mike4597
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| 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... | |
| 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 ... |