Rogue Owners Unite

Bradz, some other guys on here have done the sand trick. Member "David99" is the guy you want to talk to. He sent me an email with detailed instructions but I lost it! Let me know how it works out.

How long does it take for the 99 to fully break in?

Bradz, with new tube equipment I usually give 2-4 weeks to fully open up. Please write a quick summary of your findings of the 99 :)

Bradz, I second Buckingham's request.

KP

After reading enough of these comments and reviews of Rogue, I decide to plunge $700 for a "rarely" used Rogue 66 preamp from a seller on AudioGon just to find out that it does not work !@#$%^&*. It won't power up and none of the tubes light up. This is my first entry into tubes and the experience has not been good at all. Does anyone know what could be wrong?

In any case, I also have no idea how old the tubes are. The seller claims that the unit has been serviced by Aronov (whoever that is) and the tubes have less then 10 hours on them. How can I find out about the condition of the tubes? Assume that I will have the unit repaired but since I have never listen to tubes before, how do I know if they are good or bad and whether some other tubes being mentioned here are better?