Rogue 66 or AES pre?

bradz, i must 1st say that i'm extrapolating here, cuz i've never heard a rogue66 or an aes preamp. but, i *did* do a direct comparison between a rogue 99 magnum-updated preamp, & a cary slp98. this was in my home, for a couple of months. the cary won hands-down, in all areas. based upon this, if it were me, i'd get an aes preamp, if these were my choices. but, at this price-range, i'd get a melos sha-gold-r/maestro over *either* of 'em! ;~)

ymmv, doug s.

dud,that dead concert in 75 has warped your mind.ROGUE RULES..... PERIOD! :) Mark and I want a "conference" with you in Pa.!

hi david, it's obvious that ewe haven't had the opportunity to *hear* a melos preamp... ;~) and, what's wrong w/ewe - posting a response instead of yust pinging me w/negative wotes?!? ;~)

regards, dug seed in

ps - i know the real reason ewe won't switch preamps - yude have to change yer moniker! :>)

Actually Dud,my first choice when I was looking to buy a pre was a Sha-Gold.....my dealer had a used one in stock but steered me to the 99 instead.He said "no contest"Just his opinion of course.I will give you your well deserved negatives in due time!!!How dare you voice your opinion here!!!!

ya know, dave, in all seriousness - yer dealer recommending the rogue, is kinda funny - perhaps he carried rogue, & wanted sell gnu product? the reason i say this, is one dealer i spoke with - audio connection, in verona, nj (wery helpful, & i'd shop there if i lived there), was trying to help me w/preamps. they carry rogue *and* cary - two pre's besides the melos, that i was considering. (at the time, i was considering the sha-gold, not the ma-333 that i ended-up buying). anyway, i mentioned i was also considering a used sha-gold, & they proceeded to tell me that they used to be a melos dealer, & that if i could find one in decent shape, that i should yust *do* it - that it wood smoke *anything* from cary or rogue. not only did they discourage me from buying someting gnu from 'em, it wasn't even them that had the used melos i was considering! needless to say, i was duly impressed w/their attitude - something along the lines of them rather having *no* customer than one that wasn't satisfied. unusual in this day & age, & i always check out their site to see if they have anyting i mite be interested in - *this* is the type of store where i *wanna* shop. they were willing to have a cary preamp drop-shipped to my house for a no-strings-attached demo, where the local dealer woodn't even let me take his demo-unit home for audition...

regards, doug s.