Rogue Audio. Reliability issues? Anyone?

russ69,

So much attention went into matched tubes. How am I supposed to just replace one tube and throw out all that paid-for attention to detail? I guess maybe the answer is to pony up more money for ANOTHER matched quad. Feels like a very, very expensive endeavor that makes the tube game silly. Do you think finding a used KT-120 with low hours will fit the bill?

The bias is drifting upward.

Thanks everybody! This has been a good read.

To the point of affordability of tubes; It’s not about money exclusively. It’s the time they take. I mean, when I get this amp back and throw some tubes in it, is it just going to fail again and blow something else in the amp? And then it’s gone for another two weeks and $475 out on the shipping and repair bill, plus a tube.

If it’s a blind gamble (on a not so cheap part) whether or not it won’t screw something up in your amp, that’s getting into “stupid” territory. Am I misunderstanding the situation? A perfectly functioning amp can be damaged by tube failure? And tube failure is random and not so uncommon?

I’m new to this and I haven’t built a level of trust with tubes so far, but I absolutely love the sound. I guess if I get burned again, I’ll go back to Solid State and donate $500 to starving children every sixth months. That’s better than having holographic sound on and off throughout the year.

I’m not bent out of shape. Just trying to understand. It’s all good. The amp is with Rogue now and I have new tubes on the way. So we’ll see how this pans out. 
 

I have my solid state amps to hold me over in the meantime, so I’ll certainly live. There's just something really exciting about the tube sound that I’m not ready to give up. This thread helped me understand that I had a stretch of bad luck. 

stereo5,

Yes, the fuse popped when the tube went.