After purchasing the SoundArtist PRE-1 preamp
from China HiFi Audio (see the review), I decided to try the Reisong Boyuu Q6 preamp to compare.
After viewing the YouTube video by:
Thomas & Stereo Can a FAKE be just as good? Marantz 7-inspired circuit, Reisong...
I decided to give the Q6 a try (with the stabilivolt PCB).
I purchased the following tubes to upgrade the Q6:
1. A New Old Stock (NOS) 1950s American Sylvania 6V6GT to replace the Chinese 6P6P tube.
2. A NOS 1950s English Mullard 6X4 to replace the Chinese 6Z4 tube (you need a 6X4 to 6Z4 adapter).
3. A NOS 1960s German Siemens 5654W (which is actually made in America) to replace the Chinese 6J1 tube.
4. 3 Chinese PS Vane 12AX7
Art Series tubes to replace the Russian Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH tubes.
The cost for the tubes just about equaled the cost of the preamp, and worth every penny.
If you're looking for an $800 preamp that equals any preamp I have ever heard (and I've been crazy about music and equipment since the late 70s), this one will do the trick.
That is, if you like the sound of an out-of-this-world, vintage tube-fueled preamp, that makes everything sound like a million bucks.
Date Added: 09/29/2023 by **
