Don't be too critical right now, you puchased a nice piece of equipment from a very reputable builder and the nuances of the tube circuit well employed will show up in spades, relax and play some music and enjoy, before you know it you will forget that you were listening for differences between it and your Schiit pre. After you put a few hundred hours + on it slip the Schiit back in and you will marvel at the upgrade. Leave those stock tubes in place till they burn in and you get a feel for the sound before tube rolling. Enjoy your new pre. Enjoy the music
New Preamp arrived....
So a few short hours ago my Quicksilver Line Stage Preamp arrived. It will be replacing a Schiit SYS passive that was bought to be able to implement the first piece of the puzzle, the power amp, and be able to sell my cheapo integrated.
its been 20 months since the power amp arrived so today was super exciting.
I hook it all up (and reverse the speaker connections as it says it inverts phase) and...
Well its every bit as clean and clear as the Schiit. Bass is a little better. The volume knob can actually be turned further to get as loud as the Schiit which was surprising. The treble has some sizzle on the very top end which I’m assuming will work itself out over time. Not much different in the bass department.
My fear going in was it’d sound the same which would add a heavy dose of buyer’s remorse ($1300 vs $50). It’s got the stock JJ 12AT7 tubes and I have a pair of NOS RCA black plates coming next week.
So what kinds of things can I expect for the first few days/weeks?
its been 20 months since the power amp arrived so today was super exciting.
I hook it all up (and reverse the speaker connections as it says it inverts phase) and...
Well its every bit as clean and clear as the Schiit. Bass is a little better. The volume knob can actually be turned further to get as loud as the Schiit which was surprising. The treble has some sizzle on the very top end which I’m assuming will work itself out over time. Not much different in the bass department.
My fear going in was it’d sound the same which would add a heavy dose of buyer’s remorse ($1300 vs $50). It’s got the stock JJ 12AT7 tubes and I have a pair of NOS RCA black plates coming next week.
So what kinds of things can I expect for the first few days/weeks?