Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III crackling static in left channel

Why didn't you address this when it was still under warranty??

newbee + Mike B

Thanks!  I ever-so-slightly bent the pins, replaced, no crackling so far, even when nudged. Will eventually replace all small tubes with Au pins.

Btw, I emailed Rogue two days ago; not a peep so far.

Email them directly or call tomorrow morning. Don’t start bending tube pins or trying to compress tube sockets. I have a Had Inspire that I should have used tube socket savers and they’re loose as a goose. I do not get any static from them being loose. I asked Rogue once about a non response to an email and it was a result of how I sent it. I’m not co-signing a lack of response, but I have had fantastic support. One time I had Nick and the repair tech on speaker phone for 30 minutes as they talked me through some live diagnostics. Then I had a big pop without any damage and they said better ship it. They fixed my known issue and diagnosed a pending issue too. FWIT I had my M-180’s upgraded to Dark status and fully retubed last time in. Get your amp repaired and retube it. Consider a full or partial upgrade to Dark. PM me on the side and we can talk tubes. Also there’s a Rogue owners group on Facebook , I’m considering joining. [email protected]
 

You might also try cleaning the tube sockets with a bristled pipe cleaner and a tiny bit of DeOxit contact cleaner.

Thanks for the tip, dogeared.