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cayin A70T vs. Rogue Cronus vs. Prima Luna PL2

I am considering a tube integrated to run some Harbeth M30s (also looking at Ayre and other ss, but leaning toward a try at tubes). Read good things about all 3 amps, but wonder if anyone has done a head-to-head?

I'd pair the Cayin with a Cayin CD player, and the Prima Luna likely with a PL CD player, no idea what I'd use with the Rogue. Am open to suggestions for all. Want to keep things simple and also aesthetically pleasing in a nice secondary 2ch system and my first foray into tubes (other than an old Fender Twin and a few other guitar amps).

Would consider others (Cary, etc), but these seem to be so well-reviewed...

Thanks for any comments.
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joey54
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I would make sure you hear those amps with the Harbeth's before you decide. Harbeth's seem to do better with solid state than with tubes. I tried a tube amp with my Harbeth Super HL5's and it just did not work well together. (ARC VS55, Quicksilver V4's)

I have heard the Cayin and the Rogue and they are both nice amps but I would not want to use them with the M30's. I would look at Primare and Musical Fidelity integrateds for those speakers. They sound great together. I went with a Musical Fidleity TriVista 300 (hybrid integrated) with the Super HL5's and they work very well together.

Good Luck!
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