Cary SLP98 preamp and Rogue 100 dark amp or Cronus 3

Woops got carried away. Get the 100 Dark, pair it with the Cary. If the 100 has Psvane KT-88’s give it a try and then try Tung Sol KT-120’s, save the Psvane for other speakers or spares. If  the  Dark upgrade came with JJ’s , get rid of them and substitute NOS input tubes. For 12AU7’s I’m a Tekefunken fan. American NOS 12AU7’s will pair well and are less expensive   If it has the new production Tung Sol gold pin 5751’s in the 12AX7 slot, they’re actually pretty good. 

I have the Tung Sol KT-120s now.

also KT-88s.

on paper it looks like it would be great with the Cary.

just wondering if it would be a big improvement over the Cronus 3 dark version or just a slight improvement.

Buellrider97 

I did call Cary.

they thought I should upgrade the Cronus 3 to dark because they weren’t sure if the Cary would have synergy or compatibility with the Rogue. They thought the Rogue stereo 100 should be matched with a Rogue preamp naturally and that does make sense. I really liked the Cary preamp when I used a Primaluna Dialog 5 power amp or a Rogue atlas magnum power amp and the stereo 100 would be an upgrade over both of this I believe. The Rogue sounds less like a tube amp than the Primaluna so I think using the Cary preamp might add a little openness and air.

I mean I called Rogue.

Have you simply tried your Cary Preamp with your existing Rogue Integrated?

I use my McIntosh MX110z tube tuner/preamp into my Cayin A88T Tube Integrated.

I leave my Cayin remote volume centered, leave my preamp's vintage manual volume centered, and use my Chase RLC-1 remote line controller to get both remote volume and remote balance if/when needed.

When I compare cartridges, I make temp pencil marks on my Cayin Vol control for each to get their volumes similar