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What preamp would you mate to your Rogue M180's?

Any opinions? Currently itching to try a new tubed preamp. Had a McIntosh C2300 with good tubes, but it was a little flat. My McCormack ALD-1 Platinum sounds outstanding, but I would like to try another tubed pre. Others I have had in the system: EE Minimax w/NOS tubes (a little rounded off); ARC LS26 (but not with the Rogue; it did sound outstanding).

Any good mates with the Rouge? I know they make some outstanding high-end preamps, but they are impossible to find for a demo locally.
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hicham
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I'm intending to use the Bryston BP26 Preamp.
What do you think of this solid state / valve combination? Joseph
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georgehifi
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All the Rogue monoblocks's 120's 150s' and 180's have a very high input impedance and very high gain, they are a great match for a passive preamps and do not need any active preamplification at all.

You may even have the problem of them being already too loud at 9 o'clock volume with an active preamp, because of the amount of gain the 180's have.

Try this first for just $49 and save a stack of money and potentially have a more transparent sound than any active preamp can give.
[url]http://schiit.com/products/sys[/url]

Cheers George
raymonda
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Well my Audible Illusions m3a sounds great with my 120's.
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