It looks great. My VCs are Ironwood and my VOs are Silkwood. The weight difference is noticeable. If I did it all over I would have gone with a lighter wood for the VC.Because, in my opinion, it's the most beautiful wood
Quicksilver Audio Headphone Amplifier any opinions?
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I concur.Because, in my opinion, it's the most beautiful wood
vlach
1000+ Head-Fier
I'm seriously tempted by this amp but would like to hear opinions on how it performs against the WA6se if anyone had a chance to compare both. Thank you.
Any updates??I have just received my Quicksilver amp.
YtseJamer
Headphoneus Supremus
Sorry for the delay. I've got some noise issues with my amp and I almost never used it because of that. I will contact the company to see if they can help me because I can barely use the amp with my Verite Closed, and it's a complete no go with my Grado because the noise issues are amplified since they are low impedance headphones. (Issues = Lots of hum/buzz and RFI) I have tried to troubleshoot the problem myself, but everything I tried so far is not really helping. I'm also suspecting that I have bad tubes, but I don't have any spare tubes to confirm.
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@YtseJamer JJ tubes are about $10 each. You could explore the theory of bad tubes for not much money.
Pharmaboy
Headphoneus Supremus
"Theory of Bad Tubes"
(is that a prog rock band name, or what?)
(is that a prog rock band name, or what?)
YtseJamer
Headphoneus Supremus
It's a 60hz hum, so I probably have a bad tube because I have the same problem in every power outlets in my house.
elnero
Headphoneus Supremus
Oh man, that sucks! Hope you get it sorted soon.
YtseJamer
Headphoneus Supremus
I hope it's only one of the tubes, because otherwise it's going to be a pain for me to return the amp to the US. And I'm pretty sure that our good friends at the borders will charge me the customs fees once again.
elnero
Headphoneus Supremus
That's always my fear with having to getting any service work done in the US, especially on anything expensive. Supposedly you can get the taxes and any duties back but you have to have full documentation and go through all kinds of hoops.
Obviously a different amp, but I have been experiencing a similar issue with my Pendant SE and once I finally found a quiet set of power tubes, the hum was gone. I highly recommend buying power tubes from dealers that actually check for noise. Upscale Audio and Tube World Express are a couple that do just that, and here's hoping it's as easy a fix for you, as it was for me.
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jonathan c
Headphoneus Supremus
Power or driver tubes: I have never had an issue with UA and TWE.Obviously a different amp, but I have been experiencing a similar issue with my Pendant SE and once I finally found a quiet set of power tubes, the hum was gone. I highly recommend buying power tubes from dealers that actually check for noise. Upscale Audio and Tube World Express are a couple that do just that, and here's hoping it's as easy a fix for you, as it was for me.
YtseJamer
Headphoneus Supremus
Yeah it's pain, the last time I had to send back something for repair to the US, I ended with a $200 invoice from the Canadian customs.
YtseJamer
Headphoneus Supremus
Obviously a different amp, but I have been experiencing a similar issue with my Pendant SE and once I finally found a quiet set of power tubes, the hum was gone. I highly recommend buying power tubes from dealers that actually check for noise. Upscale Audio and Tube World Express are a couple that do just that, and here's hoping it's as easy a fix for you, as it was for me.
I just got some troubleshooting instructions from Mike Sanders, so I will try to see if I can isolate the problem this afternoon. Normally I'm buying my tubes from thetubestore since they are in Canada.
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