Rogers High Fidelity EHF 200 MK2

That's awesome @lloydc I intend to experiment myself as well. I'll pair it with the Luxman 595ASE which has superb tone control and just an overall nice machine and also try driving through the Luxman M10X power amp.. It's good to know that you saw benefit from the attenuator..

@wsrrsw how long do you wait for the warm up? also do you have certain burn in hours on the tube, where you started to see it shine.. 

About five minites or more. Often I just turn on and go. If amp brand new I’d except some burn in time. As you know tubes work best when warm. Some advocate 20-30 minutes. 

Thanks @wsrrsw.. We are going through a heat wave in the northwest. Thankfully the basement remains ten degrees cooler than upstairs.. I am curious to see how hot the Rogers is going to run. Both Luxman 595ASE and the 550AXII are class A and they run hot.. So I am used to it..

@jonwolfpell @wsrrsw @sbank @lloydc got my Rogers EHF 200 MKII, from getting it out of the box and setting it up on the rack, I was stunned by how terrific it looks, the simplicity, the details of the fit and finish. It looks even better in person. Nicely packaged, the quiet power cord and the remote.. Just gushes with high quality.. 

Setting up was real simple. I set it up in triode mode and hooked up to the unbalanced input 1 with the hifi Rose RS150B as the DAC. Started to listen to different movie sound tracks.. It's fantastic, with the clarity, the beautiful tube sound that I could not get out of the Mcintosh MA352(I no longer have this, I swapped it for the Luxman 595ASE). The dynamics are wonderful.. I am in for long nights of just musical bliss..

I hooked up the M&K sub to the subwoofer terminal, but could not get much out of either of the terminals. Even with the sub gain turned high, I could not get it. Not sure what I am doing wrong. In any case, this amp does not require a sub. But I like trying all the modes.. If anyone else have tried it, let me know what I am doing wrong.. 

More listening and I'll continue to post my experience..

I'm sure Roger can help you out. I don't use a sub when listening to music, my speakers w/ the amp don't need it. Its so great to be able to talk directly w/ the designer & builder of a quality American made product!!  It was one of the major contributing factors why I bought one.