Cary SLP98 preamp and Rogue 100 dark amp or Cronus 3

@dylanfan 

Love the Cary preamp- talk about holographic sound stage!  (I currently own the SLP-05, the 98's big bro). 

I owned the Cronus Magnum II with KT120s and also the Stereo 100.  The Stereo 100 is pleasing more dynamic and bigger sounding than the Cronus, despite the similar power rating.  It was instantly noticeable as soon as I powered up the 100 for he first time.  I say go Cary / Rogue all the way.  

Thanks avanti1960. 
I think I will go with the stereo 100 and move Cronus 3 to somewhere else eventually.

decooney

thank you.

i actually did all the possible upgrades to the Cary SLP98 a couple of years ago. I loved the sound of it with any amplifier I put it with but wanted to simplify my system. Never been really happy with the Cronus as it did not have a tube sound at all. I mean it sounds good but missing that sparkle. I hope adding the Cary back in with the stereo 100 might bring that back.

I took your post and ran it through ChatGPT. I recommend doing the same. I found the output interesting... But I don't want to clutter up the forum with lots of ChatGPT posting.

Ghdprentice

recommended doing what? The Cary with the rogue stereo 100.