buellrider97
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| DAC break-in question Yes you can. And for me , I have a Schiit Yiggy which needs to be warmed up and I leave it on continuously unless I’m gone on vacation. | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? That’s quite a time capsule you have. I had the same receiver with a PL-19 with JBL 100’s in 1978. That being said, ans mentioned above find the speakers you like and then choose an amp that compliments them. At your price point I would consider a... | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks I was in this position and I experienced an improvement. I have a pair of 15 amp circuits that have Hubble duplex outlets. All my equipment uses upgraded 15 amp power cords. I installed a Richard Gray power conditioner that came with a very beef... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS Hi , I’m right there with you regarding ESS chipset. The Border Patrol DAC intrigues me too, what’s your budget ? Although I can’t give you a recommendation for R2R, I have been happy with Schitt DAC’s. I started with an Uber Analog Bifrost lon... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @decooney , No problem, I overlook the fine print often. The 4312’s are a true studio monitor which is not a forgiving speaker. The specks JBL gives are way to low for power requirements. They are happy at a minimum 200 wpc solid state. I was cons... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @decooney Hi , thanks for your input and I did receive the cc. The M-180’s currently have GL KT-77’s. I borrowed a tube tester and they are so low it advised replace on all eight. I tested the original KT-90’s and they are at about 80%, but one i... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @mulveling. Hi, thanks for more info. FWIT, Bill at Rogue has the ST-100 Dark and Megapan 1.7’s. He likes the Dark upgrade and commented that it’s huge on the ST-100. The Hera has graded Upscale Sovtek’s but the owner can’t recall how many hours... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @mulveling Hi all, here are todays updates. I received my boxes from Rogue and will pack and ship to Rogue for the repair and the Dark upgrades. Also I’d like to mention that I obtained the Hera II from the owner of the amps. Back when the amp ... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @hiend2 , Thanks for you’re input. I started to pull the cover on the one that’s having issues just to have a look. Unfortunately the screw didn’t want to budge and started to loose the head, so I stopped. I didn’t want to start whacking them with... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s The plot thickens ! 😆 I was contacted yesterday by the original owner and apparently he tossed all the packing materials. At least he has the cages. The good news is Rogue sells the complete packing units at $60. each. I haven’t priced it out yet ... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s Good afternoon gentlemen and thanks for the additional comments. When I was on the phone will Bill at Rogue, he commented that the ST-100 had the greatest performance increase from the Dark option. Prior to receiving the M-180’s I was eying eit... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @audphile1 , you have some really nice gear and I appreciate your advise. I’m budget limited and am curious about a $5k limit and a $10k limit, used ok. Also I’ve never owned tube amps this powerful. I do a lot of looking on line , but lack anywhe... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s I can go cheap and fix one for $500. That leaves the other unchecked. So if do both say $1k. They were built in 2012, and I’m thinking fresh parts that are also an upgrade is prudent and worthwhile. I’ll probably ask the previous owner to sell... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @jafox , Good morning, I appreciate your idea. The bad amp definitely needs repair. I had it at best playing but with an underlying distortion that sounded like a bad driver tube. But it’s more than that because when I swapped out tubes and restar... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s Todays update. First off thanks for your guidance, second they’re going to Rogue for either repair or possibly a Dark Upgrade. Bill at Rogue spent 30 minutes on the phone with me while the tech listened. The amp in question went into a nasty s... |