Quicksilver (Non-Remote) Linestage & Croft Micro 25 Basic Preamps


Can anyone comment on the sound quality and any issues (excessive gain, noise, etc.) with either of these preamps? I'd be using it line level only of course (2V output DAC source) and SS amps

greg7

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QS owner. It is very quiet and I just had the pot changed from Alps to TDK. It’s even quieter, now -- confirmed by listening and by the tech with his gear.

@gochurchgo  It does. When I remove the Line Stage and put in solid state stuff, the imaging goes flat. That said, another tube preamp might pull the same thing off. But the Line Stage does it. Honestly, I've seen that thing used for $800 sometimes and that is about the biggest steal of the decade I can imagine.

Good tubes made a difference for me, too. I like the Psvane art series and some others I got from Brent Jessee