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| Tone controls -- assuming you're ok with them, when would you try them? @erik_squires ...Meaning, it's' good to set up your system so that it's in the middle of the lane for the music you listen to, at the volumes you listen to. If you like rock or heavy metal, get speakers for that, instead of buying neutral and jack... | |
| Best tube preamp for Quicksilver V4 tube mono's (newest KT150 version) "Kirk to Enterprise"https://y.yarn.co/c8a528b9-3d20-43e3-8489-35fe18e96007.mp4?1585191626917 | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @tvad Sourcing good tubes is definitely a consideration. They’re not as easy to find as they were just five years ago, and the adventurous pleasure of tube rolling can be an expensive crap shoot.Frankly, it’s a good argument in favor of Pass Labs ... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @schubert 6,176 postsUnless you are a classical music nut it is not worth it . Tubes will end upcosting you more than the gear and there are many fake ones around .I’m not a classical music nut, and it’s totally worth it to me. Did solid state for... | |
| Best tube preamp for Quicksilver V4 tube mono's (newest KT150 version) "Wise owl"for sure. Something to be said about buying nice new proven products at reasonable prices and skipping the whole used > shipping > repair/upgrade cycle. Sure saves a lot of time and headaches, and the "quality costs less" theory a... | |
| Quicksilver Mid Mono Tube Rolling Johnny R, @audioconnection Cool - Bet that combo sounds really nice! A buddy had the larger 2905s and prematurely re-sold them because (I would suggest) he did not have amps like the Quicksilver Mono 120s to drive them properly. Only had lower pow... | |
| Quicksilver Mid Mono Tube Rolling @fjn04 1,385 posts03-20-2020 9:35pm... The mono 120’s are more of a KT 150 amp by design, although I believe 88’s are ok.--------------------------------------------------------Yes, the QS Mono 120 amplifiers really are designed for KT150s with th... | |
| Jadis I50 vs DA50 signature Those JA30 MKII amps with KT150s and ECC82/83 tubes look pretty darn tempting. I run a similar tube compliment (other mfg) using KT150s in front of big transformers with really good vintage input/driver tubes, top-shelf coupling caps - in a simple... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? And, you can bring 4 people in the room with 4 different setups and each one can like something completely different. We hear differently too. Funny, went to a high end audio show a few years ago. In this one room.., a top brass amp manufacturer,... | |
| Best tube preamp for Quicksilver V4 tube mono's (newest KT150 version) @mesch 2,026 postsDecooney,thanks for the support on my purchase decision. I have not tried tube rolling with this pre. I have owned it about a month. My approach is to live with it as is to enjoy and better understand what it is providing toward... | |
| If I can't afford a new Conrad Johnson pre amp... @oddiofyl 1,211 posts03-18-2020 5:03pmI have a conrad - johnson Classic 2SE... it is a great sounding pre. I love it , they can be had reasonably . It is void of any features like balance or remote but it sounds phenominal for the money. Qu... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 @daveyfdecooney What you posted about the quality of the driver tube is exactly my experience as well. Right now,I am using stock EH driver tubes in my amp, but I have rolled in a variety of NOS vintage tubes...and the difference is not slight. Th... | |
| Best tube preamp for Quicksilver V4 tube mono's (newest KT150 version) @mesch Forgot to add, I have the Aric Audio Special. That Aric Special seems like a nice little preamp. Attention to detail, caps, adj gain feature too - nice. It’s great to see folks trying different preamps with the QS amps to get the best out o... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 @dsholl1 There is just something about the KT150 I find too Hi-Fi sounding and cerebral.I wouldn’t characterise the Kt120 as dry at all. I think it’s a blend of a EL34 and a good 6L6. It just sounds a bit warmer tonally to me than the KY150 which ... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 Check with the amp designer if you can before buying KT150s, fwiw. Test-1: In reverse, just for grins I tried KT120s in my monoblock amps specifically designed and optimized to run KT150s. Day-1 the amps were designed to run KT150s, big transforme... |