auricap xo

[tubefrk]

Hi folks, after putting some time on the Auricaps they sounded good. same mid bloom as before, possibly a bit more detail. I decided to swap them out for the silver in oils, Ok all bets are off, the silvers have the same bloom, but speed and detail in spades. Larry Carltons guitar sounds live, on the new Foreplay cd. James taylor, again sounds like a fifteen thousand dollar Olson. I have not heard the obligatos, and I probably won't for a while, my sys. sounds so good i'm going to enjoy it for a while. I can't say enough sbout the Quicky, for the money it's simply amazing even after one hundred and fifty dollers in new parts.....I love Batteries....Mike

 

[earwaxxer]

Mike - wow cool! I havent experimented at all with swapping caps on the Quickie. Its good to hear about others that have. I just slapped in what I thought was good and left it at that. Now, are you talking about the output caps right? Did you use 2.2uF or did you go higher?

 

[earwaxxer]

Eric,

You send me your V-Cap TFTFs and I'll compare with the Obbligato! 

Hey, you started it.

Hey Granger - the thought of buying and comparing caps to me is like scraping my nails across a chalk board! I really dont want to do it. I like it when other crazy people do it for me! Then I will buy it!

 

[Grainger49]

Eric,

You misunderstood me.  You don't have to do any comparing at all.  I'll do that nasty cap comparison for you if you buy the cap that costs twice as much as the one I volunteered to buy.

 

[earwaxxer]

Ya I get it! - thanks pal!

 

[HF9]

Those Obbligato caps look very similar to the Solen S3Q Teflon FEP Film & Tin Foil Cap (sizes look similar too).

http://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitor_film_solen_teflon_fep.html

Prices on the Solens are a little cheaper.

 

[tubefrk]

Qestion for Grainger, and or Eric.  I have been playing the tube game with the quickie. so far I have tried+  RCA's,  Sylvania, I understand, and I have read somewere, that Amprex bugles were good, but finding them is like finding the body of Jimmy Hoffa.  Thanks  Mike.

 

[4krow]

The  'bugles' are in Hoffa's        left  coat pocket.

 

[Grainger49]

Mike,

I am not familiar with all the "flavors" of the Quickie tubes.  Amperex Bugle Boys (there are tubes blowing bugles on the circumference) are highly regarded tubes.  I don't know if they are available in the tube number for the Quickie.

Sorry!

 

[Noskipallwd]

Amperex DL92s, that is one tube I have not come across yet. Often you can find Mullards at http://www.dbtubes.com/, but no Bugle Boys so far.

Cheers,
Shawn

 

[bainjs]

I have a set of bugle boys in my Quickie for a couple of years now.  The biggest improvement is that micro phonics  is pretty much eliminated.  They are also extremely quiet. I believe I bought mine from Tube World.

 

[earwaxxer]

Hey Mike - I have found that tube rolling with the Quickie to be challenging, from the standpoint that there are real 'differences' with various tubes, but the 'psycho-acoustics' are the tricky part. I think we (humans) like to hear a 'change'. Its hard to determine when that change is for the better. -  As an example, I put my Aladdin's back in about a week ago. I was getting some crackling from one of my RCA's and thought 'why not'. I never liked the Aladdin's since I bought them. They seemed bright and not particularly 'tubey'. Well, they sounded quite good. More 'even' in frequency response compared to the 'rock and roll' RCA's. With the system changes that I have made recently (cables, caps etc), I like the Aladdin sound. Along with hardware changes I have also experimented much more with software re-sampling and replay gain. What results is a more vinyl like sound, less dynamics and more 'real'.  A 'tamed' digital if you will.

Back to the topic - I would get as many different brands as you can! Dont hesitate to order from the cheapy websites that dont guarantee what you will get. Thats how I got the Aladdin's.  I have some Telefunkens on the way.

 

[tubefrk]

hi guys, thank you for the response. So far I have tried- Sylvania::: sounded bad to me, not clean, no bass. The RCA's so far sound the best to me, But I also have some Telefunks on the way, some Mullards also..... we will see//// ahh I love this stuff  my hard earned dollars keeping the economy going.

 

[Grainger49]

Interesting... I like the sound of certain Sylvanias.  The problem is that there were a hundred (my exaggeration) different variations of each manufacturer's tube.  I like the 6189 (12AU7) JAN from the 70s, a lot!  Most tubes has many variants. 

Maybe not for the Quickie.  I know it is an odd duck.