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Calling Bunky, Too busy listening to reply to the blog?
The Sphinx sounds very good in the bass, midrange and the topend.my speakers are high resolution four ways and they reveal nothing that sounds objectionable.
Bunky, I just checked your gallery, are the VMPS being driven by the Sphinx? If so that is truly impressive. I'm betting my Legacy Focus 20/20s would also be a good match with the Sphinx.
OK, i am working ten hour days on night shift during a power plant shut down. my daughter signed off to UPS for the Rogue Audio Sphinx integrated amp yesterday and I came home at 3:00am this morning and hooked it up to the Silverline Audio Sonata III's via Black Cat Morpheus speaker wires and jumpers and I hooked my modded MiniMax DAC to the Sphinx via Black Cat Morpheus IC's and connected my DAC to my Canary Audio CD200 with a Black Cat Silverstar 75 digital cable and let it play at low volume for eight hours while I got some sleep. once awake with a cup of fresh ground coffee in hand i played the Steve Stevens live acoustic guitar track Dementia and Zappa's title guitar track Zoot Allures and my initial impression is that it is a very nice sounding integrated amplifier. i will roll some NOS tubes in the front end next week and give some insight on it as I go.
Bunky, The Goodsound review was very positive with the only exception being the remote control volume? In your setup did you have any trouble using the remote to achieve the precise level you wanted? He mentioned a slight edge/brightness, but he still preferred the Sphinx over other units for the sheer enjoyment of listening to music.
Bunky, What did the Psvane tubes bring out beyond the stockers? What mods did you make to your EE Minimax DAC, Opamps, more? The MiniMax and newest Bifrost are on my shortlist.
Bunky, The Goodsound review was very positive with the only exception being the remote control volume? In your setup did you have any trouble using the remote to achieve the precise level you wanted?
Maybe I misread the review but I thought the remote issue he mentioned was just that the remote was not standard at asking price. I admit that I tend to skim over reviews since so much is fluff and hyperbole.I've overcome the sensitive remote volume (Alps fault, not Rogue's) by using two different button depresses; one long and one short. So if I want just a slight increase in volume I depress 'down' quickly then use a longer 'up' depression. Annoying? Yes, but workable.
Bunky, Thanks for your valuable feedback and info about your system. I'll have to call Rogue to see if there is any solution to the not so remote volume control. Both the formal reviewer at Goodsound and yourself have trouble achieving the desired volume using the remote, prompting a manual adjustment, rendering the remote moot. Congratulations on finding and owning the "Holy Grail". LOL
I have owned the rogue sphinx for just over a month it is a great amp and a huge value. the remote doesn't bother me however, i rarely use it. I would put it high on the consideration set. -jm
What did the Sphinx replace, and in what ways is it better? Have you tried it with difficult loads, or are your speakers an easy load? I've got Legacy Focus 20/20 which dip to 2 ohms in the low bass, I'm wondering how the Sphinx would fare into that impedance? What does "high on the consideration set" mean?
The NOLA Boxers and Sphinx should make a killer setup, enjoy. Besides the Nait 5si, what other integrateds did you compare it to? In what parameters did the Sphinx sound better than the contenders? I just found out a Sphinx will be playing at the Capital Audiofest driving Legacy Studio HDs, I'll spend some time in the Everythingaudioreview room to get a feel for it's sonic signature. Have you even considered rolling 12AU7s in the Sphinx yet?
