Rogue ST-100 is an excellent amplifier and should work great.
Tube amps under $7500
Ready to experiment with combinations never before (or not recently) tried. Step one requires a tube amp. Now looking at Prima Luna EVO 400 which sells for 5K. Any other tube amps I should consider in this price/feature range? Must come in silver with balanced input. For pairing experimentally with various tube and SS preamps. Efficient 4 ohm Legacy speakers (and the room/setup) are the constants.
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@hickamore look on a used market. The ST-100 is around $2,000. |
I did it several times on the ST-100 when I had it and it’s super easy to do. Bias meter is built into the amp. Screwdriver is inside the amp as well. Flip the switch on each tube to “bias”, use screwdriver to turn the pot and look at the meter to align the needle on the proper value. |
Biggest reason to avoid tube amps, at least in my case… 1. relatively short life of power tubes (around 2000hrs) 2. cost of maintenance 3. tube rolling - too many choices, aggravates OCD 4. every noise the system makes - tubes are first to get blamed 5. every listening session that results in less than satisfactory experience - tubes are the first in line of usual suspects With that said, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the ST-100. It’s a great sounding amp. Very quiet, resolving and dynamic. However I am done with tubes for time being. |
I agree with @ghdprentice ARC and VAC are higher end solutions than the Rogue. That’s 100%. Primaluna and Rogue don’t play in the same league with the big boys |