As many have said, it's never been a better time to get into hi-fi audio, as there seem to be so many great-value-for-money products on offer out there right now.

eg. ROGUE AUDIO (located in Pennsylvania, USA) manufacture tube amplification & also include SS & Class D 'hybrid' technology, offering impressive sound quality, pundits say, at 'affordable' prices.

The ROGUE Sphinx v3 integrated amp, is now in it 4th year, version 3 iteration.

- 100wpc @ 8 ohms
- Tube preamp stage
- Hypex Class D power amp section.
- MM/MC phono stage
- Discrete MOSFET headphone amp
- Remote control
- Variable & Fixed pre-outputs
- 3 year wty
- US$1595









Steve Guttenberg AUDIOPHILIAC says:





" the feature set is intelligent... well thought out "

The MM/MC phono stage is "really, really good, exceptionally good".

" the sound is so.... 'right' "

With the KEF LS50s - "a magical combination "


See also the - ROGUE AUDIO Dragon hybrid tube / Class D amplifier on the Class-D amplification - coming of age? thread.

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I love the classic look, nothing fancy just great engineering

Bet it sounds great too

Manager & Product specialist at Rapallo AV & HI-FI

Herb Reichert's STEREOPHILE review :

" I never expected.... this kind of horn-like vividosity from the normally staid, monitor-like Harbeth M30.2s — or from a $1595 integrated amplifier (including phono stage) and a $755 MM cartridge. " (Ortofon 2M Black)

" The Sphinx V3 made the modest .7 Maggies sound like the best speaker ever. "

" The ROGUE Sphinx V3 is an unpretentious working-person's amplifier. It delivers music with an eager expressive energy, in concert with a forgiving musical nature. "

" The ROGUE Sphinx V3 will someday be remembered, like the original NAD 3020 integrated amp, as one of the greatest high-value audio products of all time. "

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This 'lockdown' remote interview with ROGUE's Mark O'Brien, gives you a good feel for the ROGUE company philosophy & the man's design priorities:

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