Quicksilver Headphone Amp

Wow. Such glowing opinions of the headphone amp.

I have the Hifiman Arya which is 35ohms.
All of the glowing reviews I hear of the Quicksilver headphone amplifier are with higher impedance headphones such as the Sennheiser.

Does anyone have positive feedback with this amplifier driving a lower impedance headphone like the Arya?

@devilboy I’m actually using the Quicksilver HP amp with the Aryas. Prior to the QS amp, I used them with Naim Unitiqute, AAA THX 789 (now returned), and iFi Micro DSD Black Label. A few issues I had with the Aryas was that sometimes they tended to sound just a little on the thin side, slightly distant and the bass heft was lacking every so slightly. The QS amp addressed each and every concern and then some. I absolutely love the hefty, lush and rich sound I’m getting now. But by far the biggest improvement was the quantity and quality of bass -- these amps take it to a whole new level and make them more musical than before. Also, I feel the midrange and vocals are more intimate than before. I moved from the fifth or sixth row in the auditorium to third or second which is about as close as I want to go with the Aryas.

But keep in mind that none of the other amps I tried before were particularly high end. Plus I’m very partial to the tube sound. So take that with a grain of salt. YMMV.

@arafiq wow. You described exactly what I hear from the Arya. "Hefty, lush and rich".

I’m getting that sound using the headphone output of my Hegel integrated, (which actually beat my Burson Conductor V2+ headphone amp), so I can’t imagine how much better it must sound through the Quicksilver amplifier.

Because of the great responses I've read on this forum, I’m so close to pulling the trigger on the Quicksilver to drive my Arya.

I haven't checked the website in a while but does anyone know the output of the Quicksilver amp?

It is 3.5 watts of single ended goodness...   I just picked up the RME ADI-2 DAC and that driving the Quicksilver sounds incredible.  The NAD is still a fine DAC but the RME has a quality to the bass that is palpable.   You can almost hear the drum skin smack the air , it is so well defined and realistic.  It along with the Quicksilver has such control , the bass from those HP3 is amazing.  I used the RME's headphone amp briefly and it's good but nothing like the Quicksilver .  You are unlikely to see many of these used, it is that good.