Prima Luna with Focal?

Not my video but here you go.

 

Almost a year after last post..

Any new PrimaLuna - Focal satisfied or unsatisfied users ?

For few years now, I am using PL Dialogue Integrated HP (with various tubes) and old Focal Profile 918 .

PROFILE 918
Type 2 1/2-way bass-reflex
floor standing loudspeaker
Drivers 1" (2.5cm) Al/Mg inverted
dome tweeter
61/2" (16.5cm) W cone woofer,
61/2" (16.5cm) W cone midbass
Frequency response (+/-3dB) 40Hz to 30.5kHz
Sensitivity(2,83V/1m) 90dB
Nom. impedance 8Ω
Min. impedance 3.2Ω at 110Hz
Max.power handling 175W
Crossover frequency 180Hz / 2600Hz
Dimensions (HxWxD) 39"x9"x13.8" (990x230x350mm)
Net weight 43lbs (19.5kg)

In my system (room 5,5 x 7 m) it sound perfectly !! Everything is nice: low/middle and highs. I play with various tubes but always find it OK. At the moment I have GL KT77/NOS Mullard on, and combo is great.
Friends with much better (more expensive) equipment are nervous about sound from this combo not matter the source (Technics 1210 GR/ART9/LehmanAudio Decade, Arcam CD or Tidal/Dragonfly Red).
So where is the problem... ?
I have a chance to buy second hand Focal Electra 1028BE in very good condition. It is almost imposible to get them on audition (private seller ..4 hours driving.. and I want to audit them in my room and with my gear)
By everything I have read, 1028BE should be much better speakers...

1028BE
Type 3-way vented floor standing speaker, Powerflow
Drivers Two 61/2" (16.5cm) 'W' woofers
61/2" (16.5cm) 'W' midrange
11/4" (27mm) pure Beryllium IAL
inverted dome tweeter
Frequency response (+/-3dB) 34Hz - 40kHz
Low frequency point (-6dB) 28Hz
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 91.5dB
Nominal impedance 8Ω
Minimum impedance 3.5Ω
Crossover frequency 350Hz / 2,200Hz
Recommended amplifier power 40 - 300W
Dimensions (HxWxD) 4311/16x103/8x133/4" (1,110x264x350mm)
Net weight 72.6lbs (33kg)

Any suggestion or your info about your PL/Focal synergy(or not) is appreciated !

P.S. Before PL HP I have used PL Prologue Integrated also with Profile 918. It was nice combo (maybe Prologue was a little short in wattage)

 

I have Profile 908s (bookshelf) driven by Yamaha home theater receiver (<80 watts). Have Electra 1038BEs driven by a Yamaha P7000s pro amp (700 W). SO, I'm not any help on the Primaluna aspect. BUT, I believe you'd like the 1028s! Which finish?

 

Finish is black...

 

I have the smaller brother the 1008be2 and they are fantastic with the Primaluna dialogue premium. and you can definitely hear the changes in pre amp tube.
my room is 16X11X 9tall

 

I was tempted with these but decided between my finances and performance of the 936's I was set for a while. These seem like very good speakers

 

How Lehman Black cube fits in your 1008Be2/ Focal combo?

 

The Electra Be are significantly better than the Profil speakers. You've waited almost a week. It'll be amazing if they are still available.
-Bill

 

You are 100% right... Will keep you informed...

 

While shopping for Focals w/be tweeter, Google came up with little on the 1028/1038 Bes, which were being discontinued. After purchase, I came across this glowing review of the previous series:

Michael Fremer's review of Focal Electra 1037 Be

The Electra 1037 Bes remained in my system for almost three months, yet try as I might, I couldn't find a seam in the speaker's frequency balance. I'm certain that, at least in my room, it produced the smoothest, most coherent frequency response of any speaker I've reviewed, and especially of any model that extends down into the 30Hz region. The result was among the most convincing and believable expression of instrumental harmonics I've heard.

according to the company, the handsome, floorstanding 1027 Be ($7995/pair), enthusiastically reviewed by Sam Tellig in Stereophile in November 2005, quickly became a best-seller.

Focal Electra 1037 Be loudspeaker

 

At the end I finished with something totally different !!

Ordered today: Spendor D9.2

 

It was great. Very detailed and accurate, though not annoyingly so. great bass control. however I traded it for a PH16 tube phono pre with a bit of tube rolling it added more soundstage width and depth without sacrificing too much bass control.

 

I am using Lehmann Decade , and, as well, very satisfied with it in all aspects.

 

Delivery should be on Thursday...will inform you