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Best Live Albums?
Sinatra in Concert '57 (DCC)Clapton - Just One Night (MFSL)Little Feat - Waiting for ColumbusAllman Bros. - Live at the FillmoreAllison Krauss and Union Station Live 
Roy Orbison's Best Recorded CD's
The DCC 24Karat Gold CD "Roy Orbison's All-Time Greatest Hits" is much more comprehensive and sounds far better than the HDCD "16 Greatest Hits" CD. Its a bit pricey but worth it if you are a big fan. BTW I got my first ticket (spinning wheels) at... 
HDCDs from China?
The 24 karat gold digitally remastered HDCD release "The Platters' Platinum Collection" on the Chinese Prime label is outstanding. 
XRCD If you could order 3, Which ones?
Classical - "The Reiner Sound"Jazz - "88 Basie Street"Pop - Aaron Neville's "Warm your Heart" 
Sweetest sounding 12AU7?
I just ordered replacement tubes from Rogue Audio for my 66 Magnum version. Rogue highly recommended National's for the 66 line stage. 
Rogue 88 problems
Scottht makes a good point. Cleaning the tube sockets did not eliminate the arcing right away but it did stop sometime thereafter so that may have had nothing to do with the problem. After reading Scottht's post however it did occur to me that at ... 
Rogue 88 problems
Pren,Regarding Marakanetz's post, do yourself a favor and try the simple procedures I recommended before you despair. Oxidation and debris build-up have nothing to do with design or build quality. If that doesn't work I would contact Mark O'Brian ... 
Rogue 88 problems
I had what sounded like arcing on start up as well with my 88 Magnum. I cleaned all the tube sockets and it eventually stopped happening. To quiet the noisy fan I simply removed the cover and thoroughly dusted the fan and its housing with a soft m... 
seems like static
I have a Rogue Audio 66 Magnum preamp and an 88 Magnum amp and experienced the same thing for quite a while. It was intermittent and sounded very much like you described. I cleaned the tube sockets but it did not eliminate the problem. Eventually ... 
How do I clean CDs with isopropyl alcohol?
I use undiluted 91% isopropyl applied with a spray bottle ( an old Optrix bottle works fine.) I give it two or maybe three sprays and allow the alcolhol to dwell for a few seconds then I dry the CD with a radial CD cleaner. Allsop makes one. Radio... 
How can I safely remove Optrix from my CDs?
Herman, the manufacturer suggested that the tissue used to wipe the excess Optrix may have been treated with a chemical softening agent or perhaps may have been made from recylced paper stock although I was careful to use the recommended untreated... 
How can I safely remove Optrix from my CDs?
I contacted the manufacturer who suggested I clean the cloudy cd's with undiluted 91% isopropyl alcohol. I applied the alcohol with a small spray bottle and used a radial cd cleaning system to remove the haze. ( Allsop markets these cleaners and I... 
Long-term Optrix users: any complaints?
I have experienced "streaking or hazing" when using Optrix in the past. I was careful not to use scented or otherwise treated tissues as suggested by the manufacturer. When I contacted the manufacturer he speculated that recycled tissue could be a... 
upgrading Rogue 88 to Magnum or buy 120 monoblocks
When I had the Magnum upgrade done on my Rogue Audio 88 it clearly improved sound staging and tightened up the bass. However, the overall improvement to my Rogue Audio 66 preamp when I had that upgraded to Magnum was even more significant than tha... 
Best Jimmy SMith/organ masters.....
I'm a big fan of Jimmy Smith also. The DCC 24 karat gold cd "Bashin' the Unpredictable Jimmy Smith" is one of my favorites. "Relentless" by Joey DeFrancesco and Danny Gatton is one you should check out as well. Joey D is a great B-3 player and Gat...