Primare SPA25 Prisma Home Cinema Integrated Amplifier

Primare SPA25 Prisma Home Cinema Integrated AmplifierSPA25 Prisma The SPA25 Prisma is an award winning multi channel integrated amplifier and processor designed for both cinephile and audiophile, composed of carefully considered and crafted features and functionality to provide the best home cinema experience for the greatest number of people. Key Features Dolby Atmos, DTS X, and derived immersive audio processing 9 channels of amplification with a maximum total power output of 810 watts eARC advanced

SPA25 Prisma

The SPA25 Prisma is an award-winning multi-channel integrated amplifier and processor designed for both cinephile and audiophile, composed of carefully considered and crafted features and functionality to provide the best home cinema experience for the greatest number of people.

Key Features

• Dolby Atmos, DTS X, and derived immersive audio processing

• 9 channels of amplification with a maximum total power output of 810 watts

• eARC advanced high-resolution audio and video HDMI connection system for best system interaction and performance

• Dirac Live Room Correction technology ensures the best possible audio performance with any system in any room

• Prisma network player to stream hundreds of music services including high resolution platforms like Qobuz, Spotify, and Tidal HiFi

• Roon Ready advanced media management software with future free update

System Configuration

The SPA25 Prisma offers 11 channels of Atmos and DTS X immersive audio processing, with customisable presets and assignable amplifier channel allocation and Front Left / Right analogue outputs allowing for: • 5.1.4 and 7.1.2 configurations

• 5.1 and 7.1 configurations with bi-amped Front Left/Right channels with speakers that allow for bi-wiring

• 7.1.4 configuration with addition of a stereo amp for front speakers

The sophisticated adaptive power supply provides for maximum output power per channel of 145/250 watts into 8/4 ohms and 290/450 watts into 8/4 ohms into each bi-amplified speaker, making the SPA25 Prisma the most powerful integrated amp Primare has ever produced.

Additionally, Left Front, Right Front, and Centre channel RCA outputs are available for adding external power amplifiers for those channels.

Seventeen customisable input pre-sets allow for virtually any combination of digital and analogue input configurations, with five customisable speaker setup pre-sets allow for a variety of speaker and DSP configurations.

SPA25, NOW WITH DIRAC LIVE

The interaction between your Primare system and the physical layout of your room has a huge impact on sound quality. With Dirac Live® Room Correction you can apply state-of-the-art, patented algorithms to analyse and digitally reduce room impact and enhance speaker performance through your Primare system, that further offers manual tuning to meet individual needs.

Limited Bandwidth subscription is included as standard, with Full Bandwidth subscription available to order directly from Dirac’s website.

PRISMA Remote Control

SPA25 Prisma will be the first model to include the new PRISMA system remote control, providing IR control for every past and present Primare model:

• Basic TV control

• OTA update support

• Backlit

Primare's design philosophy

Primare products are informed by Primare’s practical design approach, embodied by the Scandinavian design ideal of lagom – that sense of not too much or too little, but just right; everything in balance, proportion, and harmony.

SPA25 Prisma Home Cinema Integrated Amplifier

The SPA25 Prisma is a multi-channel integrated amplifier and processor designed for both cinephile and audiophile, composed of carefully considered and crafted features and functionality to provide the best home cinema experience for the greatest number of people.

For the cinephile, the SPA25 Prisma includes a nine-channels of amplification, with a maximum total output power of 900 watts, 4K dynamic HDR switching, eARC, Dirac Live and eleven-channel Atmos/DTS X processing that, with the addition of a stereo amplifier, allows for 7.1.4 cinema configurations

For the audiophile, the SPA25 Prisma utilizes dual eight channel DAC chips allowing for a unique digital to analog conversion circuit that allocates four channels of conversion to the front left and right channel output for improved stereo performance. That combined with the adaptive power supply providing power delivery of 145 watts into 8-ohms and 250 watts into 4-ohm speaker loads in stereo mode, as well as the ability to bi-amp the main left and right channels supplying 290 watts into 8 ohms and 405 watts into 4 ohms per channel, make the SPA25 Prisma the most powerful “stereo” integrated amp Primare has ever produced.

Primare’s proven Prisma network player platform provides complete streaming features and functionality, as well as multi-room / multi-zone options, with AirPlay2, Bluetooth, Chromecast, Roon, and Spotify Connect (HiFi ready). With the associated Prisma application, combined with the onscreen setup menu, offering easy system customisation from the listening position. Additionally, Prisma provides comprehensive control of network connected hard drives, as well as embedded Prisma Radio, Tidal HiFi, and Qobuz services for simplified access to these most used music sources.

