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Cable upgrades for Quicksilver linestage preamp?

I just bought a Quicksilver tube linestage preamp mated to a McCormack dna.05 amp and a Rega Apollo cd player.My musical taste range from smooth jazz,classic rock and latin jazz.The quicksilver replaced an Acurus L10.By comparison the Acurus sounded a whole lot better.My cabeling is Audioquest Kingcobra&Diamondbacks.Thx Pete215
pete215
rockadanny
1,224 posts
 
What is it you do not like (sound too bright? too dull? too much bass? not enough? etc.)? And is it a brand new preamp or used?
pete215 OP
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Thanks for your response,the preamp is used with no remote.The previous owner sent new replacement tubes with unit,which I installed.The sound is not dynamic, kinda dull not detailed not enough tight bass.
gslone
274 posts
 
>The sound is not dynamic, kinda dull not detailed not enough tight bass<

There's a good possibility in an impedance miss-match between your Quicksilver linestage and McCormack amp. Check the specifications in each manual - make sure the output impedance matches the input impedance.
audioconnection
1,271 posts
 
FYI It also inverts
try a pair of Quicksilver V4s to go along with it and you will be in love.
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