLuna that we are able to oer a range of aordable yet elegant audio instruments that can easily compete with today’s most expensive brands and we assure you we will continue that way. We rmly believe that our quality level will set the bar at a dicult height for other products to match.

This PrimaLuna EVO Tube Preamplier features:

• Hand-made construction of a heavy-gauge, fully-vented steel chassis with a ve coat nish, each coat handrubbed and polished, holding the nest point-to-point wiring, using workmanship that is normally only available at the highest price.

• Elegant style, heavy-metal remote controls for all EVO Tube Preampliers.

• Premium parts that include separate toroidal and EI transformers for left and right channel power supply; wide bandwidth for great bass and extended highs; ceramic tube sockets; motorized ALPS volume control; Nichicon and DuRoch capacitors; 5AR4 tube-rectier-circuitry; gold-plated panel mounted RCA and XLR (EVO 400 only) input and output jacks.

• A 100% shielded Phono chassis for mounting our optional MM PhonoLogue circuit.

• SoftStart™ circuit for extended life of sensitive components, reduced chance of tube failure from thermal shock.

• All PrimaLuna power transformers include the PTP™ (Power Transformer Protection) circuit. When the power transformer overheats due to environmental circumstances, overloading or some problem in the unit, an internal thermal switch breaks the primary, allowing the unit to cool down before harm is done. After it’s cooled, contact is restored and if nothing is broken, the preamp will repower and function properly.

• LIVE side of the AC input connector indicated by aluminium color screw.

• A minimum of 4 line-level inputs (RCA or XLR), depending on the model you own.

• 1 pair of RCA Tape Out, 2 pairs pre-out (RCA or XLR), depending on the model you own.

We hope that our PrimaLuna EVO Tube Preampliers will make you want to follow our next steps in expanding our range of products. If you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to contact us. You can also share your thoughts with others, for example at the FaceBook PrimaLuna Ampliers Owners Group or other review sites.

We keep our prices low by relying on word-of-mouth and customer feedback, and we would appreciate hearing what you have to say about our product. Finally, if you need service during or after the warranty period, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thanks again for your support!

Herman van den Dungen DUROB AUDIO BV

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Specications Model EVO 100

Output Voltage 2 Volts / Channel

Frequency Response 28 Hz – 50 kHz +/- 1 dB 15 Hz – 80 kHz +/- 3 dB

THD < 0.2% @ 2V

S/N Ratio 93 dB (100 dB A weighted)

Input Impedance 220 kOhm

Input Sensitivity 580 mV (for rated output at maximum volume setting)

Gain 10.8 dB

Power Consumption 52 Watts

Weight Net: 30.8 lbs / 14 kg Shipping: 39.6 lbs / 18 kg

Dimensions 15.9” x 11” x 7.5” / 405 mm x 280 mm x 190 mm (L x W x H)

Inputs 4 pairs Stereo RCA

Outputs 1 pair RCA Tape, 2 pairs Stereo RCA

Tube Complement 2 x 5AR4, 2 x 12AX7, 2 x 12AU7

Output Impedance 2800 Ohm

All PrimaLuna products come with PrimaLuna Silver Label tubes which are pre-selected by us following our simple 60 out of 100 rule (PTS™ - Premium Tube Selection) and as such, are already “special” when compared to

other standard tubes on the market.

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Specications Model EVO 200

Output Voltage 2 Volts / Channel

Frequency Response 28 Hz – 43 kHz +/- 1 dB 14 Hz – 92 kHz +/- 3 dB

THD < 0.5% @ 2V

S/N Ratio 93 dB (100 dB A weighted)

Input Impedance 220 kOhm

Input Sensitivity 620 mV (for rated output at maximum volume setting)

Gain 10 dB

Power Consumption 51 Watts

Weight Net: 39.6 lbs / 18 kg Shipping: 48.4 lbs / 22 kg

Dimensions 15.9” x 14.4” x 8.1” / 405 mm x 365 mm x 205 mm (L x W x H)

Inputs 4 pairs Stereo RCA, 1 pair Home Theater

Outputs 1 pair RCA Tape, 2 pairs Stereo RCA

Tube Complement 2 x 5AR4, 4 x 12AU7

Output Impedance 2800 Ohm

other standard tubes on the market.

