Bob Carver Crismson 275 Stereo vs. Rogue Stereo 100

@jjss49 I have owned the VT-80SE and preferred it to the Stereo 100, more subtle and nuanced.  The Stereo 100 had more dynamics and slam. 

@avanti1960 @ricwa 

i am curious if you guys have had a chance to compare the stereo 100 to primaluna amps or audio research amps of similar power and power tubes sets?

for instance primaluna prem dialog series or arc ref 75 or 110 or v100 series

Depends. The Rogue 100 was the most dynamic amp I ever owned. If you listen to rock or Mahler, you’ll love it. I would not  described it as subtle or nuanced but it is transparent and has a lot in common with a good solid-state class AB amp. The Rogue is heavy-duty and weighs almost twice as much the 275 if that is any consideration. I’ve not heard the Crimson.

Carver all day and twice on Saturday.

  Not even close.

carver kicks rogue’s butt.

Stereo100 not even close.  Look at the chassis of each.  The Stereo100 has several large capacitors for reserve power store.  The amplifier excels at transparency and dynamics and sounds much more powerful than its 100 watt rating.  In my system it has sounded more dynamic and powerful than two solid state amps, one rated at 200 WPC 8 ohms and the other 200 WPC 4 ohms.  
Balanced inputs also make this one for the win.  
The Carver is competitive to the Rogue Atlas Magnum, not the Stereo 100.  

Check out the Crimson 275 thread here on AG.

Hi,

Does anybody else have any more comments about the Crimson 275 amp  compared to other tube amps?

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

I can't speak about the Rogue, but I can tell you the Crimson 275 is a helluva amplifier. Punches way above its weight.

I have not had the chance to compare these amps, but I owned the Rogue Stereo 100 and loved it.  Plenty of power, excellent bass and most importantly it sounded excellent.  The only reason I sold it was I was in a situation where I was short on money.  I would love to get another.