It’s good to be king!
Rogue Pharoah Integrated Amp, $4000, 250×2
Designed/Built in Pennsylvania
Rogue’s new Pharoah Mk2 integrated amp was not created JUST to be a steal of a deal. But it is! Integrated amps offer the best electronic values in high end audio. Pharoah Mk2 gives you a one box solution for very serious audio performance. By pairing a marvelous tube (two long plate, low noise 12 AU7s) preamp and solid state amp on a single chassis, it just happens to land at a great price. But please, don’t think the Pharoah Mk2 isn’t an upper echelon product just because it’s quite the bargain. It’s a combination of tube refinement and big solid state horse power.
First of all, if you’ve dabbled in our hobby for any length of time you’ve learned that there is no substitute for power. You’ve got to have it. Literally any speaker wakes up when driven by a fire hose vs a garden hose. The Pharoah Mk2 propels 250×2 (400×2 for you Maggie owners) and can drive virtually any speaker very well. Pharoah Mk2 runs nCore Ferrari horse power.
Pharoah Mk2 uses a large Toroidal transformer and Mundorf EVO oil filled coupling caps. It has two 12AU7 tubes in the line section. The phono section is outstanding and will support MM & MC (40-60dB gain). The phono is NOT an afterthought! Pharoah Mk2 features three high level, RCA inputs. It also has one set of XLR inputs.
Pharoah Mk2 has an excellent on board tube driven headphone 1/4” jack.
Pharoah Mk2 has two preamp outs, one variable and one fixed.
Pharoah Mk2 has a HT bypass loop.
6.5h, 18.5w, 18d, 40 lbs, Built in USA!
Rogue chooses NOT to put a DAC on board because the digital world is a moving target. Hence Rogue says, buy your DAC as an outboard component. That way you can change as the market changes.
