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Favorite Tube Amps, Reasonably Priced

I have seen several tube amp lines, made in china (i think), like Sun, Antique Audio, Audio note. Cary has a cheaper line, Audio Electronic supply. Has anyone listened to these? Any recommendations, I have Audio physic Virgos, so i need an amp with some balls. Are the high end Carys, like the 805's, worth the scratch? Thanks......
mythtrip
phild
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I have heard that many, but I was pretty impressed by the Rogue monoblocks (M120's, I think). They're pretty reasonably priced and they sound pretty great. They've gotten quite a few good reviews too.
musicslug
430 posts
 
I have been very pleased with the Cary SLAM 100s which sometimes come up here for 2500/pair which would be great value.
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marakanetz
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Cary 805 is one of my favorite amps and they will amaze you with Virgos! If you're in NJ or close you can go to Audioconnection in Verona to listen to them in that setup or just simply go to www.audioconnect.com and ask a quote on new or used model.
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chazzbo
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Rogues are great and have balls out the yang.I picked up a Mesa Baron used fpr cheap and i'll tell 'ya nothing beats tons of tube power.If you can wait fo it to come up used the Baron is terrific in that it can be switched from pentode to single ended in thirds and let's you customize the sound.It is $4K new but I see them going for less than half that all the time.
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