Siblings in PrimaLuna's EVO range, so they share a design and a house sound. It comes down to power, features and price.
| Area | Better | Why |
|---|
| Power | evenly matched | Effectively the same output - 40W against 44W into 8 ohms is under 1dB, which is not an audible difference in loudness. |
| Room size | depends | We rate PrimaLuna EVO 100 Integrated the better fit for desk or near-field listening, and PrimaLuna EVO 200 Power for a very large room. Match the amplifier to the room you actually have, not the one you want. |
| Analogue inputs | A | PrimaLuna EVO 100 Integrated takes more analogue sources - 5 against 1. |
| Headphones | depends | Only PrimaLuna EVO 100 Integrated has a headphone output. Worth something if you listen late, nothing if you never do. |
| Shelf space | depends | PrimaLuna EVO 100 Integrated takes up about 24% less shelf area (1128cm² against 1477cm²). |
| Price | A | PrimaLuna EVO 100 Integrated costs less - $3,295 against $3,795 at list. |
A PrimaLuna EVO 100 Integrated B PrimaLuna EVO 200 Power
depends neither is better in the abstract - it turns on your room, your system or how you will use them. Only specs published for both amplifiers are judged; anything missing on either side is left out rather than guessed.
Which should you choose?
PrimaLuna EVO 100 Integrated has the edge on paper, though not by much. The rows marked "depends" are more likely to decide this than the score is.
What a spec sheet cannot show: how either sounds with your speakers, how the controls feel day to day, and what the app is like to live with - which is where most all-in-one amplifiers are actually won or lost. Power figures are the manufacturers' own and are not measured to a common standard, so treat small differences as noise. If you can hear both, that will tell you more than any row above.