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I have four Quicksilver V4 monoblock amplifiers for driving the midrange and ribbons on my 3.6s. Two of them have been upgraded by Response Audio with
V-Cap TFTF Teflon film main coupling capacitors x8
Mundorf Silver/Oil capacitors x4 pieces
Ruby Gold electrolytic capacitors x2 pieces
Solid Silver internal signal wire
Cryogenic treated silver plated IEC connectors
Poly Film PS bypass capacitors x6 pieces
Film & Foil power supply bypass capacitors x2 pieces
High quality copper signal ground wire.
And guess what? This all makes quite the difference sonically. It seems that there is the most seamless blend between the drivers when the upgraded units are hooked up to the midrange drivers. The midrange sounds full and beautiful, but the highs (powered by the stock V4s) feel just the slightest bit diffuse.
However, when you hook the upgraded V4s up to the ribbons, it's almost too much of a good thing. You get gobs of detail in the high frequencies, but the midrange almost sounds thin, recessed, and boring.
Would you expect this? It seems odd that the sound is better off when the ribbons (notorious for being the pickiest of the drivers) are mated with the stock (albeit superb) Quicksilver V4s, while the hot-rodded units perform best on the midrange.
Another factor could be tube age, perhaps? I dunno... thoughts?
-- Nils
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