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| Best sounding preamp under 2K? Rolf: I was going to nominate the Rogue 99, but I don't believe it offers balanced, although I'm not sure. I know my 66 does not. Otherwise, it is a phenomenal value with phono, remote and headphone. Mike | |
| Help-sibilance! Thanks again guys. A little more info. I have the 991 amp (200WpC), a Pioneer 414 and an older Sony ES 5 disc carousel both hooked to the Link DAC 1. Obviously this is budget digital gear which could be the culprit. Some stations on my digital cab... | |
| Help-sibilance! Thanks for all the good input guys. I do believe it is the highly efficient Newforms that are revealing the problem which could be with my amp and digital front end, which while nice budget pieces, probably tend toward the "etched" side. I guess t... | |
| Tube Preamp Recommendations I have the Rogue 66, which I bought as a demo for $800. Hard to beat for the price. The 99 is even better, but also costs another thousand dollars. The Rogue has what has been referred to as the "modern" tube sound -- detailed with good bass. | |
| space above amp in rack for cooling I keep my amp in a small beer fridge, using four Labatt's Ice cans as lifters for an increased frost-chilling effect! | |
| Tube upgrades for SF Line Preamp I'd call Kevin at Upscale Audio. He has far more knowledge of tubes than most of us and he is a big SF fan so he will really steer you right. He had great info for my Rogue 66. Mike | |
| Opinions on Newform Research speakers I just received a pair of 645's yesterday. I currently own 1.6's. Last night involved moderate listening with my favorite CD's and I was very impressed. Tonight, my neighbor gave me a few cocktails and convinced me to crank it up and the 645's rai... | |
| Hidden Audiophile Classics This CD had great songs recorded incredibly. Everytime I take this in to the snob shops, they still look down there nose at me but all ask about this CD and actually buy it. You won't be disappointed! Mike | |
| Tube Pre-amp beneficial? I had a 565/Rotel 991/Maggie 1.6 setup and recently upgraded to a Rogue 66 LSR. Big differences, although almost the opposite of what I would have expected. The 66 is far more detailed and fast - when I switch back to the Adcom it is much less res... | |
| Male audiophile seeking Female audiophil love my world famous Bose satellite set-up! Where can we meet so I can educate you on the Bose-way! | |
| Audio Physic Virgo or not I just heard the Virgos in a preamp audition. With the Rogue 99 they made my CD's sound better than they ever have before. They are the first non-stratosphere priced box speakers I have really liked as much as my Maggie 1.6's. | |
| AudioPhysic Virgo in a large room? I was recently auditioning preamps in a large room (not quite as high of a ceiling as yours) and the Virgos sounded fabulous and I like my music loud. The system (Virgos, Classe Monoblocks, BAT CD and Rogue 99) made my music (all genres) sound the... | |
| Rouge M120 With 99 or 66 Preamp I have a 66 LSR with NOS Mullard CV-4003's and love it. I directly auditioned it (with stock tubes) against a BAT 3VKi and thought it was a close contest, the BAT being darker, but with a wonderful low end. I recently auditioned the 99 against tha... | |
| Preamp new/used under $900 Rogue 66. I have this tube preamp and it rips. Extremely detailed and fast, but smooth. Demos with warranty go for about $800. I auditioned it against the BAT 3VKi (which only offers balanced connections) and chose the Rogue. I recently demoed the... | |
| Best Used Tube Preamp (under $750)? I have a Rogue 66 with NOS Mullard CV-4003 from Upscale Audio. It made a huge improvement to my system. Very detailed, textured and dynamic. I directly compared it (with stock tubes) to the CJ PV-10a and the Rogue trounced the CJ. I also compared ... |