Cary SLP98 preamp and Rogue 100 dark amp or Cronus 3

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 

No I have not. Did not even think about the Cary with the Cronus. Would that work?

That’s a great idea.

thanks.