Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier

Please be gentle with me my audiophile friends. I am considering to buy the Rogue 99/ Halcro Mc20 to drive my LFT ET8bs. I owned the Bp26/ 4BSST/ Paradigm S2 and sold them all in a month. Huge soundstage but kind of flat and imaging is not quite "there". I love dipole sound and settle down for the ET8Bs that I consider my reference speakers that I will build my system around. In short, Would the TP2.1 better than the 99 in term of sound stage and imaging ? I understand that the 99 only sounds good when cranking up to high level of listenning. So many good testimony, I am tempted to place a call to order the TP2.1. Give me some good reasons, please.

My upgraded preamp just passed the 100-hour mark. Mixed emotions...

Easy Sherod, you'll get there in due time, I know about patience, it's one of my non-virtues !

Mark, enjoyed your post, it's comforting to know the AH 2.0 is in good standing with a reference preamp as the AR REF 3.

That says a LOT about the AH 2.0, but I bet the gap "would close" with a 2.1 fully-broken-in (2 weeks solid) put to the test.

I see it like this, the REF 3 is the latest factory incarnation available from AR at this time and the AH 2.1 is Joseph's latest factory incarnation available, that would really put things into perspective.

I would agree that sonically the TP 2.1n preamp version is completely different from the TP 2.0n version.

Sherod, yes it is. Really want to hear what Victor has to say. I assume they know the "end" result after complete burn-in. I assume they know if the sound becomes more tube like and as you say has "breath of life"

Bill