charles7
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| Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype You can go at the problems from another angle: how much does an equipment design demand of each tube? One reason I bought a Quicksilver Integrated Amplifier is that Mike S. designed it to spread the burden over more tubes than might strictly be ne... | |
| How are most audiophiles going from streamers to DACS Because of where things must be physically, my router sends wifi (16 bit/44.1 KHz PCM) to an Audioengine B-FI. I connected its Toslink output to the Toslink input of the DAC. It sounds great to me. The important components are the amplification - ... | |
| Devore 0/96 - Integrated AMP help I drive Focal Aria 906 speakers with a Quicksilver Integrated Amplifier. The speakers have a specified sensitivity of 89.5 dB; your Devore's 96 dB. In my set up, at moderate listening volume, the volume control stays around 10:30 o'clock. (Except ... | |
| amplifier with volume control I have a Quicksilver Integrated Amplifier. It is a tube amp, it has a volume control, and it sounds great. It is rated at 20 watts. A simple no-controls JDS Labs+ DAC feeds the amp, and the amp feeds Focal Aria 906 speakers, specified 89.5 dB sens... | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used A Quicksilver Integrated Amplifier, rated at 20 watts, works great with my Focal Aria 906 speakers cited as 89.5 dB sensitivity. I listen at moderate volume, and the volume control sits around 10:30 o'clock. | |
| Integrated Amps - another thread... I listen to the same jazz you do (and chamber music). I recently got the Quicksilver Integrated Amplifier. It's great! Yes, it is a tube amplifier – designed to drive each of its eight power tubes gently. Owner/designer Mike Sanders believes in si... | |
| What Integrated Amp do You use Have had a Quicksilver Integrated Amplifier by Mike Sanders for just a couple of days, and not sure I'll get over the "wow!"* All tube, musical.* Rated at 20 watts both 8 ohms and 4 ohms, drives Focal Aria 906s just fine. The speakers are quoted a... | |
| $2000.00 to spend on new speakers. Focal Aria 906 pair has been great for me. 89.5 dB sensitivity. Excellent detail, which should pair well with a tube amp, no? | |
| Tube Preamp - What to buy? If you want to hear what a tube pre-amp does, the Xiangsheng 728A is a good introduction, about $300 and presumably not difficult to resell . My experience is athttps://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/buyers-report-xiangsheng-728a-tube-pre... | |
| Why has focal raised their prices so much on Sopra line A pair of Aria 906 speakers is $1,990 in the U.S., the same as four months ago. A French website just now lists the pair at 790 Euros. That is approximately equivalent to what I paid in a private craigslist transaction for a pristine three-year ol... | |
| Recommended cheaper vintage SS Integrated Amps? You didn't define the ceiling on "cheaper," but an alternative could be that you get an affordable, modern, neutral amplifier and a tube preamp within your budget. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) Browsing this thread with no thought of spending such money? You might be interested in this " Buyer's report: Xiangsheng 728A tube pre-amplifier " that I had posted on another forum. |