The SF model is advertised as an Anthem brand supposedly "made by" SF. Not sure what that means.
Opinions on Quicksilver Valve Linestage Preamp
Anyone with first hand experience with is tube preamp? Considering this preamp as a possible upgrade from my NAD C165BEE but I’d like to be sure that it’ll be a real upgrade. I honestly think the NAD piece sounds quite decent but hear too much about how a tube preamp will add to the musicality, etc. FWIW, they are both priced at $1K mark. It’ll be feeding my hybrid Vincent SP331 amp and the specs suggest they should be a good match.
Edited to add one more option in that general price range: Sonic Frontiers Pre 1L Tube Preamp .
Thanks.
Edited to add one more option in that general price range: Sonic Frontiers Pre 1L Tube Preamp .
Thanks.
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Owned the QS and the 165BEE. I am going to say a QS will sound different but not necessarily better. I did not have the 6922 version, the older one was 12ax7 based if I recall and it was nice but not the smoothest upper mids/lower treble. I replaced it with a AES/Cary AE3 DJH which was better bigly. |
If you want to get a taste of tubes without spending much, there is a Croft Acoustics Micro 25 listed here for $540. It looks like a real bargain! Here is some info on it . Grab it before someone else does ! http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/67021/Croft_Acoustics-Micro_25_Preamp-Pre_Amps |
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