![]() There’s the dystopian future angle, and the attention-grabbing title adding to the mystery of whether Batman is still Bruce Wayne (it couldn’t be - could it?), both of which I liked, but while this is an initially exciting story, as it goes on Paul Pope keeps readers at a distance from the characters and this world by revealing very little information about them. Year 100 is a very uneven book that I really wanted to like. In the course of finding the real killer, Batman discovers that there’s a doomsday weapon being sold on the black market by the (clearly corrupt) cops in charge. ![]() It’s also the first appearance he has made in public for years and people have forgotten his existence - is the mythological Batman real? He is nonetheless hunted by psychic cops, robot dogs, and other futuristic crime-fighting tools. A cop is killed and Batman is suspected as he was at the scene - an obvious frame job. It’s heavy and expensive, but quiet.Set in 2039 (100 years after Batman debuted in Detective Comics #27 in 1939), Gotham has become a police state and the overbearing authorities know everything about everyone. ![]() The Transformatic uses especially expensive and heavy transformers. I have had several others in my home since the Rogue - two Modwright solid states, a Transformatic, and an Ayre - none have shown any hum. It’s the difference between a lot of the higher end conpanies’ transformers and some of the lower end ones. He was telling me about the extraordinary process that the better Chinese transformers go through, including multiple baking processes to completely seal and silence the transformer from noise. I had a conversation one day with Steve Leung of VAS and Cayin Audio. So there is your evidence that the Rogue doesn’t hum in every home, just those with some dirty power issues. Jerry had zero hum with the unit - physically through the transformer itself or through the speakers. It’s worth noting that my exact unit was a review sample that Jerry Siegel reviewed. It was easy to hear from my listening chair 9 feet away. If you have any power issues, however, it can cause the transformers to physically hum, not necessarily through the speakers but from the unit itself. They probably operate without noise in many homes. The transformers Rogue uses are good quality, but not the best. BOTH amps had a significant amount of transformer noise in my system. If they did, I would not be doing my shopping there.Ĭlick to expand.I had a Stereo 90 Super Magnum, and then I had a Stereo 100. That is, unless the dealer had a no-return's policy in place. If I had spent about $12k in audio gear from a particular dealer, I would not be amused by their condescending behavior in this issue. The dealer in question should not be acting like they are doing their unsatisfied customer a favor in returning and changing out the CM II, with a more expensive amp from the same manufacturer. If I was paying retail or close to retail prices and I was not satisfied with my purchase, I would reasonably return it. I understand that some special sale "close-out" type merchandise may not be returnable, but should be stated as such. ![]() That is, unless they have a posted No-Return's policy, that is posted in the store and clearly printed on the receipt. If a customer is not satisfied with a purchase from them, he has every right to expect to return the unit back to them. The "high end" audio dealer, where the has spent roughly $12k with, is there to please their customer's. Get Rogue to contact the dealer first to arrange for this and for another unit for an advanced exchange. ![]()
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