Cary SLP98 preamp and Rogue 100 dark amp or Cronus 3

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.

I pair my Cary SLP-98L preamp with 6SN7 tubes to two different amplifier setups.  

Pairing either my Quicksilver Mono 120 tube amplifiers with KT120s (at this time) -or- paring with my Forte Audio Model 3/1 upgraded pure Class A  solid state (Pass) amplifier.  The engaging sound it yields and the type of sound I prefer is a result of using this preamp in front of either of these amplifier setups.    

If you dig it out of the closet and plan to use it, I think its worth having the 98 preamp checked out, also to verify and test what caps are inside, and you can also change the coupling caps inside to help lean the sound in a direction you might prefer. There are many posts on a variety of 6SN7s you can use in the Cary 98, and having done quite a bit of experimentation with this myself, its quite fun to discover the caps and tubes you might enjoy trying in the Cary 98 alone. Enjoy!