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- Page 1 Issue date : 10/6/03 Rogue M-120 Vacuum Tube Monoblock Power Amplifier Owners Manual Vacuum Tube Amplifiers...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Introduction 2) Setting up your power amplifier 3) Operating your power amplifier 4) Maintenance 5) If there’s a problem 6) Owner and Warranty Registration Form 7) Specifications 8) Warranty Rogue M-120 Owners Manual... -
Page 3: Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase decision! We at Rogue Audio truly believe that our amplifiers provide the “smartest” value in high-end audio. If you have never owned a vacuum tube amplifier you will be thrilled by the silky-smooth sound and incredible detail that only a tube amplifier can provide. - Page 4 See Figure 1. WARNING : Shipping this unit without correctly attaching the shipping pallet can result in serious structural damage to the unit. Rogue M-120 Owners Manual Shipping Pallet Washer (4) ThumbScrew (4)
- Page 5 3) Remove Foam Packing – Carefully remove the foam from under the tube cage at rear of chassis. It is important that you retain the tube packing material in the event that the amplifier ever needs servicing. See Figure 2. Tube Cage Foam packing Figure 2 Rogue M-120 Owners Manual...
- Page 6 4) Allign Tubes - Using a glove or a clean dry cloth, straighten any tubes that may have tilted during shipment as shown in figure 3. Ensure that tubes are fully seated in their ceramic sockets. Power Tubes (KT88 or 6550) Rogue M-120 Owners Manual 12AU7 12AX7 Figure 3 12AU7...
- Page 7 5) Matching Speaker Impedance - The Rogue M-120 provides separate binding posts positions for both 4 ohm and 8 ohm speakers, as shown in Figure 4. The impedance selected will depend on the speakers used. Consult either the owner’s manual for your speaker or your local dealer for the correct choice.
- Page 8 Be sure to use high quality interconnect cables - they do make a difference. See figure 4. 11) Polarity - The Rogue M-120 amplifier is a non-inverting amplifier (positive signal in gives positive signal out) so, for best sound, care should be taken to ensure correct polarity at the speaker terminals.
- Page 9 Amplifier Location - The Rogue M-120 amplifier is an open tube design and is designed such that natural convection flow patterns provide cooling as required. This cooling has been designed and tested to ensure long term reliability and safety. Therefore, to ensure proper cooling, the unit should be located in a position so that these air flows are not impeded.
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Page 10: Operating Your Power Amplifier
3) Switching between ultralinear and triode operation important feature of the M-120 monoblocks is that they can be configured for operation in either triode or ultralinear mode. In triode operation the amplifier will produce somewhat less power but may offer a more appealing sound with some speaker/room combinations. -
Page 11: Maintenance
The Rogue M-120 has been designed to provide many years of enjoyable and reliable service. The greatest care has been taken to select vacuum tubes that provide superior sound and ensure long life. However, at some point in time, the tubes will wear out. The factory installed tubes should last thousands of hours. -
Page 12: If There's A Problem
3) Unplug all other equipment from the amps and work backwards connecting the preamp, source, etc back in until the source of the hum/ground loop is determined. If these steps do not clear up the problem, please call Rogue Audio Technical Support on 570-992-9901. Rogue M-120 Owners Manual... - Page 13 Rogue M-120 Owners Manual...
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Page 14: Owner And Warranty Registration Form
OWNER AND WARRANTY REGISTRATION FORM Included with this manual is an Owner and Warranty Registration Form. Please take a minute to fill out this card and return it to Rogue Audio. output power frequency response input sensitivity dimensions weight power requirements... -
Page 15: Limited Warranty
Rogue Audio, lightening, power surges, or acts of God. Use of any other than Rogue Audio factory parts may void this warranty... - Page 16 THE ROGUE AUDIO MISSION ... At Rogue Audio we design and manufacture vacuum tube amplifiers. There is fierce competition in this market and we will only survive by delivering a superior product and superior service - we have the engineering and managerial talent to do so.
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