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Specications Model EVO 300

Output Voltage 2 Volts / Channel

Frequency Response 18 Hz – 38 kHz +/- 1 dB 12 Hz – 75 kHz +/- 3 dB

THD < 0.5% @ 2V

S/N Ratio 93 dB (98 dB A weighted)

Input Impedance 220 kOhm

Input Sensitivity 650 mV (for rated output at maximum volume setting)

Gain 9.7 dB

Power Consumption 61 Watts

Weight Net: 52.8 lbs / 24 kg Shipping: 63.8 lbs / 29 kg

Dimensions 15.9” x 15.2” x 8.1” / 405 mm x 385 mm x 205 mm (L x W x H)

Inputs 5 pairs Stereo RCA. 1 pair Home Theater

Outputs 1 pair RCA Tape, 2 pairs Stereo RCA

Tube Complement 2 x 5AR4, 6 x 12AU7

Output Impedance 256 Ohm

other standard tubes on the market.

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Specications Model EVO 400

Output Voltage 2 Volts / Channel

Frequency Response 18 Hz – 38 kHz +/- 1 dB 12 Hz – 75 kHz +/- 3 dB

THD < 0.5% @ 2V

S/N Ratio 93 dB (98 dB A weighted)

Input Impedance 220 kOhm

Input Sensitivity 650 mV (for rated output at maximum volume setting)

Gain 9.7 dB

Power Consumption 61 Watts

Weight Net: 52.8 lbs / 24 kg Shipping: 63.8 lbs / 29 kg

Dimensions 15.9” x 15.2” x 8.1” / 405 mm x 385 mm x 205 mm (L x W x H)

Inputs 3 pairs Stereo RCA, 2 pairs Stereo XLR. 1 pair Home Theater RCA

Outputs 1 pair RCA Tape, 1 pair Stereo RCA, 1 pair Stereo XLR

Tube Complement 2 x 5AR4, 6 x 12AU7

Output Impedance 256 Ohm

other standard tubes on the market.

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Warning

To prevent serious injury, electrical shock or re:

• Do not operate with the bottom plate removed. Keep away from rain and moisture.

• Disconnect the ac mains cable before changing fuses and/or tubes.

• Do not replace fuses with any fuse other than the same type and rating as used by the factory.

• Do not replace tubes without reading instructions.

• Do not replace fuses or tubes if you have any doubt about your ability to do so.

• We accept no responsibility for any personal or material damage due to incompetent use or users.

Package Contents

EVO Tube Preamplier 1 piece EVO Remote Control 1 piece Power Cord 1 piece This Owner’s Manual 1 piece White Gloves 1 pair Tube Complement See specication pages

Spare Mains Littelfuse Model 213 fuse 1 piece

Initial Setup

• Don’t wear a watch or rings and carefully remove the EVO Tube Poweramplier from its packaging. Once the plastic bag has been removed, use the white gloves to prevent ngerprint smudges.

• Remove the tube cage by carefully pulling it up and away from the amplier.

• Tubes are pre-installed.

• Check that each tube is rmly and straightly seated in its socket. Use gloves provided.

• Replace cage back in its place if desired.

• Check to see the power switch is o (down).

• Connect each source to the corresponding inputs.

• Connect the output of your preamplier with input of your power amp.

• Plug the power cord into the preamplier, then into the wall socket.

• Switch on the sources and after that the preamplier and wait for 1 minute to stabilize the circuit.

• The tubes will be warmed up and ready to use in about 60 seconds. The power LED will go from red to green, indicating it is now safe to turn on your power amp.

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Front Panel Outputs, Controls & Remote Function

PrimaLuna front panels are made from machined aluminium, nished to match the black/blue metallic chassis. The volume is controlled with the knob on the left, source selection is on the right. Both volume and source can also be selected by remote control. Your sources are labeled AUX 1, AUX 2, etc (no functional dierences between these) and HT (HT input not available on EVO 100). The heavy metal remote control that comes with your PrimaLuna EVO Tube Preamplier can be used for selecting sources and adjusting volume. It also can be used to control functions on all PrimaLuna CD players. The power switch is located on the left side of the amp, just behind the front plate

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Back Panel Inputs & Outputs

At the rear panel, you will nd your inputs including the HT pass-through, Tape Out, and Preamp Outputs.

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Remote Control

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Attention! Due to increasingly stringent safety measures, your remote control may arrive without batteries installed.

The function of the EVO Tube Preamplier Remote Control is self-explanatory: It controls source selection, volume & mute functions for PrimaLuna preamps and integrated ampliers. The system remote will also control the basic functions of PrimaLuna CD players. The larger remote included with the EVO 300 & 400 models also controls the triode/ultra-linear switching function of the EVO 300 & 400 series Powerampliers

The EVO Remote Controls have two high-quality rubber rings on each end to protect it from being damaged or damaging your furniture. These rings can be easily removed in case batteries have to be replaced.

