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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    No, not implying you screwed up....lol. Rogue is certainly a well established company making good sounding gear so I understand the leap of faith. Just thought you might have waited a few months for some reviews to come forth is all. 3500 isn't chump change....to most anyway.

    Anyway.....hope it arrives safely and we are jonesin' on the review.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    For sure their Hera and Athena get great feedback so that is something to work with....the new stuff hopefully is up there. Still at $3500 I'm sure there is always something to second guess.... unless one has heard all of the $3.5K preamps out there....in their own rig.
    2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,392
    A nice choice GCE... Can't wait to hear it compared to my Pass.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Congrats gce, looking forward to seeing your review,I'm sure you're going to love it!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,549
    Sounds like a winner... Would like to hear your thoughts when it arrives! Congrats!!
    Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    It should be here tomorrow. I'll start another thread and review it the best I can. But you got to remember this is my 1st Preamp so only the AVR to compare it to. LOL
    Anaheim Hills CA,
    HT 5.1: Anthem MRX 720 / BDP-Denon DBT1713UD / Polkaudio LSiM703 / W4S mAmp's / Polkaudio LSiM706c / Polkaudio LSiM702F/X's / SVS PC12-NSD / Panasonic TC P55VT30

    2 Channel: Rogue RP-5 / WireWorld Electra power cord / Marantz TT-15S1/ Ortofon - Quintet Black MC / Marantz NA8005 DAC / W4S mAmp's / Synology DS 216+ll-4TB / Polkaudio LSiM703
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,392
    DSkip wrote: »
    Your jaw will be a permanent fixture on the floor then.
    This experience was more of an eye opener than my first power amp.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    DSkip wrote: »
    Your jaw will be a permanent fixture on the floor then.
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    This experience was more of an eye opener than my first power amp.

    This is what I'm hoping for guys. It seems all in the know keep telling us that an AVR is not the best for music.

    Ya know what's funny is that I had no idea I could integrate a 2 channel preamp in an HT setup. If I had of known I would have done this years ago. LOL

    The waiting is killing me!!!

    Anaheim Hills CA,
    HT 5.1: Anthem MRX 720 / BDP-Denon DBT1713UD / Polkaudio LSiM703 / W4S mAmp's / Polkaudio LSiM706c / Polkaudio LSiM702F/X's / SVS PC12-NSD / Panasonic TC P55VT30

    2 Channel: Rogue RP-5 / WireWorld Electra power cord / Marantz TT-15S1/ Ortofon - Quintet Black MC / Marantz NA8005 DAC / W4S mAmp's / Synology DS 216+ll-4TB / Polkaudio LSiM703
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,392
    Where's the damn preliminary review and the gratuitous picture of the box being stripped of its contents?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,549
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Where's the damn preliminary review and the gratuitous picture of the box being stripped of its contents?

    That's what I'm wondering too!
    Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    That's what I was thinking after first dates! >:)
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  • FunnyChap
    FunnyChap Posts: 1
    tonyb wrote: »
    Just my personal opinion, but I'd take the MF pre over the W4S any day of the week. 2 totally different sounds. I know I pushed the M6 integrated on someone around here and he still hasn't peeled all the **** off his face.

    The p5 should remain a contender even if you never use the added goodies. Will only help re-sale value down the line.

    But the Musical Fidelity doesn't have Balance Control (really helpful to center the image) like Parasound.

    Soure=Apple Music lossless
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,412
    edited May 27
    I'm guessing since this thread was in 2015, the decision was made loooong ago.

    Plus, the last three preamps I've had none had balance OR tone controls and I never missed them one bit.
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  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,804
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    I'm guessing since this thread was in 2015, the decision was made loooong ago.

    Plus, the last three preamps I've had none had balance OR tone controls and I never missed them one bit.

    Agreed.

    FunnyChap wrote: »
    But the Musical Fidelity doesn't have Balance Control (really helpful to center the image) like Parasound.

    The balance control would only move the image away from center. Otherwise you have other issues to deal with
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