reynolds853
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| Supratek or Rogue? I'd want to hear the Supratek/M180 paired together before purchasing to make sure they sound good together. The 99/M180 pairing works fine for me, but I dialed-in the sound with a little tube rolling. | |
| Spectral preamps I'll expand my comments a bit having read the previous posts. Back in the '90s I used to visit George Merrill's Undergraound Sound store in Memphis. I was in graduate school at a nearby university and although I didn't have the funds to make any s... | |
| Spectral preamps I've heard a Spectral preamp used with a Marantz tube amp. Sounded good. | |
| Downsizing from Ayre MX-R monoblocks Oh, we also auditioned Cardas Cross speaker wire. But the Audio Magic was the ticket! | |
| Downsizing from Ayre MX-R monoblocks For the money, in my opinion nothing beats a Denon PMA 2000 Mark IV. Used, I think $600-700 is a good price, although they may be going for less. They were around around $1100 before being pulled from the market. Denon has introduced an anniversar... | |
| Downsizing from Ayre MX-R monoblocks Tbooe,I agree with Auxetophone, more information would be very helpful. What speakers do you plan to use? There is a used Ayre stereo amp in the shop here and we listened to it some with several tube preamps and one solid state. My recollection wa... | |
| Rogue Audio - Cronus vs Tempest II This will be somewhat of a rambling note:I've listened to them both and recommend the Tempest-II over the Cronus.The Cronus is from Rogue's more entry level, budget line. I think they call it the Atlas line, or something like that. Please don't qu... | |
| Denon PMA 2000 IVR vs. Arcam AVR 280 I am very familiar with the PMA and it is a fantastic amp. Denon recently introduced an anniversary amp, I forget the model number, but it sure looks like a VERY slightly modified (cosmetically) PMA, and the specs are identical. The only thing I c... | |
| Duelund Capacitors?? For what it's worth, I replaced the Mundorf silver/gold/oil (s/g/o) capacitors in my speakers (Silverline SR17.5) with Duelund VSF copper (I had replaced the stock caps with the s/g/o).Some brief notes:- The slight upward tilt of the s/g/o that To... | |
| Rogue Audio 99 or CJ Classic Preamp? Actusreus,You are quite welcome.I did the crossover myself. If you are reasonably handy with a hot glue gun and a soldering iron, it's not difficult. In order to fit the larger capacitors on the board I made a little bridge. Please send me an emai... | |
| Rogue M150 vs. Conrad Johnson Premier 140 I've heard the M-150's (in our local shop) and the M-180's (I own a pair) and can confidently recommend the upgrade. | |
| Rogue Audio 99 or CJ Classic Preamp? Regarding the Silverline SR-17.5 speakers, I have a pair in my listening room and have listened to them on both Tempest-II and M-180 systems. To me they sound better on the 8 ohm taps.This is an aside, but I upgraded the capacitor in the crossover... | |
| Rogue Audio 99 or CJ Classic Preamp? Actusreus,The "magnum" moniker indeed designates as an upgraded model. The Rogue website currently lists the Ninety-Nine Preamp as "99 Magnum."I believe too that enhancements that bring the "magnum" moniker eventually become standard on later prod... | |
| Rogue Audio 99 or CJ Classic Preamp? I can't comment about the Conrad-Johnson as I have no experience with them, but I am very happy with my M-180 amp / 99-Magnum preamp combination. | |
| 5751 tubes and Rogue Tempest? Samzx12,I talked with the guys at the shop yesterday regarding their opinion of the sound differences between the KT-88's and KT-90's (it also reminded me again why I went with the 88's). The comments they made were that the KT-88 is a little warm... |