i have lived with the tyler linbrooks since august and have been very happy with my purchase. they are not going anywhere...
i drove them with a rogue 88 amp, non-magnum, for months and was quite pleased
however i recently purchased a cary v12, sold the rogue and couldn't be happier when i sit down to listen to some music.
this combo is very smooth and liquid without being syrupy or overly soft/rolled in the least. i have found that i can sit and listen for as long as i want, there is never any build up of fatigue of any kind, and the musical involvement i experience increased by several orders of magnitude with the introduction of the cary v12. if it means anything to you, i feel as though i'm listening to the music instead of the gear when i sit down with my tyler/cary/rogue/metronome system. and this is only my third iteration. i'm sure things will change for me and become permuted, etc but right now i'm very satisfied.
i cannot complain about the rogue 88 in anyway whatsoever so please don't read this as an indictment of rogue gear. the rogue was very good in the bass department, the mids were great, build quality was solid, etc selling the rogue was simply the only way i could afford the v12. if i had my way, i would still be the owner of that rogue 88.
if you have a good line on the cary v12 or a chance to audition a v12 once the linbrooks arrive, pursue this with great urgency, i think you will be pleasantly surprised and satisfied long-term.
btw, there are many amps out there that will drive the linbrooks quite well, i'm sure, but i have not had direct or sustained experience with any but 2 of the 3 you mentioned (that in itself is sort of weird)
hope this helps
i drove them with a rogue 88 amp, non-magnum, for months and was quite pleased
however i recently purchased a cary v12, sold the rogue and couldn't be happier when i sit down to listen to some music.
this combo is very smooth and liquid without being syrupy or overly soft/rolled in the least. i have found that i can sit and listen for as long as i want, there is never any build up of fatigue of any kind, and the musical involvement i experience increased by several orders of magnitude with the introduction of the cary v12. if it means anything to you, i feel as though i'm listening to the music instead of the gear when i sit down with my tyler/cary/rogue/metronome system. and this is only my third iteration. i'm sure things will change for me and become permuted, etc but right now i'm very satisfied.
i cannot complain about the rogue 88 in anyway whatsoever so please don't read this as an indictment of rogue gear. the rogue was very good in the bass department, the mids were great, build quality was solid, etc selling the rogue was simply the only way i could afford the v12. if i had my way, i would still be the owner of that rogue 88.
if you have a good line on the cary v12 or a chance to audition a v12 once the linbrooks arrive, pursue this with great urgency, i think you will be pleasantly surprised and satisfied long-term.
btw, there are many amps out there that will drive the linbrooks quite well, i'm sure, but i have not had direct or sustained experience with any but 2 of the 3 you mentioned (that in itself is sort of weird)
hope this helps