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| Siemens EL 34 @jjss49 In the 1980s there were International brand EL34s made by RFT same tube that RFT made for Telefunken, Siemens, and others. Not sure if there is a connection there or not. I recall my buddy who passed had some Telefunkens in his RM-9 MK II... | |
| Describe the "new HiFi sound"? @hoodjem re: "Tube preamps that don’t sound like tubes". Watched a reviewer last week who reported something about a new tube integrated amp that sounded just like a basic solid state amp. Imagine if we had [new] vinyl records coming out wh... | |
| Does a weave of cables really make a difference? @decooney you haven’t opened up every component you own and changed out internal wiring to all be same???? and i thought you were a serious dedicated audiophile.... shame on you! 😂🤣 @jjss49 its funny you bring this up, tonight I met up... | |
| Speaker recommendations wanted for Quicksilver M135 amplifiers @thermionicemission how are those Magnepan LRS speakers coming along paired up with the Quicksilver M135 amps? | |
| triode versus pentode Resurrecting an interesting old thread from '14. Helpful replies for reference, comparing different types, compensating configurations, and sound descriptions. | |
| Does a weave of cables really make a difference? Remember the wiring inside each of your components is not the same from one component to the next in the chain. The theory of a perfect loom is fractured anyhow. Therefore I don't "buy in" that all cables must be the same brand, level. Having i... | |
| Don't sell your tube amps @samureyex "Who knows how long the NOS supply is going to last and who can afford it." That ship sailed a few years ago. All my NOS tubes are in boxes to be sold off. The latest iterations of newer tubes from psvane and a few others are plen... | |
| Speaker recommendations wanted for Quicksilver M135 amplifiers +1 @bdp24 i've actually heard both the LFT-8b and LFT-16a speakers through various older generation and recently new Quicksilver amps at my local dealer multiple times. Interesting how the ETs are very low efficiency yet the QS-ET combo sounds ver... | |
| Speaker recommendations wanted for Quicksilver M135 amplifiers @thermionicemission nice setup and choices for tubes. I’m a huge EL34 fan myself, in the right amp with good transformers. Curious to know what you think of this particular M135/tube setup now - compared to your MC240. Which is simply more engagin... | |
| Top two most important sound qualities Tone & Texture | |
| Speaker recommendations wanted for Quicksilver M135 amplifiers @thermionicemission are your MX135s running the KT88s or EL34 output tubes? If so, which ones. Originally I believe they came with EH KT88s. Can taylor the sound some from there or with the smaller 12FQ7, 12AU7s if you choose. Good sample of diff... | |
| Speaker recommendations wanted for Quicksilver M135 amplifiers @sutts If you ever decide to sell the M135 monos please let me know- thanks! Hey, "Get in the back and form a line" as they say. Just kidding. 🤣 Some of the bigger QS amps have become somewhat collectible. The M135s are unique and desirable to... | |
| Looking for high power warming sounding tube amps @smodtactical "but when I heard the CJ monos I heard the true mid range magic." Hook, line, and sinker! When your buddy let you demo them, knew exactly what was going to happen. :) | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade @reg19 Re: tube preamps, there are still levels. I have two tube preamps at home. With Audio Research REF6, JC1+ sound 'average', restrained. With the same preamp, the Pass X260.8 sound magical. That's good intel since you've actually tried i... | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade To: @taylorro Have you thought about pairing up a really good TUBE preamp with your existing JC-1 monos? Maybe trying this first as a go-between option. Apparently not uncommon for people to do with JC-1s. I use a tube preamp with my Pass/Fort... |