mike4597
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| 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... | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? A decade plus a few years ago, adding home theater in a different room from my two- channel system, I purchased a Pioneer Elite top model receiver. Just after it went out of warranty—~three years, I think, it died. I called Pioneer for an RMA to... | |
| To all our Veterans here, Thank You! Thank you all for the kind words directed to all veterans on Veterans Day. It truly was an honor to serve. I always felt I was making a contribution, and, aside from being shot at, it was mostly a pleasure. Even when shot at, I would have to ag... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? I am driving Fyne F702 floorstanding speakers (92 db efficiency) with the Benchmark AHB2, with a Rogue Audio RO-7 preamp, Schiit Bifrost 2/64 DAC, Ifi Zen Stream with upgraded power supply, NAD C568 CD player (thru Schiit DAC), and the system soun... | |
| Are Their any Tube Preamp with Home Theater Bypass? Rogue Audio RP-7 has HT bypass. | |
| 100% USA designed & made DAC I second the Schiit recommendations. I just upgraded my Bifrost 2 to the 2/64 version and it made an improvement in clarity and imaging with my Fyne F702 speakers, Rogue Audio RP-7 preamp, and Benchmark AHB2 amp … well worth the $100 increase in ... | |
| Time/Process of Hooking up New Equipment Yes, I usually do the same. I recently replaced my Rogue Audio RP-1 preamp with the RP-7. I had spent the better part of two weeks auditioning both the RP-7 and the Backert Rhumba 1.3, and I ended up preferring the RP-7 by a “smidge.” In my hea... | |
| Would There be a Significant Difference Decision made, in spite of battling both a serious upper respiratory infection--knocked out totally by doxycycline--and my first tangle with Covid, in spite of being faxed and boosted. My wife and I spent just over a week listening to the Backert... | |
| Would There be a Significant Difference In response, especially to “twoleftears:”. My wife and I spent several hours this afternoon listening to our system with the Rogue RP-7 replacing my RP-1. The difference is simply stunning … and wonderful. We listened to Beethoven’s Pastorale (w... | |
| Would There be a Significant Difference Many thanks for the great and useful comments. I have narrowed my preamp choice down to two tubed brands, either Rogue Audio or Backert. Right now, I have an opportunity to audition the Rogue RP-7 AND the Backert Rhumba 1.3 at home for a week. I... |