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| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps I would avoid it for the use of 6 (six!!) 12AU7’s alone. 6SN7 is a better sounding tube. I would however expect it to sound more "tubey" than the Rogue RP7, because of the latter’s MOSFET output stage. The older Rogue high-end 6H30 preamps Athena... | |
| Has anyone compared Rogue RP-7 to Cary SLP05 and / or Audio Research Ref 5se? I had an RP-9 and it has no bloom - more SS like in its presentation. ARC Ref 6 has just a *little* bloom, is technically amazing; nicely positioned between tubes and SS, sonically. VAC preamps have bloom, a romantic sound, and gorgeous mids with ... | |
| Rogue Audio and Audio Research Comparisons I did try the RP9 with Apollo Darks. Ref 6 or VAC Master is a better match in my system, even with the Apollo Darks. Actually the older Rogue Athena was a better match too. Hera II sounded really good but was too microphonic and noisy. RP9 sounded... | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? It’s really fine, with some education and adjustment of your expected resale values. If you buy something at full retail, you’re gonna take a bath on its resale, even if it’s the very next day. Some brands hold up in value better than others (yes,... | |
| Rogue Audio and Audio Research Comparisons I’ve had a full stack of current Rogue tube gear (phono + pre + power), have a full current VAC stack, and have the ARC Reference phono + pre. And I’ve mixed & matched these components a lot. The Rogue tube power amps are excellent (the best ... | |
| Legacy Audio Impulse integrated amp (200W/Channel SS amp) - low volume issue Welcome to the world of gain and sensitivity. Tube amps and preamps can have deceivingly high gains. This doesn't mean that they're more powerful than a solid state amp with lower gain!! Remember that most tube circuits were designed when source... | |
| New tubes in Rogue M-180 Monoblocks Does someone try running KT-150 tube on Rogue M-180 amp ? Rogue has said this is not recommended. I tried an octet of KT150 in my VAC 200iQ's and they were just awful. That amp was designed for KT88 too. I think KT150 is best suited to amps des... | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? To summarize: The main supply issue facing audiophiles is for power tubes - especially the big types for which there is no NOS / vintage alternative in quantity. The situation is especially dire for amps designed around KT120 and up (especially... | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? Another company taking advantage of the situation That’s a joke. A 25% increase is way WAY below market demands right now. Upscale has had to limit customers to 4 power tubes each 180 DAYS to keep from selling out instantly. They’re trying to h... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) This is where volume control quality comes into play. Cheaper potentiometers will often be poorly matched between Left / Right channels especially at lower volume levels. The ubiquitous Alps RK27 is OK but maybe not great here, at least when you g... | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? Once you get to a certain level in speakers, it will take a LOT to "max them out" with the backing gear. Say you’ve found a high-end speaker with a voicing and aesthetic you love, you can live with its trade-offs, and it’s the right size for your ... | |
| BAT Preamp Output Design Changes - Why? The tech for both high-end capacitors and transformers has evolved in 20 years. Perhaps BAT feels the ground has now shifted in favor of transformers. The break-in time and longevity concerns are also in favor of transformers. Line level transform... | |
| Concentric drivers Concentric drivers can’t have the coils aligned, ever. Perhaps the tweeters’ backside structure is acting upon the wavefront from the woofer behind it, but the physics involved goes off into the deep end of the pool imho.... ;) The alnico/peppe... | |
| Concentric drivers I mean if you setup a big speaker on a trampoline and crank up the volume real high, maybe there could be some measurable doppler effect. But there's really not much specifically about a concentric driver to be concerned about. The woofer does ac... | |
| to bi-wire or not? Even when I've done asymmetric biwire, it's still been better than single wire. Just don't go TOO far off design principles or lengths between the two. For a while I used a 6 ft AQ Mont Blanc (12 AWG copper) on bottom and a 7 ft KE-4 (15 AWG silve... |