For both cinephile and audiophile, Dirac Live® Room Correction utilises state-of-the-art, patented algorithms to analyse and digitally reduce the impact of the room, enhancing the performance of any audio system. Dirac optimises the sound not only with respect to frequency, but also to phase, providing not only linear frequency response but precise arrival time for both two and multi-channel listening with previously unheard detail and clarity.

Individualised control and connectivity is afforded by seventeen customisable input pre-sets for virtually any combination of digital and analog, video and audio input configurations, combined with five customisable speaker setup pre-sets for a variety of speaker and DSP configurations to suit any viewing and listening requirements. 

The look and feel of Scandinavia 

We believe that every aspect of our products – the way they look, the satisfying feel of the controls – contributes to the overall experience of living with Primare. As a result, Primare products exude the hallmarks of Scandinavian design – simple, elegant designs, with approachable and easy to understand functionality. An example of this is the idea of being inconspicuous, of not drawing undue attention, which is inherent in the compact physical design of the SPA25 Prisma and elimination of unnecessary display and front panel controls.

SPA25 and SP25 Video

This video describes the design elements and features of SPA25 Prisma home cinema integrated amplifier and SP25 Prisma home cinema processor preamplifier.

Reviews

“If you love home theater and hifi music the Primare SPA25 might be the right AVR for you. This 11 channel AVR’s high end pedigree is obvious with its styling and performance. This unit is poised to be the heart of any music lover’s multichannel system.”

-Jiles

“Conclusion – Rare fact: we did not feel any frustration using this home cinema amplifier for stereo listening. The SPA25 is up to the task of driving stereo and cinema installations. The high power in two-channel mode is no stranger to this. The quality of the tones, the presence, the ambiance, the structured bass are found in musical listening. As for home cinema, although the functions are limited, the quality of decoding and control in the reproduction of a concrete sound bubble justifies the level of range. A home cinema amplifier truly compatible with Hi-Fi.”

-Qobuz

“For home theater enthusiasts, achieving the pinnacle of audio excellence is a constant pursuit. Enter the Primare SPA25 Prisma Integrated Amplifier, a sophisticated amalgamation of Scandinavian design principles and state-of-the-art audio technology. More than just an electronic component, the SPA25 Prisma embodies the essence of home entertainment, promising a captivating auditory journey that transcends mere sound.”

-Home Theater Review

“The spatiality of the performance was also impressive, effects resonated with enormous precision in the listening room, everything was perfectly audible, locatable, tangible. Thanks to the rich power, the SPA 25 operated effortlessly and effortlessly, even at loud levels. We really liked the play on the treble boxes, for example the synthesizer in the Atmos clip “Audiosphere” wandered around above the head in a particularly understandable way […] Primare’s stylish SPA25 Prisma sounds excellent, has endless power and offers many streaming options. Technical finesse such as an adaptive power supply is also impressive.”

-AudioVision

“Most AV receivers are more imposing than discreet in the home cinema or living room. Most of them are convincing in terms of both their performance and their role as a media control center at first glance. The SPA 25 Prisma from the Swedish manufacturer Primare is a completely different story; it stands there discreetly and yet exudes a very special charm with its minimalist appearance. However, as soon as it is switched on and flexes its muscles on the home cinema system, the restraint is over. […] The SPA25 does its job really well; every sound, every effect is placed in the right place in an atmospherically dense way. The subwoofer rumbles so deeply that we have never heard anything from the connected chassis before.”

-Hifi Test

“Marking a welcome return to the AV receiver arena, Primare has created a multichannel, immersive audio powerhouse that captivates with both movie and music playback. A nine-channel design based around energy-efficient Hypex Class D amplification, and supporting front speaker bi-amping, the SPA25’s sound mixes delicate smoothness with transient attack, bass weight and seamless soundstaging – all ready to be fine-tuned by Dirac Live software. Other features, including the company’s well-regarded, hi-res Prisma streaming platform, and a high-quality USB DAC input, will satisfy two-channel audiophiles. Finally, the elegant style and premium build quality of the SPA25 ensures it looks as good as it sounds.”

-EISA

“This receiver marks the triumphant return of a somewhat ’boutique’ brand to the world of multichannel AV. There are more affordable competitors that carry more channels and more advanced HDMI connectivity, but I’m hardpressed to think of one that sounds so comprehensively accomplished. Primare’s SPA25 looks premium, sounds superb, and is worth every penny of its price.” HCC Verdict – Best Buy / Five Star

-Home Cinema Choice