Quicksilver mini mono block amps?

Original Burnedfingers · 14th July 2003, 12:14 PM

Does anyone have experience with these little 25watt jewels?

How do they sound?

I assume they are autobias and will take EL34's as well as the 6L6 variant.

Joe

toeman · 13th March 2006, 05:33 PM

Ive had my mini monos for about two years...I love them...warm clear natural...I swapped several tubes out and found that the JJ 6L6's work best....

I am using an antique sound lab phono pre- with a thorens table Jensen stepup, and Benz cartidge....and am not quite happy with the bass depth....(although the CD imput sounds perfect).

what I think I need is a quicksilver phono pre...

I noticed in an earlier post you were talking about quicksilver schematics....I would like to try and build a quicksilver phono pre myself as an interesting project...do YOU know how to get a copy of a schematic for this? Have you had any luck in finding one?

Also have you heard of a good cheap mod for the minis?

Thanks
toe

tony@littlevoice.com

Original Burnedfingers · 15th March 2006, 12:47 PM

I used to view the "Quicksilver " product as worth owning. After contacting the owner and being blown off I have contempt for both the product and the owners attitude.

Personally I believe that a better preamp can be built than what is
offered by Quicksilver.

Do a search for phono preamps on the forum. If you do not find anything then post a thread.

If you want to step up to the bigger mono block amps I have 2) mint 8417's that have been converted to use KT88's or 6550's.
They also have the cages.

14th July 2003, 12:14 PM	#1
Original Burnedfingers diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002	Quicksilver mini mono block amps? Does anyone have experience with these little 25watt jewels? How do they sound? I assume they are autobias and will take EL34's as well as the 6L6 variant. Joe

13th March 2006, 05:33 PM	#2
toeman diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: florida	my minis are nice Ive had my mini monos for about two years...I love them...warm clear natural...I swapped several tubes out and found that the JJ 6L6's work best.... I am using an antique sound lab phono pre- with a thorens table Jensen stepup, and Benz cartidge....and am not quite happy with the bass depth....(although the CD imput sounds perfect). what I think I need is a quicksilver phono pre... I noticed in an earlier post you were talking about quicksilver schematics....I would like to try and build a quicksilver phono pre myself as an interesting project...do YOU know how to get a copy of a schematic for this? Have you had any luck in finding one? Also have you heard of a good cheap mod for the minis? Thanks toe tony@littlevoice.com

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15th March 2006, 12:47 PM	#3
Original Burnedfingers diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002	I used to view the "Quicksilver " product as worth owning. After contacting the owner and being blown off I have contempt for both the product and the owners attitude. Personally I believe that a better preamp can be built than what is offered by Quicksilver. Do a search for phono preamps on the forum. If you do not find anything then post a thread. If you want to step up to the bigger mono block amps I have 2) mint 8417's that have been converted to use KT88's or 6550's. They also have the cages.

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