The Quicksilver M60 monos were my first adventure into tube amplification. The M135 mono amps were not in my budget so I bought the M60s. I was not disappointed. I had been listening to a large Adcom amplifier for years, I found it hard to listen to from the start. It had lots of power but it was harsh. The M60s in comparison were musical. They may not have had the bass response of the large Adcom but that did not matter. I listened to them for hours and was never disappointed. I tried going back to the Adcom just to see. I didn't make it through one track on a CD before switching back. I am sure there are better amplifiers out there and of course worse. I found that the M60s were gems and would recommend them to anyone.

When I first listened to the Quicksilver power amps I closed my eyes and said this is it.The speakers that were hooked to these were the Vandersteen 2CE Sig Superb,and cost is fair.

Midrange, detail

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I just acquired a pair of used Silver 60 monoblocks made by Quicksilver Audio. They came with Chinese EL-34 output tubes which were a little worse for wear. I replaced with the Svetlana El-34 tubes. I have about 20 hours on these tubes so far. The amp is being used with cary pre-amp, Lotus SE by Alon(4 ohm version). I have VPI Aries, ARC phone stage. For my tastes in music these amps have been terrific so far. The highs are clear and detailed. The midrange is very full and warm enough but not overly so and with the Lotus in place there is plenty of clean, tight bass. I don't measure this stuff, I just listen with favorite recordings. The low level detail is exceptional.

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