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| Rogue Audio and Audio Research Comparisons mulveling: Try the Rogue RP9 preamp with the Apollo Darks... Mark even says that the RP9 is "airier" (his term). I do wonder what will happen to this model since it is based on the Russian tubes (hope there are other sources). Do you find the A... | |
| Paolo Tezzon has left Sonus Faber I have had three SF speakers over the years (Olympia III, Amati Tradition and now Il Cremonese). I gather that the old AF speakers were warmer, less articulate, less "open" than the newer models. I sense the comparison would be a warm, syrupy tu... | |
| THE NEW DCS APEX DAC VS THE PREVIOUS ROSSINI No clock on either Rossini. | |
| Dynaudio customer service ignoring me donquichotte: I speak from personal experience when I say that In the US, Sonus Faber has an outstanding rep (Will Kline) who answers his phone and emails and is extremely knowledgeable and seems to actually enjoy providing information and assist... | |
| Review of Rogue Audio RP-9 preamp Gakerty: I am relieved you too noticed the lower gain of the RP9. Like you, I had to increase the volume (about 20 -30 increments on the 0- 200 scale). Glad to know it wasn't my hearing diminishing! THANKS. | |
| COMPARISON SONUS FABER AMATI VS IL CREMONESE. ghdprentice-- Thanks and I agree with your perspective. The Il Cremonese certainly allow one to "experience" the music (and the venue when so recorded). In complex orchestral arrangements/compositions, you can readily follow (if so desired) ind... | |
| THE NEW DCS APEX DAC VS THE PREVIOUS ROSSINI Miguelito: Steve at JS Audio indicated that the two DACs were level matched. The USB drive was connected to his network server and I was selecting the DAC and files remotely. I believe he was using Roon over his ethernet network, however, I wil... | |
| THE NEW DCS APEX DAC VS THE PREVIOUS ROSSINI dCS has not posted upgrade prices, but JS Audio informs me that the price will depend on when you got your Rossini. Apparently, if it is within a certain period, the upgrade may be free or very little. If your Rossini is several years old, it wi... | |
| THE NEW DCS APEX DAC VS THE PREVIOUS ROSSINI ejlif: I fear you may have misread my post. The APEX is NOT "thinner". This is a transitory illusion created I believe by the fact that the APEX has less noise, more space between notes and musicians and hence the sound at first is not as "dens... | |
| The new Rogue pharaoh II slams Rolling tubes can make a significant difference. Before I upgraded to the RP9, I had the RP7 and the Telefuken tubes were more articulate, more dimensional, wider soundstage and better base. They were not "cool" or solid state sounding, but not s... | |
| The new Rogue pharaoh II slams I had the pleasure of visiting Rogue the day Mark was evaluating the final prototype of the Pharaoh. (What a proud parent!). As he showed me the internals, he explained how through iteration and analysis he selected specific parts and had moved v... | |
| Rouge Audio RP-7 I had the RP-7 for several years until I had Rogue upgrade the unit to the RP-9. The RP7 was very good, a bargain for the price. Low noise level. Good dynamics, sound stage. Bass was not fuzzy or thick. Treble was not bright. Midrange solid. ... | |
| Thoughts and Advice regarding Sonus Faber speakers I had the Olympia IIIs (version prior to current one). They were good, but my room was somewhat large (approx 20x16) so I traded up to the Amati Traditions and am very impressed. Every time I listen to other speakers (Wilson, Magico, B&W, Fo... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other I have the AMG Viella 12JT. I use a soundsmith strain gauge cart. The combination is extremely articulate, with tight, well defined bass and a treble that is not "bright". Midrange is solid and the soundstage is very wide and deep when encoded ... | |
| Cat 5 - 6 -7 or 8 While in general (eg from router to computer) shielded is preferred, if you are connecting a component (eg DAC) to a network switch or directly to a router or computer, check with the manufacturer of the component before deciding. I recently acqu... |