Rogue audio........

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edited December 2012 in The Clubhouse
What have you owned and can you comment?

I want to buy a US made tube amp.

I have done some research but would like to hear some "Polkie" advice/experience first hand.

I know a guy (who I trust) that has some experience, but would like your experience/opinion if you have owned Rogue amps.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2012
    Here's some advice...
    EMPTY YOUR DAMN INBOX DOOFUSS!!!!!!
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    Damn it I know it!
    What you get like 10 pm's now?

    Cleared!
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited December 2012
    I owned a Tempset II Magnum integrated for 3 years. I wish I still had it !!!!
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    Talk to me people!
    I don't even know this "brgman" guy?:cheesygrin:

    Just kidding Mike, you are the ONLY reason I am considering dropping a grand on an amp I have never heard.

    Surely someone can share their experience, CARL?

    YOU OUT THERE CARL?:eek:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    decal wrote: »
    I owned a Tempset II Magnum integrated for 3 years. I wish I still had it !!!!

    Nice!
    That is what I am wanting to hear!:cheesygrin:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    brgman wrote: »
    Here's some advice...
    EMPTY YOUR DAMN INBOX DOOFUSS!!!!!!

    What part of "cleared" did you not undertand?:evil:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    Looking at the "Stereo 90" REAL heavy!
    Anyone have any experience?
    I will be running it with an Atoll preamp (for now) if that helps any.

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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    edited December 2012
    I have the Cronus Magnum. Very well made and am very happy with mine. Top notch customer service too! Might sell mine one day due to loss of interest in hobby.
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited December 2012
    Hey Pep! I am looking at the same amp rite now! Also considering a pair of Mono 150's from Rogue! The M150's are at a local HIFI shop,and can can be had around $3700 for a pair of demo's! The 90 is around $2400! Just cant make up my mind! I have heard the 90,and was very impressed! Just dont know if I can justify the extra coin for mono's,as I haven't heard them on a comparable speaker!
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    Hey Pep! I am looking at the same amp rite now! Also considering a pair of Mono 150's from Rogue! The M150's are at a local HIFI shop,and can can be had around $3700 for a pair of demo's! The 90 is around $2400! Just cant make up my mind! I have heard the 90,and was very impressed! Just dont know if I can justify the extra coin for mono's,as I haven't heard them on a comparable speaker!

    I just saw a 90 sell for $900 + shipping, that is why this whole thread seemed "rushed":evil:

    I did not have the courage to buy not knowing enough about this brand.

    I am now packing my truck with enough supplies to last a couple of days, so I can go kick brgman's A$$ (he vanished on me and my pm's!):eek:

    I am on my way Mike, please, please answer the door!:cheesygrin::cool::lol::razz:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    I am on my way Mike, please, please answer the door!

    Knowing him like I do, I DO NOT want him to answer the door to be honest!:eek:

    IIRC, he sold his Stereo 90 for $1300 but cannot remember 100%.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited December 2012
    I own its predecesor the Eighty Eight Magnum and love it! Great sounding amp and very well built.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    I own its predecesor the Eighty Eight Magnum and love it! Great sounding amp and very well built.

    Athanku sir!
    You and I have some history and that is just the kind of info I am looking for, I trust your opinion!

    I am sure Mike will steer me right (he has had a couple of them) and I trust him, so I may be GOLDEN before long!:biggrin:

    Cannot wait!
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    Oops, double post!:eek:
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited December 2012
    Thanks Paul! It sounds great with your PCs I can attest to that! I'm running some NOS GE 6550 power tubes with the Eighty Eight and it's simply glorious. I also have some Wing C KT88s that sound awesome also. I prefer the glorious midrange and sweet bottom end of the GE 6550s however. You can run 6550s, KT88s, KT90s, and I believe KT120s with the ST90 however (confirm that with the 90s and 120s before you try). The Eighty Eight has all the muscle I need to push my SRS 2s and then some, and that's in triode mode. The ST90 has even more power so you are in for a treat!
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    Thanks Paul! It sounds great with your PCs I can attest to that! I'm running some NOS GE 6550 power tubes with the Eighty Eight and it's simply glorious. I also have some Wing C KT88s that sound awesome also. I prefer the glorious midrange and sweet bottom end of the GE 6550s however. You can run 6550s, KT88s, KT90s, and I believe KT120s with the ST90 however (confirm that with the 90s and 120s before you try). The Eighty Eight has all the muscle I need to push my SRS 2s and then some, and that's in triode mode. The ST90 has even more power so you are in for a treat!

    I WILL be pming you in the future because to be honest I am not familiar with tubes.
    Noobish, I know just enough to cost me money for not knowing enough!:lol:
    Does that make sense?:wink:

    I just need to get into some tubes, and I am looking for the best possible route, and would prefer a
    US made amp (just how I roll).
    Any other suggestions?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,517
    edited December 2012
    Manley, VTL, BAT and Cary.....all made in the USA. Hard to go wrong with any of them.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,396
    edited December 2012
    Had a rogue perseus I wish I had back. Check out audiogon especially for the m150/180's. They are stupid cheap there at the moment
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited December 2012
    Give me a hollar when you pick it up. You are in for a real treat! Careful though, there is usually only one cure the tube addiction. I'll give you a hint, its the same cure as for taxes :-)!
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited December 2012
    Have had two Rogue Preamps in the past and currently have a Cronus Magnum Integrated, it drives my SDA's into sonic bliss. Rock solid products at a reasonable price. GOOD Customer Service and as mentioned, Made in the U.S.

    "If" I ever decide to get back into seperates, I will own the Perseus pre and one or two of their amps. I will be picking up their Ares Phono Pre one day in the near future.

    I will always have Rogue in the chain somewhere.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2012
    Balanced Audio Technology :)
    Jake
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited December 2012
    I have a Rogue 99 Super Magnum. It sounds great. The preamp is built in the USA (Pennsylvania) and the service and people at Rogue are great to deal with. I highly recommend Rogue.

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    Carl

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  • Jim Shearer
    Jim Shearer Posts: 369
    edited December 2012
    If you want to give tubes a try & don't want to break the bank, then why not DIY? I built a Dynakitparts.com ST-35 & am extremely pleased. The JJ EL84 tubes I bought for it originally were, shall we say, problematic. After switching to a matched quad of NOS Soviet military tubes (EL-84M I think they're called in English--I can't reproduce the Cyrillic characters) from Jim McShane, all is bliss.

    Cheers, Jim
    A day without music is like a day without food.
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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited December 2012
    I purchased these in 2010 and have no regrets:

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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2012
    toucanet wrote: »
    I purchased these in 2010 and have no regrets:

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    They look so nice.It's like mine broke in half.
    Have you slapped some KT120's in those puppies?
    Glorious!!
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited December 2012
    No, I have not tried the KT120's yet.

    I have the Shuguang KT88-T, 12AX7-T and 12AU7-T tubes in the monoblocks. I like way they pleasantly changed the sound and will keep them in until they need to be replaced.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited December 2012
    Beautiful pair of amps you have there toucanet, color me jealous:biggrin:
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited December 2012
    ^Double me,color me Jealous! Those are beautiful!^
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • usp1
    usp1 Posts: 207
    edited December 2012
    I have Rogue 88 amp and a Rogue 66 magnum pre. Wonderful combination...tube warmth but not syrupy.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2012
    Edit for the sake of Friendship!
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