Quicksilver Audio

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Originally Posted by Soundmig

My "dealer" friend sells QS. He has the line stage pre, and it sounds even better than the JC2 pre-amp he uses most of the time for demo's (I use a JC2 in my system). I'd buy one, but I "need" a remote control and I prefer (not sure why) to use balanced (xlr) cables. If you've not listened to the QS linestage (non-remote version) - you really should because it's fantastic. And less than $1500!!!???

Yeah, that QS pre is truly a great value - like everything Mike sells in his line. Remote-only for me too. I've been using a Cary SLP-98 tube preamp with remote kept from my prior system - has outboard power supply, NOS 6SN7s, single-ended-outputs only; no XLR. Works remarkably well in synergy (musical, nice deep sound stage) paired with the QS Mono 120s. Someday will go back and do a comparison to the QS LS remote pre, but really like this combo too.