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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Quickie => Topic started by: JamieMcC on December 24, 2013, 06:44:12 AM

Title: Quickie as portable head amp?
Post by: JamieMcC on December 24, 2013, 06:44:12 AM

I was reading about the TU-05 portable tube amp which looked interesting.

(https://www.head-fi.org/content/type/61/id/856942/width/500/height/1000/flags/LL)

https://www.head-fi.org/products/analog-squared-paper-tu-05b (https://www.head-fi.org/products/analog-squared-paper-tu-05b)

http://www.analog2p.com/ (http://www.analog2p.com/)

http://www.headfonia.com/analog-squared-paper-tu-05/ (http://www.headfonia.com/analog-squared-paper-tu-05/)

I am guessing the Quickies sensitivity to microphonics would rule out its use for this. I was just wondered if anyone with a quickie converted to use as a headphone amp has got round the microphonics and tried it?

Enjoying a Quickie Alfresco sounds tempting.

Title: Re: Quickie as portable head amp?
Post by: Paul Birkeland on December 24, 2013, 10:03:07 AM

The microphonics become more tolerable when you step down the voltage output.  The real issue is that the power output is very limited when you modify the Quickie to drive headphones, and this is also reflected in the product link you posted.