Rogue hands down, even when you go up the Jolida chain to their monoblocks. I have owned both a 1501 and the 1301 which were nice, I have heard the Jolida mono’s and the better Jolida integrateds at shows and friends houses. I bought the rogue Cronus magnum II with the kt-120 tubes. Much more powerful and better SQ than the Jolida’s. I like Jolida, and would use either the 1301 or 1501 in my non-dedicated audio room. I use the Jolida jd9 II phono preamp.
Jolida Integrated or Rogue Integrated MAgnus Cronus II
So...here we are, me being a tube amp "Rookie" and the question which Integrated the Rogue Cronus Magnus II or one of the Jolida's between 60 and 70 Watts.....You tell me please, do not let me steer wrong!
I have a limited budget, considered the Primaluna, however the phone amp issue detracted me form it and yes, I understand they run at lower voltages that extend tube life and are less stressful, have "Auto Bias" and a plethora of tube options.....tell me who sounds better. That is all I want to know, I want Soundstage, I want to be engulfed and just buried in music when I play Mike Oldfields's "Tubular Bells" with sound..... Thanks!
I have a limited budget, considered the Primaluna, however the phone amp issue detracted me form it and yes, I understand they run at lower voltages that extend tube life and are less stressful, have "Auto Bias" and a plethora of tube options.....tell me who sounds better. That is all I want to know, I want Soundstage, I want to be engulfed and just buried in music when I play Mike Oldfields's "Tubular Bells" with sound..... Thanks!