At AXPONA 2026, Nick Fitzsimmons of Rogue Audio discusses the gear being shown in the company's room in an interview with Ken Micallef that's now posted on our YouTube channel.
At AXPONA 2026, Rogue Audio delivered all the warmth, color, and tone that tube aficionados have come to expect from this venerable brand. Coupled to digital sources and the big Maggies (a.k.a. Magnepan's 2.7x speakers), Norah Jones sounded effortless, intimate, and in the room.
Next, The Rolling Stones' “Tumblin’ Dice” shifted the focus to large-scale and loquacious, with the music bumping, grinding, and generally sounding like all the 1970s good times (and bad) rolled into one roll & roll wonder.
Equipment list: Digital sources: Eversolo T-8 streamer ($1395); Garlubidor Divinity DAC ($1849). Preamplifier: Rogue Audio RP-7 v2 ($5495). Amplifiers: Rogue Audio M-250 Ultra monoblocks ($18,995/pair). Speakers: Magnepan 2.7x ($10,000/pair). Interconnects: Darwin Natural XLR ($995/pair); Darwin Enlightenment Extreme XLR ($2750/pair). Cables and speaker wire: Darwin Enlightenment power cables ($1995/each); Darwin Enlightenment Extreme speaker wires ($3995/pair).
