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Rogue 66 magnum tube rolling???

Hi All,

I just purchased a Rogue 66 magnum from a fellow Audiogoner to replace my Golden Tube SEP-1. (Mainly because of the Home Theater Bypass and remote control options) I must admit that I like the sound of the GT SEP-1 better! The Rogue 66 has a higher noise floor (hiss). Possibly from weak tubes or it could be AC noise as well. I was thinking of putting some fresh tubes in the Rogue 66 to see if this would minimize the problem. Anyone have experience tube rolling a Rogue 66?

My Equipment list as follows:

Home Theater: Sunfire TGII, Parasound 2205A, Panasonic RP-92,Sonus Faber Concerto's all around.

Stereo: Golden Tube SE-40 amps(2), Golden Tube SEP-1 preamp and/or Rogue magnum 66 w/HT bypass, Sonus Faber Grand Piano.
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chazzbo
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Hate to say it but kevin Deal at Upscale get's so much of market (has very good testing machine and you don't have to worry about phonies) but his prices aren't a give away and phone manner sucks.but he has heard the match ups and will point you to Mazda's or Buggle Boys' or tellfunkens based on the equipment.Not that I would get in touch with other stores (www.the tubestore.com etc) before I bought.
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skateman OP
22 posts
 
Thanks Chazzbo! I have some experiments to run this week including pairing the rogue with another amp. If this fails, I'll try some new tubes. Two AUX7's can't be that much $$$
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jgiacalo
446 posts
 
I had a Rogue 99 and found that applying Walker SST to the tube pins totally eliminated any tube hiss. The hiss was completely gone.
matt54321
16 posts
 
I also have the Sunfire TGII and am considering a seperate 2 channel pre with HT pass through. Can you please describe the differences you have found between the Sunfire direct and using the Rogue? Thanks
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