In the event your remote control does not function, please rst check the battery/batteries. To access the battery compartment, remove the rubber rings and unscrew the back plate. The slim remote requires a 2mm Hex key (allen wrench) to open, while the large remote requres a philips head screwdriver.

WARNING: Do NOT use rechargeable batteries!

If the remote still does not function after checking the batteries, contact your dealer for further assistance.

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Home Theater Pass-Through

Your PrimaLuna Tube Preamplier or Integrated Amplier might be equipped with a home theater pass-through that allows you to enjoy your stereo source material and the 2 main channels of your separate home theater processor. The home theater passes thru completely removes the preamp section from the signal path.

Connecting Your Surround Sound Component

To avoid damaging your equipment, always make sure everything is turned o and unplugged from the wall before connecting your components. Connect your stereo sources and speakers as normal.

To integrate your PrimaLuna Tube Preamplier or Integrated Amplier into your home theater system, take the front left & right preamp outputs from your A/V processor or receiver and plug them into the “HT” input on the back of the PrimaLuna Tube Preamplier or Integrated Amplier.

When you want to watch a movie, simply turn the PrimaLuna Tube Preamplier or Integrated Amplier on, and switch the input to “HT.”

Attention: double-check if the volume of your home theatre processor is at minimum! Now control the volume via your home theater processor as normal.

We recommend you go into the setup menu of your processor to match the levels of the front Left & Right speakers to match the volume of your center channel. Consult your processor’s manual for more information.

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PhonoLogue Chassis & Optional Phonostage

Every EVO Integrated Amplier and Preamplier comes standard with an extra chassis mounted on the bottom plate. This extra chassis is meant for installation of our MM PhonoLogue board. It provides extra space, (which is very limited in most PrimaLuna EVO models) and it provides an extra shielded environment for less hum and noise.

PhonoLogue MM Board (optional)

Our PhonoLogue phono stage can be installed at any time by your dealer or any qualied person. Ask for the PhonoLogue installation bulletin.

The PhonoLogue MM phono stage with RIAA equalization takes the place of the AUX2 input. It provides superior sound quality on a tiny footprint. We use Surface Mount Technology implementation for shortest signal paths as well as minimum parasitic capacitances and inductances. Excellent parts throughout, selected on sound quality as rst priority: miniature lm capacitors, minimelf resistors, superior opamp for highest accuracy, lowest noise, highest speed and most robust drive capabilities into the RIAA correction stage, resulting in a very detailed, open and lifelike sound from any LP record. Low impedance electrolytics, super low-noise power supply. Dimensions: About the size of a large postage stamp!

Specications:

Frequency Response: 10Hz - 50kHz Input Impedance: 50 kOhm Gain: 42dB (127x) RIAA accuracy: <0,5B 20Hz - 20kHz Overload Margin: >20dB rel 5mV Harmonic Distortion & noise: -83dB Size: 3.2 x 3.8 cm (1.26” x 1.5”)

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Tube Basics

Signal tubes like the 12AX7 and 12AU7 tubes will have a lifespan between 5,000 and 10,000 hours. The life span of power tubes is more dicult to predict; it greatly depends on how “gently” or “roughly” you use your amplier. In

general, under normal conditions, you can gure between 2,000 and 3,000 hours.

Here are some guidelines on using tubes:

• Do not use treatments on tube pins or in sockets.

• If you decide to experiment with other tube types, it’s best not to swap tubes in and out repeatedly. To do so requires you to turn your preamplier o and on and you never want to cycle preamps on and o rapidly. They should be left o for at least ve minutes. Further, every time you insert a tube, you stand a chance of loosening the tube sockets. It’s okay to have fun, and we support that, but don’t go crazy and swap tubes in and out twenty times a day.

• Do not leave the preamplier on 24 hours a day. Just a short warm-up is required for the PrimaLuna to get into its groove.

• Break-in yields improvements. Every tube, when new, needs to be left alone for a little while. So, when your amplier is new, or when you re-tube it, allow a little time to settle in. Signal tubes can take anywhere from 24 to 72 hours to break in, sometimes more.

• Tubes can vary electrically. By plugging in the wrong type of tube you can damage the amplier and void your warranty. Only use tubes that are expressly mentioned in this owner’s manual.

Some tubes, including the 5AR4 rectier tubes in your EvoLotion Series Preamplier, have a “center locating key” which must line up with the socket! If you misalign them and use brute force to push the tube in place, you will damage important and expensive parts of your preamplier! This damage will void your warranty so use caution when installing power tubes!

