Rogue RP 1 or Super Magnum 99


I currently have a Rogue Super Magnum 99 that I use with a Rogue Medusa amp. I am thinking about getting the RP 1 pre because it has a balance control, a better and more conveniently located headphone jack, a good phono section, and is a more modern design with a great display and full function remote. Also, I do not really need the external power supply on the 99 which is hard to place. The RP 5 pre has too many bells and whistles that I will never use. I have no problems with the 99 and really enjoy it. So the question is, would this constitute a move down or be an improvement? I think most people use the 99 with one of the big traditional tube amps like the 100 and possibly the RP 1 has more synergy with the Medusa. The stark simplicity of the RP attracts me. Possibly I am just succumbing to the urge for something new. Any advice from you experts out there is greatly appreciated. 
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I had the Rogue RP-5 which I recently sold.  The report I read on the RP-1 was that it is 90% of the RP-5.  You should be fine.
If you want some of that tube magic back, pick up 4 Mullard NOS 12au7.  Get the ones made in India, they are the same as the British ones only cheaper.  I paid 60.00 each for them when I had the RP-5 and it transformed the preamp.
The Mullard reissues made in Russia are not that great.  The ones made in England are the best and run 120.00 per tube.  You only need2 of them compared to the RP-5.