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| High Pwr Tube Integrated for Inefficient Speakers? I traded a Musical Fidelity A5 for a Rogue Tempest II and was very happy with the trade. I just wasn't especially fond of the A5; for me, there is nothing (so far!) quite like tubes. I have the Rogue driving a pair of Dynaudio Contour 3.4s -- a so... | |
| Tube Question - Do they need time to "Break In" Yikes, Audiofeil, play nice...Follow-up question. How long do tubes take to reach operating temperature?I ask because I'd imagine that wouldn't take more than a few minutes (not sure, which is why I asked), but my tube amp and pre sound better aft... | |
| Amp recommendation: Cary SS vs. McCormack vs. Ayre Wireless, thanks for getting back. Being clueless about an entire line within your company seems funny to me! Given the market growth of class D amps, I can't imagine Cary dumping that line. We shall see. | |
| Amp recommendation: Cary SS vs. McCormack vs. Ayre Wireless200, are you sure about Cary not making Class D amps? I thought that the amps in the "Concept Series" were Class D, and the website backs that up.Is Cary dropping that line? | |
| Tubes and Paradigm? I ran Paradigm Studio 100s v3 with a Rouge Tempest for a while and in my opinion, they worked well together. I assume the 40's are similar, but the 100's have a pretty rough impedance curve (that is, some bigger dips) that makes them less friendly... | |
| Rogue M-120 and M-150 I, for one, have had great service from Rogue. | |
| Rogue Audio ST 90 Scott, happy to hear of someone finding musical satisfaction! I don't want to topple the apple cart, but I'm wondering if you have tried tube rolling for the Rogue. It responds well to better tubes--all of them, but especially the 12AX7s and 6SN7s... | |
| "D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why? Maab, what I offered up was my listening experience in my system. I did wonder, however, whether with proper equipment if I might be able to actually back up my impressions with measurements. But then I decided to listen to music instead. ;-) | |
| "D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why? My recent, limited experience with a Class D amp mimics quite closely that reported by several others above. I bought a bel canto 300 to use in a second system. For fun, I tried it in my main system (Dynaudio S 3.4, Rogue 90 tube amp, Rogue 99 tub... | |
| rogue audio m150 owners > What is about the EH kt88 sound that you dont like? I like them fine, but I felt the Penta Labs were better in just about every way. When new they also test much higher than the EHs, so in general it sounds like they just produce more power. ... | |
| rogue audio m150 owners Chrissain, I own a Rogue 90 and found that the KT88s (Penta Labs) were reading "pretty darned tired" within a year. They still sound fine, though, and I could not distinguish them sound-wise from a fresh set. If you retube your amps, consider some... | |
| Best 2 Channel Integrated Used for under 750? Another to consider is the Onkyo 9555; excellent piece for the price. | |
| Dali Helicon 800 mk2 or Euphonia MS5 Mimberman, good point about the cables. I have never had speakers so sensitive to upstream changes as the Dalis. So Hooper_ke if you have not tried cables on the analytical side of things, that might help move things in the direction you're after.... | |
| Dali Helicon 800 mk2 or Euphonia MS5 I own the 400s which I suspect are sonically similar to your 800s and I am always surprised that people describe them as overly warm--but you are not the only one, so I guess it is me! I think the Dalis are excellent. I'm wondering what you're usi... | |
| what cd player to buy Hi Juan, another guitarmaker here.For the price, the NAD is a nice player and personally I might choose it over the Cambridge because it is smoother sounding. But the choice really depends on the rest of your system and your listening preferences,... |