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Rogue Magnum 99 question

I have just purchased a new Magnum 99 to replace a AES AE-3. With only 2 days out of the box I honestly dont know if I like its sound; given it is new and needs time to break in and the cheap NOS russians need to go. I was using a pair of Sylvania chrome dome in the AES and loved their sound.
Did anyone feel the same as I do? How long did it take for the 99 to break in? What tubes did you roll and find good results with? Are the russian 6sn7's a very poor link in this piece of equipment that they hinder the preformance? In what order do you start rolling.....front pair,rear, or left, right....instuctions really dont say. I also have a pair of KenRad VT231 blackglass that I really didnt quite care for in the AES.
Any helpful suggestions or comments would be appreciated.The 99 is mated to a Bryston 4Bst.

thanks, kek
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kek23 OP
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I called and talked to Mark today at Rogue, to see what other tubes they have in a inventory. In so many words he areed that the 99 can be drastically improved with different tubes other than the russian NOS that were shipped with the unit. To be truthful, when I placed my order with the dealer I expected "NOS" to be a higher quality tube than russian. Mark also told me that I could have selected other NOS tubes at time of order. Had I known this I would have went with better sounding tubes.

Not a problem , this will give me a excuse to start purchasing different sets of tubes. I'll do what the Hunt brothers did in the early 80's when they started to buy and sell large amounts of gold and sent the price to over $800 an ounce....I will do this to the tube world......WAIT A MINUTE....someone beat me to the this already his name is Kevin Deal......aargh.

Back to the 99. Looking a my posting it would seem that I dislike the Rogue which is not the case. I dont care for the sound of its current tubes. Everyone of us that visit Audiogon want to improve the sound we hear, and surely dont want to take steps backwards, and this was my first initial impression with the Rogue, the backward steps.

I will keep you posted on my findings.

thanks, kek

p.s. please keep the suggestions coming....I'm all ears
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