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ROGUE "Zues" Power amplifer???? Anyone???
Dose the Zues relly weigh 200lbs "WOW" I may have to call Mark at rogue. RP can you expand the bass please 
ROGUE "Zues" Power amplifer???? Anyone???
$1699 verse $5500 HUMMMMM. Have you looked inside that $5500 AMP. My point is ARC is a poor value & I tried a lot of their amps 7 or 8 of them, and I wanted to like them but most of them were to analytical for me. (can you say Minn white)This ... 
ROGUE "Zues" Power amplifer???? Anyone???
The Rogue is music and like all ARC AMP'S INCL VT100 MKII ARE "NOT" PLUS ARC IS A POOR VALUE. I have had in house VT100MK1/MKII/VT50/ Classic 30/ & MORE MY HCA-2 IS JUST BETTER. I did have a ROGUE 88 nice amp. 
Stereo Tube Amp Recommendations
Save some $$$$$ and ck out a PS-AUDIO HCA-2 I replaced a cary rockit88 with one & I can hardly believe it. The HCA-2 is a killer amp. Ben in UTAH........ 
Need to replace a Benz glider series 1 HELP
Basement do you thank VTA would have any thing to do with the Benz being lean . Jerrmie at musical surroundings just told me that the glider sounds best with a little sag on the rear of the arm. I had the arm level. I did not no this before. I wil... 
Alignment Protractors
Clearaudio is IT easy to use and DAM accurate. 
Time for a new turntable......
Look at the clearaudio leveltwo express Machine RB250. I replact A DP47 with it & Im in love. My wife thanks I love it more than her. HA HA HA. 
Tube pre-amp with SS Classe Amp
I have a SLP2002 & I love. Much better than the ARC-LS25 MRK2 I tradded it for. Alsow I tried a BAT VK-30 & liked it but the soundstaging was pour & A bit to dark for me . But a vary nice preamp. I did own a AYR K-3 It was better than ... 
Best reasonably priced phono cable
WWW.WasatchcableWorks.com is the best I found no matter $$$$. The prices are vary good. The $2000 transparent reference is a joke. I did like the Cardas but pricy. Then Kimber & Tara can you dry dry dry & pricy to. 
Need speaker cable recommendations ...
I've tried a lot of wire in last 20 years like (vampire/kimber 4tc 8tc pbj hero plus select 1010 1011 3033 3035/cardas/audioquest/xlo/transparent/tara/ The biggest dispointment and suprisingly bad and I mean bad was the tansparent cable, it was ha... 
Need help with tube selections
I have a rogue 88 and the best tube I have tried is the electro-harmonix 6550EH. I have tried kt88 kt90 & svetlana 6550b & 6550a. The electro-harmonix 6550EH is nothing short of stunning...thay can be purchased at the tubestore.com 
Best Tube Amp for this setup?
The rogue is it. I replaced my ML 334 with a rogue 88. And in triode it is MILES BETER. Boy was I suprised. I did replace the predrivers with sovtek 12AX7LPS & The output tubes with electro-harmonix 6550EH. This tube combo is stunning... This ... 
Clearaudio TTs good or bad
I made mistake it is a SME 309. 
Clearaudio TTs good or bad
The SME V is the arm, but this combination is a bit out of my range. But this is what my dealer is recomending. I am trying to keep it at $3300. I've read that the RB600 works well. I do listen to a lot of 70/80 rock. so a lot of my music are not ... 
Clearaudio TTs good or bad
I need to add the clearaudio solution to this list & A basis 2000 but the basis looks like a poor value. THANKS..