the Ear, UK, September 2025
PRE35 Prisma DM36: Primare PRE35 streaming preamp with hygge appeal
“I rather liked the Primare PRE35’s even-handed performance, which was naturally balanced and rarely if ever brittle or harsh, it presented music in a very listenable fashion, especially when set to upsampling. It may not seem the most obviously hyper-analytical of streamers, but it did not throw the spotlight onto, or highlight, any one part of the spectrum. Instead the detail was subtly presented, so that one could simply sit back and enjoy the music. When playing from USB or CD sources, this intrinsic musicality was retained, but with greater clarity, and transparency.”
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