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| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? Those are efficient speakers. In your size room you really don't need a big watt power amp. Since you already have the mini-mite you should get a pair of KT88's just to see if you like them better than the EL34's. If you are set on going to a bigg... | |
| Recommend a subwoofer? Ditto with SVS! I had the SB-1000 with a pair of Spendor monitors and they were very good. They also have free shipping and a 45 day in home trial. They are a great company to deal with! You hook up a sub both L and R. | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? I have had lower power amps that were better than higher powered ones. It is not all in the power. Double the power and it gives you a mere 3 db of more power. What is the efficiency of the Wilsons? I use Harbeths that are about 82 db efficient.My... | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? Tube swapping makes a big difference. A kt88 is a more powerful tube and has a brighter larger sound compared to the EL34. It all depends on what speaker you are using. If you go on the QS site you will see what tubes can be used with his amps. | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? What type tube are you using now? If you go with the 88 you must use a KT88 tube. The V4 and mid- monos will allow you to use different type tubes. Just remember there is a big difference in the type of tubes that are used. I have a QS Silver 70 a... | |
| Vandersteen 3 w/ARC d240 MKII Good move! I had them years ago and could never get them to sing! | |
| Amp and preamp on same outlet? That punishment is not severe enough. He should be stripped naked and hung by his toes and stoned to death by the villagers with VPI magic bricks and his remains hauled off for the vultures to feed on! | |
| Amp and preamp on same outlet? The outlet is most likely on a 15 amp circuit that is rated for 1800 watts. If you total everything that is on that circuit it will not come close to that. If the breaker has not tripped then you should be fine. Enjoy your stuff and don't worry. A... | |
| Best speaker stands for KEF R 300 Check out Sanus they are a bargain. Take a look at Wafair.com you can get real good prices from them with free shipping. | |
| Should I switch to a preamp with balanced outputs Well excuse me you did mention new in your thread. I owned a classe preamp years ago and it was real nice but it still is not better than what you have now. But if you want to make a change go ahead and do it. You might regret the musicality of tu... | |
| Should I switch to a preamp with balanced outputs You would be wasting your time and money. Nothing for $700 would come close to what you have. BTW,where can you get a new preamp with a phono stage for $700? | |
| Platter Levelling Issue You are being way too anal! | |
| Floor Stander with Small Footprint 7K - 15K Check out the Spendor line of speakers. | |
| Vandersteen 3 w/ARC d240 MKII I have owned the 3's and placement is more critical than any speaker that I've experienced. The only way I could get them to sound ok was when I would tilt them back between 60 and 45 degrees. So I don't think the problem is the amp or the cables. | |
| Gently used cassettes How would you know that they were recorded once? Ebay has listings for over 5000 cassettes new. Why bother with used cassettes when new ones are so cheap? |