It's important to accept how language evolves, particularly when reviewing an amplifier with a name that is a contraction of 'evolution'. PrimaLuna calls its current lineup EVO, as it represents the next step in the advancement of its valve amps, and the 40W-rated £3798 EVO 300 integrated represents the mid-point in a 13-model range. This is a line-only model, available in gloss black or silver, but with a £ 170 MM phono stage module that can be retro-fitted into an enclosure under the main chassis (not fitted to our sample). Of course, enthusiasts have plenty of alternatives here with the likes of Thorens' MM-008 [HFN Feb '21] costing only £220 and offering both MM and MC inputs. A fine headphone amp is built-in, a switch on the right selecting headphone or speaker output, the latter via 8ohm and 4ohm transformer taps. As for 'digital', the EVO 100 DAC [HFN Jun '20] exists because founder Herman van den Dungen believes integrated DAC solutions swiftly become obsolete. 'This would cause the re-sale value of the amp to crash', he says.
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机译：接受语言如何发展是很重要的，特别是在审查具有征收“演变”的名称的放大器时。 Primaluna调用其当前阵容EVO，因为它代表了其阀门放大器的进步的下一步，40W额定的3798 eVO 300集成表示13型范围内的中点。这是一个仅限线的模型，可用于黑色或银色，但具有170英镑的唱片台模块，可以将其复制到主底盘下的外壳（未安装到我们的样本）。当然，爱好者在这里有大量的替代品，其中沉重的MM-008 [HFN Feb'21]仅耗费220英镑，并提供MM和MC输入。一个细耳机放大器内置，右侧选择耳机或扬声器输出的开关，后者通过8OHM和4OHM变压器抽头。至于“Digital”，EVO 100 DAC [HFN Jun '20]存在，因为创始人Herman Van Dungen认为DAC解决方案迅速过时。他说，“这将导致放大器的重新销售价值崩溃”。
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