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Rogue Owners Unite

Hello Rogue Owners. The goal of this thread is to let Rogue owners discuss the tubes they have tried in their amps/preams and discuss other tweeks that have been implemented with success. It would also be nice if you'd post your system components to help us compare notes.
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sunnyjim
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Rosecoeii, Thank you for the comments and advice. I happened to fire off an e-mail to Rogue after reading your message yesterday, and ask them about the Cronos Magnum integrated which is $2295 retail. This is a thousand dollars more than new Sphinx.

Well, the response I got was less than informative about features of the supplied remote, the phono stage, and dynamic power. I felt like saying so what the f--k makes this integrated worth a $1000 more?????

I was told you need to rebias the unit. Big deal!!! Maybe, some Rogue owners of the CM or yourself can enlighten me as to the "possible" difference between the CM and Sphinx, considering the CM prepreceded the new hybrid. Thanks
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roscoeiii
1,155 posts
 
Who did you hear back from at Rogue? Mark O'Brian often replies to the e-mails sent to them, but he may be at the NYC Audio Show.

Might be worth a follow-up e-mail, or a phone call to Rogue (after the NYC show is over).
jperry
2,481 posts
 
The remote features on all Rogue products are minimal. Volume and maybe mute. Looks like both of the units you are considering only have volume control on the remote. Hope this helps. I suggest calling after the NY show and asking about the price difference. I think the cost of a tube output section is most of the answer.
sunnyjim
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Much thanks: to Jerryp and Roscoe. It was Mike O'Brien I spoke to. I did not know about the New York show, so he may have been distracted by show goers and dealers yacking away at him

I gratefully give back the thread to the original poster. Thank you, and good night!! Jimbo
dolsey
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New Rogue owner here. In the last few months I have bought a 99 Magnum pre and a 88 amp (Probably from one of you!).

For a relatively small investment, I am extremely happy. This has been a great way to get into tube gear. I can't say anything new that hasn't already been said a million times before, but so far so good.

I'm hoping Santa will upgrade my 99 to Super Magnum status and my 88 to a Stereo 90 for Christmas. I swear after that I'm done...............Yeah right........
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