Rogue Audio with Joseph Audio, Rega, Benchmark, and Darwin Cables

I’ve but to listen to a pair of Joseph Audio audio system I did not marvel at. That contains the small-in-size however huge-of-sound Pulsar2 Graphene standmounts ($9999/pair) in a room commanded by Rogue Audio. I left the room saying "Crazy! Crazy" to Rogue’s Nick Fitzsimmons and Bill Magerman, however earlier than then I sat in dumbstruck silence.

This room featured a lot of debuts together with Rogue Audio’s RP-5 v2 preamplifier ($3995); this was matched with Rogue’s DragoN Monoblocks ($5995/pair; overview forthcoming). The new model of the Cronus Dark Integrated amplifier ($4495) contains 25% extra capacitance and Vishay HEXFRED high-speed diodes within the energy provide, upgraded sign tubes, coupling capacitors, binding posts, and op-amps within the phono stage, plus different choose elements upgrades in key spots.

RP-5 v2 preamplifier enhancements are mentioned to incorporate a greater quantity management, borrowed from the RP-7 and RP-9 preamplifiers, an improved phono stage, borrowed from the Rogue Audio Triton II devoted phono stage, and an upgraded headphone part, borrowed from the RH-5 headphone amplifier.

Heard enjoying orchestral music, this rig produced a large wall of candy sound that bowled me over with pinpoint imaging, punch, and grandeur. It slammed me foolish.

Also in-room: a Rega P8 turntable ($3495) with Lyra Delos cartridge ($1995), Benchmark DAC3 B ($1899), and Darwin cabling together with Keystone interconnects ($395/pair), Natural RCA interconnects ($895/pair), and Natural Speaker cables ($1875/pair).