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Fuse Protection

Warning! Fuses are safety valves. They should always be replaced with the exact same value and type. Never attempt to check or replace a fuse while the amp is plugged in. Turn it o and unplug the AC cord before continuing. Wait 10 minutes to let tubes cool down and the circuit to fully discharge.

Mains Fuse: The mains fuse is located on the rear of the amplier, just below the power cord socket (see picture on the left). The fuse rating is 1 x Littelfuse 213 Series 1A Slow Blow 5 x 20mm fuse for 100-125VAC and Littelfuse 213 Series 0.5A (500mA) Slow Blow 5 x 20mm fuse for 200-250VAC. Always replace with the same type and value fuse! The fuse holder can be opened using a small slotted at blade screwdriver.

The IEC connector is mounted with 2 dierent color screws. One silver, one black.

The silver screw indicates the Live AC in the IEC connector. It helps with the “correct” connection to AC. Nevertheless always check the AC cable by measuring as not every AC cable is constructed the same way.

Troubleshooting Tips

No output. The power switch is on, but the power LED is o and tubes do not light up.

• AC cable has a poor connection in the IEC connector. Please check.

• Mains fuse is broken. Please check.

• PTP™ (Power Transformer Protection) protection may have switched o the power transformer. If so, the amplier

will switch on again after the internal temperature of the power transformer returns to normal. Overheating might be caused by higher environment temperature than normal or heavy use.

Noise or hum coming from one channel (eventually when you change your volume setting)

• Noisy tube. At rst swap the two inner small tubes left to right. If noise follows the tube swap then you have

found the problem tube. If noise does not follow, swap the next set of two small tubes left to right, eventually the next set in case your amplier has 6 small tubes.

• Possible bad rectier tube. Swap the rectier tubes from right to left. If hum follows the swap, you have found

the problem tube.

Noise/distortion coming from both channels

• Tubes may be in need of replacement. Consult with your dealer.

Hum coming from both channels that remains constant at all volume levels

• Possible ground loop. Disconnect all components from your preamp except your amp/speakers. If the hum goes

away, it conrms the ground loop. Discuss possible solutions with your dealer.

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Warranty Information

Two-year limited warranty for parts & labor

Six-month warranty on stock vacuum tubes

Terms & Conditions

1. Limited to the original purchaser. This warranty is for the sole benet of the original purchaser of the covered

product, and may not be transferred to a subsequent owner.

2. Conditions & Limitations. This warranty is subject to conditions and limitations, as follows. This warranty is void and inapplicable if the product has not been used in accordance with the instructions found elsewhere in this manual, or if it has been misused, abused, damaged by accident or neglect, or in transport once in possession of purchaser. The warranty is also void if the product has been tampered with, modied, or has been repaired by anyone other than Durob Audio BV or its specically authorized representatives.

3. Remedy. If this product contains material, manufacturing, or workmanship defects, it must be packed in original packaging and returned to Durob Audio BV or its authorized representative via insured freight, at the owner’s expense. Returned products must be accompanied by a written description of the defect, and a return authorization number (available from Durob Audio BV or the authorized representative via e-mail). Upon receipt of the defective product, Durob Audio BV or the authorized representative agrees to repair the product without charge for parts (except vacuum tubes if the unit is more than 6 months old), or labor. The product will then returned via prepaid, insured freight, with the carrier at the sole determination of Durob Audio BV or the authorized representative. This constitutes the purchaser’s sole remedy.

4. Design change. Durob Audio BV and its partners reserve the right to modify their products or change specications at any time without obligation or liability to previous purchasers.

5. Miscellaneous. Any implied warranties relating to the above product shall be limited to the duration of this warranty. This warranty does not extend to any identical or consequential costs or damages to purchaser or third parties. Our liability will be no more than the amount you paid for the product that is the subject of a claim. This is the maximum amount for which we are responsible. This warranty gives you specic legal rights. You may also have other rights which vary from country to country and state to state.

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NOTES

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Please contact us to register your PrimaLuna EVO tube product. We will keep you updated on any upgrades or any other information related to your product. If you wish to comment on your PrimaLuna EVO tube product, please do. If you want to send us a review of your experience with the amplier, you are more than welcome to. If you want to chat with other PrimaLuna owners, join the completely independent FaceBook PrimaLuna Ampliers Owners Group. If you have any technical questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We thank you upfront for your time and attention.

National distribution: PrimaLuna USA 2058 Wright Ave La Verne CA 91750

Email: [email protected] Website: www.primaluna-usa.com

Worldwide distribution: Durob Audio BV P.O. Box 109 5250 AC Vlijmen The Netherlands

Email: [email protected] Website: www.primaluna.nl