If you want more feedback regarding good matches I would also recommend pinkfish media forum. Way more exposure users in that forum.I also remember reading several posts about croft tube pre amps paired with Exposure amps. Seemed to be a very good combo. Also realize that most of these people are from England and have there preferred brands and a different set of products available to them.
Exposure 3010 w/ tube preamp or hybrid integrated?
Hi all. I'd like to upgrade my office setup to a tube-pre ss-power and am wondering which of two preamp/amp combos would be better. I currently have a Rega Brio-r integrated and would replace with something like the following:
Exposure 3010 power amp (I already own but am not using)
Rogue Metis preamp
or
Rogue Sphinx or other hybrid integrated.
The rest of my components in the office are:
Ascend Sierra-2 monitors on stands
Musical Surroundings Novo Phonomena phonostage
Rega DAC (ifi usb power, v-link USB to spdif converter)
Technics SL-1200MK5 with grado reference1 cart
mix of crimson and anti-cables IC's
What I like about the Brio-r is I am at the office for 9-10 hours a day and I never tire of listening to it. The Exposure has a similar vibe.
I listen to music at low/moderate volume and review AV materials at high volume.
Budget would be no more than $1,500 and I don't want to go full tube for the power amp mostly due to tube replacement costs. The Exposure lists input impedance of 18k ohms so that does limit the tube pre options in my price range. Remote control is mandatory.
If I bought an integrated I'd sell the Brio-r and Exposure.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Exposure 3010 power amp (I already own but am not using)
Rogue Metis preamp
or
Rogue Sphinx or other hybrid integrated.
The rest of my components in the office are:
Ascend Sierra-2 monitors on stands
Musical Surroundings Novo Phonomena phonostage
Rega DAC (ifi usb power, v-link USB to spdif converter)
Technics SL-1200MK5 with grado reference1 cart
mix of crimson and anti-cables IC's
What I like about the Brio-r is I am at the office for 9-10 hours a day and I never tire of listening to it. The Exposure has a similar vibe.
I listen to music at low/moderate volume and review AV materials at high volume.
Budget would be no more than $1,500 and I don't want to go full tube for the power amp mostly due to tube replacement costs. The Exposure lists input impedance of 18k ohms so that does limit the tube pre options in my price range. Remote control is mandatory.
If I bought an integrated I'd sell the Brio-r and Exposure.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
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