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In Reply to: Single ended or Rogue M120's or .........??? (Spend more on amp or speakers?) posted by naymon on August 16, 2002 at 08:11:38:
If you want a fuller, bigger, more realistic sound, then you should get the Rogue with a full range speaker that makes you happy. SET amps can sound lush and inviting, but the good ones are VERY expensive, and still generally lack much power. The Rogue is a fine, all-around amp with good drive capability on high and medium efficiency speakers. Also, with the Rogue you have the option to run ultralinear or triode (not SET but close). Also, I must add that I'm 180 degrees in the opposite direction with the couple other posters below. A top notch speaker with average electronics (as long as properly matched to the speaker load) will generally sound more accurate then top notch electonics and average speakers. If the speaker doesn't sound that great to begin with, then there's not a whole lot you can do to bandade the sound even with superior electronics.
Regards, Jerry O.
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avoid the slow, soft bass, rolled-off top and lush colorations. There are quite a few designs that reflect this more modern approach to provide the purity of SET and the power of push-pull.
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Jim Ricketts
tmh audio
We'd all buy them and the discussions would be over.
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Jim Ricketts
tmh audio
A good SET should do what any "good" component does, i.e. transparency, neutrality, musicality. I only know the Decware stuff but it is certainly not at all boomy or syrupy. But you pay for the watts (though a little can go a long way sometimes.)
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