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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2006
    Wow. That is so the opposite of the advice you've received on this forum!! lol
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2006
    Look at it this way, Joey -- in the grand scheme of all things audio -- what freakin' difference does it make? Just pick one. You can't go wrong either way, and without A/Bing them, you're not going to know what you're missing anyway.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited October 2006
    Early...

    I know man... I know...

    But in the grand scheme of Joey, I need to make the best purchase possible.

    And I think the Plinius is a better buy. It is essentially a $6000 amp for $2700 with shipping and paypal fees... plus the guy is a dealer and he will send me an invoice and register me for the FULL 5 year warranty.

    I cant go wrong with this guy.

    With the MF, it's used and I have no warranty. Who knows what'll happen if the amp blows something.... a $7500 retail amp is going to be a b*tch to repair.

    I'm going with the Plinius.... and I've returned the Rogue Metis preamp and I'm going to look for a one that's a step up.

    Atleast with separates, I can work and tweak my system with the tube pre... who knows. Maybe one day I'll end up with some Hovland preamps...

    Joey
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2006
    Sounds like that'd make for an awesome setup, Joey. Congrats and good luck!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2006
    Cool, Joey. Glad to see you've made a decision.

    Yeah, get rid of the Rogue. It's fugly.

    What's your budget for a preamp? Perhaps we can make your life a living hell by recommending a bunch of tube preamps!
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited October 2006
    Atleast with separates, I can work and tweak my system with the tube pre... who knows. Maybe one day I'll end up with some Hovland preamps...

    Maybe, but you might just like it, you know. Hey, if it ain't broke, don't **** with it...
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited October 2006
    One thing you should keep in mind. These equipments are not going to run away on you. They'll always be around. So eventually you will hear both.

    Like you said, with the MF, you're stuck with that sound and with the Plinius, you have more flexibility.

    But don't listen to me. It's just my opinion and lack of experience with gear at that caliber.
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  • jm1
    jm1 Posts: 618
    edited October 2006
    Congratulations on the new amp purchase. I think you have made the correct decision in completing a step towards your final destination.

    Now comes the hardest part; waiting to be able to purchase a pre-amp of similar quality. I would recommend starting to look at a matching preamp from the same manufacturer. Unfortunately I am not familiar with Plinius components, but I would suspect it might give you the liquid midrange of tubes with the clarity and detail of SS at the frequency extremes.

    This is what I experienced when upgrading from a Rotel preamp last year.

    Enjoy the new purchase.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited October 2006
    Guys and Gals,

    I narrowed my amp search to the MF KW500 and the Plinius 102SA. I was close to landing the MF KW500... but I thought about it and I didnt like the idea of being tied down. Sure the KW500 was cheap at $3000-ish, but it still got up to about $3400-ish with shipping and paypal fees.... and looking at the 'gon, the KW500 dont sell as fast, even at a lower than usual price.

    Then I turned to my original plan, going full CLASS A with the Plinius. A $6000 amp has to be good for something and it has such a good following everywhere. The dealers I talked to regarding the Plinius say that it is the best amp they sell under $10K - bar none. This is with Krell, Hovlands, MF, and Halcros in the mix. :eek:

    So anyway, I got an even better deal for a brand new Plinius SA102 with FULL 7 year warranty straight from a dealer. The deal is better than the MF deal since I get no warranty with the MF... and it being $7500, it might be a pain the a$$ to fix up if ever needed.

    So... the Plinius is in the mail.. should be here by Wednesday!! :D:D

    Looking forward to doing an A/B comparo with the Rotel RB1090!

    Next up, deciding on the preamp.... and I'm not worried if I cant make out with a super hiend preamp this time around, I have time to spare.... :) .

    Thanks for everything everybody... and sorry if I didnt follow the advices of some (including you Sean!). :(

    Joey
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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