Rogue RP-1 Amp recommendations


Looking for a good match under $2000 new or used. A/B, Class D, Tube.

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I had an Odyssey Stratos amp with my Rogue RP-5.  It was a fantastic match.

You can find a rogue stereo amp or mono blocks for under 2k, all tube, lots of power. The m120 magnums I had were fantastic, wish I hadn’t sold them.

In my opinion, the best $2K tube amp you will ever own is a pre-owned Cary, Rocket 88 (R version). They sell for $17-$1800 maybe a few dollars more for a super clean piece with all the boxes, manuals and depending on what tubes come with. It's a KT88 based amp that runs in Triode Class A (30watts x 2) or Ultralinear Class/A/B (60watts x 2). I've used one in the past with both KT88 and EL34s and the amp is super respnsive to those two different power tubes. Find one & buy it... you'll agree. The "R" Version has all the magic.

I ran a PS Audio S300 with my RP-1 for several years and was very happy, find those for around $1K.  Then I found a Quad Artera Stereo for $1.5K and moved to that and also happy.    Bryston 3B SST over on USAM in your price range that might be a good match,  need to check the specs of course as others have suggested figure out more requirements. 

One tweak with the RP-1 that also yielded positive results was moving to a set of Mullard tubes.