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| R2R Ladder DACs or All in One Streamer Solutions @audio2designHow did a DAC that was way behind the times 30 years ago (TDA1541) magically become good?As we know, the Philips TDA1541 and TDA1540 "16-bit" d/a chips were used in hundreds of different acclaimed CD players. It’s sonic signature is s... | |
| Pass Labs x250.8 vs tube amps Former related thread four years back, some good replies by Agon’ers, @atmasphereThread: "Why Warm Amps Sound Better". https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/why-warm-amps-sound-better | |
| Pass Labs x250.8 vs tube amps @chungjhBTW, I need power in the amp because of the esl speakers.What do you all think?To: @chungjhI don't typically recommend dealers, in your situation it could be worthwhile to correspond. A local home audio dealer (Deetes) here in northern Ca... | |
| Quicksilver audio silver 88 mono amps @augwest The QS mono tube amps paired with your recapped Thor tube preamp should be fun. Appears VCap was a common upgrade in your preamp, photo here, and nice wide and thick copper strips on the main board, cool. :) https://www.audioasylumtrader... | |
| Pass Labs x250.8 vs tube amps @chungjhSound labs are not bi ampable. Anyone have experience with high end D class amp?I know they are generally poo pooed, but who knows-may be there has been sufficient progress recently.Class D you say? How about Tube + Class D monos 600w @8o... | |
| Pass Labs x250.8 vs tube amps Similar topics surface periodically about the 250.8 over on AC. This thread is from a few years back, 1,2,3 pages worth...warmup, standby / master switch, SS vs. tubes. https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=149400.0 | |
| Pass Labs x250.8 vs tube amps As @decooney indicated, the heat is not my biggest issue. It is the time to warm up. My logic is that tube amps will reach the optimum temperature more quickly than Pass Labs or other SS. Tell me if I am wrong.@chungjh You are correct when referri... | |
| Magnepan + live music = 🔥 +1, agree, more break-in time and quality low capacitance speaker cables will help. | |
| Pass Labs x250.8 vs tube amps I think he’s also referring to how much time it takes to warm up the Pass amp before he’s ready to enjoy it. It’s a regular topic. Not unique to Pass amps. My former dual mono class A/AB SS amp was the same way at 6-8 hours, it transformed into a ... | |
| change amps or speakers @majorc IF you decided to sell them, your current el34 based Monos would make a nice setup for someone within the higher-efficiency speaker crowd, kind of desirable amps on the used market. Could recoup some funds there. And of course, the other o... | |
| change amps or speakers @ditusa Your super cool el34 quad-output-tube Silver 60 amps (with larger V4 amp transformers) are close to 2x the drive compared to the older and smaller dual-output-tube EL34 monos. Now your amps would definitely drive @majorc ’s LFT8b speakers.... | |
| Upgrading Quicksilver preamp or amp caps -- warranty impact? If I were a mainstream mfg, I too would likely focus on Reliability, Availability, and Cost to stay in business. All key factors. As long as the "standard" version lasts and sounds "good enough" for 95% of the mainstream consumers, it keeps variat... | |
| Upgrading Quicksilver preamp or amp caps -- warranty impact? +1 what @johnss said. If you are going to do it, don’t skimp, buy very high quality caps. Leave the work to a competent professional, and don’t forget to discharge the caps if you do it yourself, proceed with caution. While people do it hoping to ... | |
| Upgrading Quicksilver preamp or amp caps -- warranty impact? @hilde45, only Mike @ QS could confirm warranty info for you for yours.re: capsI’ve come across 50+ Quicksilver amps and QS owners with upgraded tubes and upgraded coupling caps in them. The bones of the amps are great! The design, transformers, c... | |
| change amps or speakers @yogiboy Do you have the older 60 watt Quicksilvers? Or the new ones?+1 @yogiboy Agree. This is an important question for @majorc to answer to first. @majorc FYI, my local dealer who’s carried Quicksilver amps and Eminent Technology speakers since... |