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| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @leemaze I had that issue too when the RCA's were on their last legs. Intermittent super high pitch whine. Seems to come on more often the longer they were burning in a single session. Might be tubes going bad. | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? Called quicksilver and no one answered. Left message again. The replacement tube from Brent Jessee showed up though so we are back in business. Interestingly enough, the slight gain reduction from the Sys is as good on the RCA’s as it was in the P... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @jackd I will definitely look to the W4S preamp. Semi OT, but have you any experience with their phono stage? | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @jackd agreed. I have a Schiit SYS now in the chain between the QS and the Odyssey. A slight drop on the SYS’ volume knob helps as well as switching the input at startup. Not sexy but it works.As for attenuators, I have a pair of 12db one (I forg... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @yogiboy the purpose of the thread was bad tubes. Gain is a design issue. For now good tubes are the answer until I can search more into other varieties. | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @yogiboy Upscale suggested it. It’ll be high gain obviously but I’ll give it a shot. I’ll also look into AY and AU as well. Spent more than I planned but it’ll be a test to see how good the betting is I suppose.@decooney with my mostly quiet but... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @aj523 the newest pair I got the noise was so bad the neighbors can hear it. Its not subtle. I thought speakers were going to blow. Volume position makes no difference.I sent the bad tube to Brent Jessee, along with a return paid label to ship bac... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @rodman99999 I will try that after thanksgiving. We have many turkeys to buy this year.@yogiboy well it’s not anything to make people gasp. But it makes me happy when I actually get to spin a few sides. No piece over $1700 other than the speaker... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @noromance I swear I read they may not be interchangeable due to plate voltages and heaters and what not.I’ll definitely roll in some AU7’s and SY7’s then. See where I end up.@yogiboy I saw a post of you saying how good the WS phono is and I rem... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @rodman99999 you are correct. The speakers I ended up with were not what I was originally aiming for. So yes the high gain amp and high sensitivity speakers are a mismatch. Add in high gain preamp and here we are. But that said I’m very happy wi... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @invalid I wish Mike from Quicksilver would have replied to me. I’d be really curious to know if I could swap in 12AU7 or AY7 to lower the gain. I’d have some in the mail already.oh well. | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? Personally speaking, even after visiting a high end dealer listening to $50k to $100k speakers (Wilson) run by ARC or Naim gear, I think my system sounds better than it has any right to considering it’s all mid-fi stuff. | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @oldhvymec the Schiit silenced the BOOM when the preamp comes off mute on startup. Also reduced gain.as for breathing fields, I live in the center of the 5th largest city in the country. So no... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @tvad I’ve looked at the MZ2 but I need 2 sets of outputs. The MZ3 is about triple so it’s not in reach. Plus both have speaker jacks, headphone jacks and junk I dont need Inflating the price. If I move on from the QS, $2k would be my budget. Whic... | |
| Upgrading Quicksilver preamp or amp caps -- warranty impact? @hilde45 I have reached out to Mike recently about using lower gain tubes and have not as yet heard back. Let us know if you do. P.S. I may be putting my current version of his Line Stage Preamp up for sale soon as it’s not a good fit for my system. |