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Rogue Audio. Reliability issues? Anyone?

I recently have been loving an Atlas Magnum power amplifier. I had a tube go bad, a fuse blow, and now red-plating. All of this could be related. But I am trying to decide if I want to pay shipping both ways ($90 each way), pay Rogue’s $175 bench fee (minimum) and then spend ungodly amounts on tubes that are hard to find.

I have friends, two to be exact, inform me that Rogue is notorious for this crap and their amplifiers are money pits. Is this normal tube stuff? Should I go for it or cut my losses and buy something else. I really love the way it sounds amd I really want to love Rogue. 

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hiend2
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Well here is an option,

Pull the cover and look for any obvious burned resistors.

Find one replace it. Chances are thats all it is.

I had a M120 pair like an idiot-- I put in a tube without a Centering pin

Roasted 3 resistors,

I called rogue service told them Didn't feel like shipping it across the country, Serviced said look for any obvious burnt parts, I found 2 resistors replaced them and works fine. Took 10 minutes. Maybe not an option.

Alos might be time to look at a Class D replacement.

Good luck. Rogue has Great service. Have had 6 amps of theirs.

Running Apollos now.

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ieales
1,201 posts
 

Regarding power tubes, as others have said, no need to match if you have some form of bias adjustment.

Measured power and distortion?

Checked for HF oscillation?

adamcrenz
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I've owned my 99 Super Magnum pre for

25 years. It's not had so much as a hiccup.

 

My Atlas Magnum blew a rectifier once,

but that was my fault: I fumble-fingered

The power button.

 

 

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