decooney
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| Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else Find someone in your local audio society and bring your preamp and amp over to try again with different speakers and cables. Listen closely.Then, try it with a different preamp, lots of threads out there on this topic; xp12 vs 22 vs 30. Borrow a ... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? @hilde45 you may have to go underground over to DIYAudio on this one to find the builders and mod-ers.:) Not all, yet most here buy and try and rotate new $ amps to find the sound they are searching for instead. I did high-end Mundorf caps only ... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? [@lloydc] The Quicksilver amps look relatively easy to upgrade, e.g. better caps, being wired point-to-point and more classic than exotic; anyone doing that? Yes. Not totally necessary, yet ultra high-end caps and quality input/driver tubes do br... | |
| Then there were 2 @jimbones I am purchasing the V4’s. I am optimistic that they will give me the sound I am after. I didn’t want the CJ sound but I didn’t want the new school tube sound that is almost SS sounding. I think the QS will fall in the middle.Thanks for t... | |
| Then there were 2 @yogiboy Are you sure the M120 is not available? Did Mike tell you that? http://quicksilveraudio.com/products/mono-120/90 days ago he was backordered with a backlog of customers. Not sure now, someone would need to ask him again for an update. I’v... | |
| Using solid state rectifiers on Cary SLI80 Amplifier When he was still there, I discussed this topic a length with the former designer who made the initial design changes with the SLI-80 introducing ss rectification. I owned a SLI-80 Sig with many mods and before the rectification change was made of... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? @incho - I don’t have much budget (under 5K) and my choice is either new QS or those other brands used.Used or reconditioned units from "other brands" vs. Quicksilver new is how many end up buying QS. At first they are looked at as a "good value",... | |
| Is there such thing as a "vocal" forward DAC? " @blkwrxwgn I’m quite happy with it but the M3TM are known for a more relaxed vocal, maybe even rolled off highs which makes the vocals at times sound like they are farther back in the soundstage, behind the drums even and I don’t like that at al... | |
| Cables that measure the same but (seem?) to sound different re: opposing thoughts by others. @hilde45 "After all the attempted measuring is exhausted, save your money safe in the knowledge that there are no cables worth the money you would have spent because there are no differences to be heard. Realize ho... | |
| Cables that measure the same but (seem?) to sound different After all the attempted measuring is exhausted, Taste wine, Listen to cable changes. In the end its up to you what is good. | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming @golfnut2 "I will have anther go at swapping the input tubes, they solid though. Apparently the was ex display and never used, it certainly looked untouched out of the box. Just answer an earlier question, the Robsons sounded great through a PL Pr... | |
| Cary V-12 blowing capacitors The new techs there at CA need to read and relay the updated manuals they never re-published. All caps in those amps not only require replacement, the transformers are now starting fail. If there are hexfred diodes (upgrade) inside the amp, check ... | |
| Speakers for triode tube amps @twoleftears "Given the OP’s parameters, Audio Note are the obvious recommendation."Yep. I’ve heard the AN/E models (94-98db) sensitivity @ 6ohms paired with various 10w AudioNote and 20w+ Quicksilver amps. Sounded nice. | |
| Quicksilver Preamps? @oddiofyl fortunately some of the builders like mike at QS and a few others realized a while back the supply of good 12AX7s was drying up and others such as 12AT7, 12AU7 are more plentiful both NOS and new-manufacture too. I popped out my 60s Blac... | |
| Quicksilver Preamps? Some of the purist QS fans like the non-remote version claiming it sounds better. Have friends with both and they like them. Put really good caps in it and some nice tubes and decent interconnects and you'll enjoy it for many years. When you are... |