mike4597
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| Fyne F703...anyone owns the ? I have a pair of Fyne Audio 702s, driven by Rogue Audio RP-7 preamp and Stereo 100 “Dark” 100 wpc tube power amp. The SQ is marvelous, with great instrument tonality, superb imaging, and a wide and deep sound stage. The only shortfall is that th... | |
| Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald? ”El Paso” by Marty Robbins & “No Reply” by the Beatles. Robbins comes close to Lightfoot’s story telling, and the Beatles are a good bit further behind, at least on this song of theirs. | |
| Beatles vs. Stones I’d have to go with the Beatles—much more melodic, for the most part. My own favorites, however, are the Moody Blues. | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height Fyne Audio makes some fine (no pun intended, but it does fit) speakers. Their F501 is under your height limit and within your price limit when new. The F502s may be just over your limits but very close, when new as regards price. The F702 might... | |
| Made in USA Rogue Audio Preamp & power amplifier —USA Fyne Audio F-702 — Scotland Thorens TT — Switzerland Audio Technical Cartridge — Japan phono Preamp—Schiit —-> soon to Sutherland —both USA DAC —Schiit Bifrost 2/64 — USA Cd player, & stre... | |
| Tannoy Turnberry vs Fyne 502SP? I purchased a pair of F- 702s before the last price increase, and I am very pleased with them, driving them with a Rogue Audio Stereo 100 Dark. Superb imaging, sound stage, and tonal qualities. Depending on the recording, the performers appear t... | |
| Which Line Level, Balanced Preamplifier? I have a Rogue Audio RP-7 preamp feeding into Rogue’s Stereo 100 Dark (100 wpc) driving Fyne F-702 speakers (92 db efficiency). Superb three-dimensional sound stage, great reproduction of the tonal qualities of the various instruments, and very, ... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps Well done, Soix! | |
| Tube-Curious/Pre-amp I recently switched from a solid state system to tubes, moving from an NAD integrated amp (356BEE) as my preamp and a McIntosh MC2120 power amp to a a Rogue Audio RP-7 preamp and Rogue Stereo 100 tube power amplifier. I first replaced the NAD wit... | |
| Soundstage drastically worsened when I replaced a solid state AV amp with tubes. I recently switched from a SS amplifier (the excellent Benchmark AHB2) to tubes (Rogue Stereo 100 Dark) and had the opposite experience—significantly wider and deeper soundstage, but only modest change, if any, to vertical dispersion. The real cha... | |
| Candidates for best speakers in the $2000-5000 market You might consider Fyne Audio sspeakers. I have the F-702s, which have been a major upgrade from my Infinity Modulus sub/satellite system of 1992. I was looking for something in your price range, but when I heard the F-702s, I was stunned by the... | |
| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k First off, I want to thank everyone who commented and offered advice. I had no idea that there were so many different small manufacturers of such good and highly-recommended equipment. With a bit more money, my choice would have been very perplex... | |
| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k Anybody here had any experience with the Cary CAD-120S II? I know their preamps get very good reviews, but there is very little on the web regarding this power amplifier. | |
| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k OK folks, you’ve convinced me to reconsider. I do not want to modify the speakers, so it appears—as is often the case I found in my nearly eight decades—that the simplest course of action is most often the best answer. I will, once I convince t... | |
| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k Thanks for the input so far. Yes, I am looking for a bit of that “tube magic.” Switching to a tube preamp has made the music seem so much more alive, with more depth, possibly due to hearing more harmonics from the various instruments. I now und... |