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In last months issue of Stereophile rag, Sam Tellig comments on Mike Sanders Mid Mono Quicksilver monoblocks. At one point, Tellig reports Mike Sanders as saying: Mike doesn't like what circuit boards do to the sound. "It seems that circuit boards degrade the sound," he said. "There's a reliability issue, too. Output tubes get really hot. After a while, circuit board turn brittle and crack, especially when you're pulling tubes in and out. A circuit board is just not going to last very long in a power amp. When circuit boards start failing, it's expensive to fix them, and the result of the repair is always something of a jerry-rigged situation. We want to make things that last."
If this is true, then why the hell would ANY manufacturer make tube amps with circuit boards EVER? Don't tell me its cheaper, because a Rogue Cronus cost $2000 and so do the Mid Monos from Quicksilver. They both produce 50-watts output power. So its not cost. Maybe its just easier to build a tube amp using a circuit board than wire to wire? I've never built one so I'm just guessing this is why.Still, just how accurate is Mike Sanders' comment on circuit boards getting brittle and cracking? Is there some truth to his statement. Inquiring minds want to know...
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Topic - Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - audiophile121 11:52:56 08/31/05 (23)
- I Thought Heat Rises - Taz. PA-C 02:22:59 09/03/05 (3)
- FWIW, hot air rises. In mechanically coupled surfaces .... - Chuck Y 13:24:04 09/03/05 (1)
- Thanks, I Didn't Think Of It That Way - Taz. PA-C 18:22:23 09/07/05 (0)
- It's not disinformation, and Mike Sanders is a VERY respected designer and manufacturer... - jeffreybehr 09:06:07 09/03/05 (0)
- Issue well covered, and let's note that Quicksilver gear... - Steve Parry 17:26:41 09/02/05 (0)
- Re: Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - Gingertube 21:22:34 08/31/05 (2)
- Re: Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - philtoobes 15:13:20 09/01/05 (0)
- Re: single sided boards - unclestu52 10:12:27 09/01/05 (0)
- PCBs can be assembled - sser2 18:17:37 08/31/05 (0)
- Swings and roundabouts..... - JimL 17:24:35 08/31/05 (0)
- I will take point to point any day though. . . - John PA 16:16:10 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: What hasn't been mentioned - BillEpstein 14:23:37 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - Septarnebula 13:56:17 08/31/05 (1)
- The amount of heat dissipating through tube pins is negligible. - sser2 18:07:28 08/31/05 (1)
- Re: Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - Victor Khomenko 13:06:16 08/31/05 (3)
- Re: Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - JImmy 14:33:47 08/31/05 (0)
- True, unless - unclestu52 13:27:32 08/31/05 (1)
- You are absoultely correct - Adrian 20:11:17 08/31/05 (0)
- Hummmm... - bouncy ball 13:00:11 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - Jimmy 12:43:24 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - kbuzz 12:43:08 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: Troubling comment from Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) - MJL 12:02:40 08/31/05 (1)
- PCBs and RC of America - tubesforever 01:08:31 09/01/05 (0)
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