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Will a Rogue Audio Sphinx v3 perform decently with my Sonus Faber?

hello from london, my first thread!

i am using sonus faber olympica i standmounts (87db, 4ohm) in a smallish room (17x9 in feet), not crazy levels, jazz but also rock.

i have a complex setup (lab12 tube pre, arthur boxem class d power amp, and longdog audio hybrid phono stage for my Hana SL MC). and a REL T5.

I really need fewer boxes, but also some cash, and it is tempting to sell everything and buy a used decent integrated, currently eyeing a rogue sphinx v3 , not do well known here. But i can't audition 

i expect that it can't perform as well as what i have, but could i get reasonably close? maybe not for the phono stage. I guess i should go for the magnum upgrade, or the pharaoh, but that might be later...

proux
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proux OP
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oops- that stereophile review is the Olympica NOVA- mine are the old ones!

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rar1
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You should do more than ok with the Rogue Sphinx.   Used it in a room roughly your size.  

It plays loud, with oomph.  Very musical sounding.  Doesn't sound like a Class D amp.  

The phono preamp is also fairly competent.

Preferred it to the Rega Brio.  

One odd thing can be with the choice of speaker cables.  It will not play (at all) with Kimber's PBJ speaker cables.  Experienced it, thought I was going mental,  and spoke with the owner about it.  He confirmed it.  One of those things that had to do with the cable connectors.  Not making this up.  

If you are up to it, you can call Rogue direct.  Very welcoming bunch.  The owner will discuss things at length.

Rich 

 

kofibaffour
713 posts
 

going from incredible boXem to a middling tube amp doesn't make sense imo. get a solid stage integrated. the A-50 from Onkyo fits the bill and is a much more potent device as a whole with DIRAC DLBC

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mapman
23,598 posts
 

It will do nicely.  Good choice!

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