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Will Vincent "Dynaco" Amps
Anybody know how to get hold of Will. I have one of his amps and it crapped out on me. Great amplifier when it was working. Beat the crap out my MC-352 amp from Mac 
Rougue Audio Perseus up against McIntosh C2200
Sold the C2200. As stated, the Rogue has such a better phono stage preamp, the McIntosh C2200 can't keep up. Replaced all RCA connector's with White Zombie solid silver 26 AGW and wow so good. Now the DVD player (Mc MV781) sounds good. I still use... 
Rougue Audio Perseus up against McIntosh C2200
Adjusted the resistance on the phono stage to 100 ohms from 300 ohms. Better I found for a MC cartridge. Getting better all the time. Rogue with vinyl no match with the C2200. C2200 falls way behind on the phono stage. CD/DVD well I think the C220... 
Rougue Audio Perseus up against McIntosh C2200
I do notice that there are no phono adjustments on the C2200 where the Rogue does (resistance, capacitance, gain). My guess is the C2200 has it setup for a mm with a resistance set at 47k. I changed my Rogue to 300 Ohms and set it for a mc. That m... 
Rougue Audio Perseus up against McIntosh C2200
I agree, I am going to change the stock tubes of the C2200. Do some tube rolling and add a pair of Bob Latino M120 mono blocks (kit amps)as as seperate system (with Gold Lion KT88). The speakers, Zu Def MKII's have three terminal blocks each and c... 
Rougue Audio Perseus up against McIntosh C2200
Wow, Thanks I still have the c2200 what were the tube improvements, Specifically what did you replace. The Rogue is cool but lacks something compared to the C2200 with regard to the CD player. I would like to try some tube rolling. 
Rougue Audio Perseus up against McIntosh C2200
The phono preamp sounds better in the Rogue than the McIntosh. There is no doubt. Incredible detail. The CD player does not sound as good through the McIntosh. McIntosh has way better midrange. Tuner seems to sound better in the Rogue. Difference ...