avanti1960
Responses from avanti1960
| Rogue Rap-1 to RP-5 The RP1 is OK but early versions sounded bland and lacked transparency. The RP 5 sounds better, much more refined, more dynamic and more transparent. The phono stage is much better. HOWEVER the one I recommend you get is the RH 5 headphone amp ... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? what does it say about an amp that needs-*tube front end*justification with specs*a front end " class A analog cell " ? | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? Lets let the "measurements" guys buy them up. Good, occasionally brilliant, occasionally awful. | |
| Isolation question. Monitor on Subwoofer not a very smart idea for several reasons. get some stands and move the subs. | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD rogue audio cronus magnum iii. best sounding amp in its price zone. you get it all, open tramsparency, refinement, power and impact. so good it is a no brainer with these Harbeths. m | |
| Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant? my slp05 was bowing fuses too. apparently the sovtek rectifier is as unreliable as people mention. received a mullard gz34 branded as westinghouse, sound has improved, reliability on these is supposedly lifetime. i listened to an old solid stat... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) has anyone noticed the price of used Shindo preamps? not even close to the OPs budget- if you can find one. | |
| Solid State pre amp / tube amp yes. there are several threads on this topic in existence. | |
| Rogue Audio Stereo 100, Atlas Magnum III anybody running them? Sound signatures? with the st100 shoot for the rogue RH 5 headphone amp linestage. Great synergy, transparency and dynamics. Can also take advantage of balanced connections. wont break the bank either. | |
| Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s? +1 for a new cartidge. An Audio Technica AT ART9 XI for example. | |
| Rogue Audio Stereo 100, Atlas Magnum III anybody running them? Sound signatures? stereo 100 is the amp i never should have sold. most powerful, muscular 100 watts / channel amp i have heard. much more powerful sounding than the rogue cronus magnum ii i had, also 100 wpc. super nice sounding amp. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @decooneyI am using nos sylvania 6SN7 GTA from the 50's, not the vt231. Love the sound, these are reasonable and readily available. Even with the stock sovtek rectifier but the sound did improve with a nos mullard rectifier. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @smodtactical The Cary SLP-05 is a smooth dynamic performer with a huge soundstage. It tends to be "phatter" and bassier, I really love the sound. The Rogue RH-5 is more neutral and transparent. @rmdmoore I owned the Rogue RH-5 before I boug... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) Owned the RP7, disappointing sound, did not respond well to tube swaps. Lacked dynamics and transparency. The RH 5 sounded so much better to my ears (yes, the R "H" 5 linestage. Currently using a Cary SLP-05, sounds spell bindingly good.Tube recti... | |
| Parasound A21+ vs MF M8 500S vs Cary 200.2 ES vs Hegel H20 my thoughts on the RP 7 became less favorable after the honeymoon phase, possibly additional burn in. guilty as charged. I should have kept the RH 5, I only traded it because I had the opportunity. the RH 5 is a smaller modest unit with incredi... |