SF Line 3 vs. Rogue 99


I have listened to the Rogue 99 and think quite favorably of it, but have also seen quite a few very affordable listings for the Sonic Frontiers Line 3 along with some very good reviews.

Comparing the features, etc.. does anyone have any first hand experience listening to and living with either unit?

thx al
little_al
I had the Rogue 99 and the SF Line 2, SF more neutral,
on the less than exciting side. The Rogue 99 was more
alive, more bloom, richer, with SS detail, wider soundstage.

In fact I just bought another Rogue 99 because I found
I was missing it, and want to put something tubed back in my
system with bi-amped SS,ers

Please note that I had the L2 and not the L3, and have
never heard the L3 so I cannot compare the two, but can
say the 99 is a bargain deluxe at it's price. IMO!

Bob
leafs is correct, obviously, but sometimes this is tough...

re: features, the sf wins hands-down. besides having a signal-processor loop, it has a tape monitor & balance control, which the 99 doesn't have.

re: sonics, i've never heard the sf, but everyone sez it's wery neutral - some critics say it's almost solid-state-like. i owned a rogue 99 magnum-version for about 6 weeks; it was wery tubey, w/no bass response in my system, possibly due to impedence problems. so, for me, i'd get the sf, even tho i've never heard it! ;~) but, as i'm way-happy w/my melos, i have no desire to look for something different.