Rogue Owners Unite

First, I 'd like to thanks everyone for helping out. I was hoping that it was a fuse too but it turns out to be a lot worse than that. I have contacted Mark and he indicated that there is fuse in the power supply. Before that when I first received the preamp, I was very suspicious of the sound of moving part in the PS like something came loose. Yep, it sure is. As I open the PS, I found that the circuit board is not screwed to the case and couple of the heavy gauge soldered wires got broken off. In addition, one of the soldered wire to the CD RCA input jack inside the main preamp casing is also broken off.

I doubt if this is from shipping vibration since there is no damage to the box or the exterior of the unit. I have filed a dispute to Audiogon but not sure if it helps any. The seller has been ignoring all attempt to communicate. Oh well, look like I will have to take it to an audio technician or perhap send it back to Mark for repair and complete check over. Who knows what else is wrong with it.

spudspot,
you may want to think about sending the 66 preamp back to mark at rogue and having the magnum upgrade done at the same time. i personaly run a 99magnum and couldn't be happier, but i've heard that the 66 magged out is not a subtle difference. mark is such a competent owner and all-around nice guy, i wouldn't send my rogue gear to anyone else.
not sure how much of the magnum upgrade would cover your particular damage, but the mag upgrade is about $250.
definitely echo off to others in this thread that have had it done and see what you can expect. this will likely be $$$ well spent.
just my 2 cents
sorry to hear you got burned
but don't give up on the rogue
cheers

Spud- I bet if you send the 66 to Mark he'll take good care of you and the 66.Its well worth the expense.
you paid $700 right? thats $150 to $200 below used prices as far as I've observed.I bet Mark would fix it for well below that amount.
you may even get the deadbeat seller to pay for repair.go after that SOB and don't give up!!
we are all behind you!

Spud
Send your pre amp to Rogue for sure. They really are great guys.

Spud,
I too have to agree with everyone else here about the service Mark offers to his customers. I purchused a Rogue 99 and found out that it was considered a "older" model because of some noise coming from the power supply. I was ready to purchuse some of the Russian nos tubes ($80./set) and Mark mentioned the Magnum upgrade which he even offered to me at a lower price. Needless to say, I went for the Magnum upgrade which would allow it to be fully checked out and updated. I agree with others here that you should go for the Magnum upgrade because you too might have a older 66. Good luck and keep us posted.