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Offline galyons

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on: August 03, 2012, 06:21:57 PM
My Quickie arrived from a fellow forum member.  It was BH built and has the Speco transformers, but currently out of the circuit.  I loaded it up with batteries , the stock GE tubes and let 'er rip!  Wow!!  I am having trouble believing what I am hearing. My main preamp is a PIO  & DACt attenuator modified Rogue Audio Magnum 99.  Hate to admit it, the Quickie gives it a run for the money. And that is pretty much stock.  I have NEVER heard tubes sing like these GE's.  :o  They seem to be fine, just don't touch the unit or it will ring like "Quasimodo on the ropes"!  I have the same tube in a 1947 RCA battery/AC powered portable radio and it is not microphonic, but different application. Some Herbies help significantly.

I ordered the PJCCS last week and the Queen got it here yesterday. It is built and ready to go in after a few more days of listening to stock.  The PO also included some Mullards and I have 1945 Sylvania's and 50's RCA's on the way from ePay.

I will replace the output caps with PIO's.  First in will be NOS Aerovox. (Really wax paper & foil, but that is being picky!)

Cheap fun and super sonics!!! Quickies are fun AND satisfying!!

Cheers,
Geary


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Reply #1 on: August 04, 2012, 06:33:18 AM
Geary - It's good to have another Quickiehead on board! It a fun kit for sure. Along with the PJCCS, the chokes are a worthy mod to play with. I swap my PJCCS with chokes every so often. The jury is still out on which one I like better. The PJCCS is a 'cleaner' sound but IMO the chokes are bit 'larger' and nicely euphonic when used in a digital rig.

Eric
Emotiva XPA-2, Magnepan MMG (mod), Quickie (mod), JRiver, Wyrd4sound uLink, Schiit Gungnir, JPS Digital power cord, MIT power cord, JPS Labs ultraconductor wire throughout, HSU sub. powered by Crown.

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Reply #2 on: August 04, 2012, 04:20:10 PM
Geary,

Thanks for your impressions on this little wonder.  Looks like my kit will be arriving this coming week and I just got some nice tubes for it with more on the way.

Can't wait to get started on it and coming up with an interesting enclosure or whatever, for it.

-- Jim

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Reply #3 on: August 05, 2012, 01:34:53 PM
Hey Jim - What tubes did you end up getting? I know you wanted the Telefunkies. I guess I got the last ones. I have a couple of Mullards. One went bad almost right away. I wasnt blown away or anything by their sound.

Eric
Emotiva XPA-2, Magnepan MMG (mod), Quickie (mod), JRiver, Wyrd4sound uLink, Schiit Gungnir, JPS Digital power cord, MIT power cord, JPS Labs ultraconductor wire throughout, HSU sub. powered by Crown.

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Reply #4 on: August 05, 2012, 02:30:36 PM
Mazdas for now, mullards on the way -- but all made for blaupunkt.

-- Jim

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Equitech balanced power; uRendu, USB processor -> Musette DAC -> 5670 tube buffer -> Finale Audio F138 FFX -> Cain and Cain Abbys near-field).

s.e.x. 2.1 under construction.  Want list: Stereomour II

All ICs homemade (speaker and power next)

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Reply #5 on: August 05, 2012, 03:18:51 PM
I'm going to try to get some more mullards. Where did you get them? How much? I think the ones I got were (very) used.

Eric
Emotiva XPA-2, Magnepan MMG (mod), Quickie (mod), JRiver, Wyrd4sound uLink, Schiit Gungnir, JPS Digital power cord, MIT power cord, JPS Labs ultraconductor wire throughout, HSU sub. powered by Crown.

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Reply #6 on: August 06, 2012, 03:28:04 AM
I got them from ebay seller "cyrod", who is think is the same guy who had the  teles.  $20 for the quad, plus shipping of course.  And the Mazdas came from ebay seller threemaudioshop in the Netherlands.  same price for the quad.

Of course I still have no idea what these will sound like, how many of them will be good, etc., but I figure if I even get a couple of good pairs out of the dozen I'll still be doing ok.

-- Jim

Jim Rebman -- recovering audiophile

Equitech balanced power; uRendu, USB processor -> Musette DAC -> 5670 tube buffer -> Finale Audio F138 FFX -> Cain and Cain Abbys near-field).

s.e.x. 2.1 under construction.  Want list: Stereomour II

All ICs homemade (speaker and power next)

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Reply #7 on: August 06, 2012, 04:14:57 AM
$20 for a quad of Mullards is a good price. I havent got my teles yet. Have to wait and see..

Eric
Emotiva XPA-2, Magnepan MMG (mod), Quickie (mod), JRiver, Wyrd4sound uLink, Schiit Gungnir, JPS Digital power cord, MIT power cord, JPS Labs ultraconductor wire throughout, HSU sub. powered by Crown.

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