2. cables
  3. 1024973847

Polarity Invertng Rogue 66 W Bryston 4BST

I just received my new Rogue 66 Magnum preamp with line stage and remote. At first I wasn't sure what to think. The sound was more musical and full, but I felt I was missing detail. I wasn't completely surprised at this, but a little disapointed. After dinner I listend for an extended time, and it seems that I am now hearing much of the detail I feared was lost. Can anyone share their experienxe with the break in period of this preamp? Also it mentions inverted polarity. I would like to know if anyone else has fliped the speaker cables or just left this alone. I have this connected to a Bryston 4BST Amp. The rest of my setup is as follows. PSB Stratus Gold speakers, MSB DAC with HDCD,Cambridge Audio D300 cd, kimber 8tc biwire speaker, and Hero interconnects.
Any suggestions or info would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Alan
alana106

Showing 2 responses by precbsed

precbsed
49 posts
 
RGD, she stock 66 has inverted polarity so unless your power amp has inverted polarity as well Rogue recommends reversing the speaker leads. The Magnum upgrade doesn't affect the polarity either way.
precbsed
49 posts
 
What was your old preamp? I used a non-Magnum 66 for about a year and then had the Magnum upgrade done. I do invert the speaker cables as Rogue suggests after having tried both ways. Inverted sounds better in my system. Comparing the Magnum to the stock 66 I noticed improved detail, imaging and bass response right away with the Magnum. Over a period of about 2 weeks of a lot of listening there appeared to be some slight improvement in sonics but not necessarily regarding detail. Over time the Magnum seemed to be a bit warmer or richer sounding.
More to discover