The amplifier keeps control with a tight line, and the timbre structures in the instruments come out well. The attack in the instruments comes out well, and the dynamics impress. With piano by Krystian Zimerman, accompanied by London Symphony Orchestras under the steady hand of conductor Simon Rattles. Just listen to the third movement in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. I15 Prisma does a good job of communicating the instruments. To bring out all the nuances and layers of strings, brass and woodwinds. Photo: Geir Gråbein NordbyĬlassical music places great demands on the resolution of an amplifier. The remote control feels is nice in the hand, but has some very small buttons and symbols. The Primare amplifier can play quite loud as well, so that the room is filled with delicious tones. In fact, firmer in the bass than the Lyngdorf TDAI-1120. Because while it is not as bass-strong as the Cambridge Audio Evo 150, it is both tight and resilient. And where I feared that I15 Prisma would let go of the bass, it actually does not. It deserves a good amplifier that can keep a firm grip on what is happening. But, still, what a great sound overall! There are not many amplifiers GBP 2,000 kroner that bring out the details in the music in this way, without sounding fake.į2020 of Avenue Beat in remix version, with Jessie Reyez on guest vocals, has wonderful bass rhythms. The bottom could have come out even better. The breathing from the pedals could have had even more presence, and a speaker change to the floor-standing Sonus faber Olympica III confirms this. The deepest bass tones from the piano do not get as much focus. The contrasts between Swift and Vernon come out well, and the music is largely allowed to come out as it is recorded. Where the Dynaudio speakers with some amplifiers can sound a bit round and polished, the focus is kept. The voice of Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) on Taylor Swift’s sore ballad Exile is reproduced very clearly and distinctly, and the characteristic rasping of the vocal cords comes out exceptionally well. Primare I15’s biggest advantage is its laser-sharp midrange reproduction. A nice cover image of the album you listen to would have been nice. But the font in the display could well have been even a little bigger and clearer, and I miss graphics. The sound level at each input can also be trimmed so that all sound sources have the same sound level.Įase of use is good, the remote control feels nice in the hand, albeit with some small buttons and symbols. That is, where you play music.Įach input can have a locked or variable volume level, nice if you want to connect the front channels from a surround processor to an input on the amplifier, for example, to include it in the signal chain. You can also select Auto Sense so that the amplifier is automatically set to the input that receives the signal.
You can change the name of inputs in the setup menu, and also disable inputs you do not use. The amplifier automatically appears as “New device found”, you just click on it and follow the setup. If you want to connect I15 Prisma to Wi-fi instead of network cable, this is done in the Google Home app. If you are a Spotify user, you can also use the Connect function.
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Both AirPlay 2 and Chromecast are built-in, allowing you to easily stream music losslessly directly from your mobile phone, whether you have an iPhone or Android, Mac or PC. This is not a separate platform, but rather a collection of well-known power solutions on one and the same card. StreamingĪll current products from Primare bear the name Prisma. If you want the amplifier without the digital part and streaming, it is available in two alternative variants, both of which are slightly cheaper: I15 with only the amplifier part and analog inputs, and also I15MM which also has a turntable input. The digital part of I15 Prisma handles music files with a resolution of up to 384 kHz PCM, and the much rarer DSD format (known among other things from SACD), is decoded in up to 5.6 MHz resolution (DSD128). Primare I15 Prisma has a built-in power supply and a Hypex amplifier module. No large ring core transformer or solid components are needed for cooling here. Class D has the advantage of being more efficient than traditional Class AB, and thus provide more power from a lighter and smaller cabinet. There is nothing wrong with that, as Hypex makes some of the best Class D amplifier modules we know of. Where the big brothers are built around the Swedish manufacturer’s own Class D amplifier technology, called UFDP 2, the choice in I15 has is built over the off-the-shelf product from Hypex. It has a small and practical footprint, but still oozes quality with a metal cabinet and a front in anodised aluminium. I15 Prisma is Primare’s most affordable power amplifier.
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