Anthem is a different brand. It was owned by SF but the products are completely different. I would go with the QS over an Anthem.
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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