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

@hilde45  OK thanks. I went from a Schiit SYS (as a temp) to the QS and it wasn't the insane jump I thought it would be. Ironically, I just upgraded my phono preamp (solid state) and my vinyl is more 3d than it ever was before. Which is a head scratcher. Overall I like it but its the one piece I am somewhat ambivalent about.

Anyway, thanks

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

@hilde45  Thanks, I have been using NOS Mullard 4024 & 6021(?) from Upscale. I will look into the PSVANE.

Sorry to the OP for mashing the thread

I had a Quicksilver Headphone Amp and the quality was superb....

I've been using Croft preamps (with built-in phono stage) since the 80s. Very quiet but like any amp, depends on the tubes being low noise. As far as I know, the line  stage has unity gain.