Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to rec.audio.tubes
|
|||
|
|||
The QUAD system
FOR ITS DAY, the QUAD system was really good.
For its day. By today's standards not so much, but then they did not have what we had for a reference. You can not judge something made nearly 60 years ago by strictly modern standards. With only refurbishment and cleaning up a vintage QUAD tube system is, well, vintage. If you want vintage, then there you go. If not, buy a new one. The Quad equipment was made to work as a system with proprietary cables. This was good because it allowed the units to be switched remotely. Don't booger them up with IEC and RCA connectors. Leave them alone or build a new one from scratch. |
#2
Posted to rec.audio.tubes
|
|||
|
|||
The QUAD system
On Jun 13, 10:28*am, Bret Ludwig wrote:
*FOR ITS DAY, the QUAD system was really good. *For its day. By today's standards not so much, but then they did not have what we had for a reference. *You can not judge something made nearly 60 years ago by strictly modern standards. *With only refurbishment and cleaning up a vintage QUAD tube system is, well, vintage. If you want vintage, then there you go. If not, buy a new one. *The Quad equipment was made to work as a system with proprietary cables. This was good because it allowed the units to be switched remotely. *Don't booger them up with IEC and RCA connectors. Leave them alone or build a new one from scratch. I love BOOGERING UP ALL SORTS of amplifiers made by a wide range of designers who for a variety of reasons left out or included features which limited the use of the gear in one way or another. For eg, the Jones plug and the Bulgin mains plugs and sockets without an earth wire are BS and safety first afaiac. Then I want all that OLD JUNK, and a pile of other JUNK much more recently made to comply with MY ideas about performance and to meet the fussy expectations of audiophiles who ate4 technically illiterate, who wish to mix and match different components, and who don't like clouds of smoke and distortion 1dB higher than IT CAN BE. I care about the ppl I work for and I don't much care about the ARMCHAIR SOLDERERS here. Patrick Turner. |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Quad 99 Preamp with Quad 909 Amp Using Long Quadlink Connection | High End Audio | |||
FA: Panasonic Quad amp-Quad 8 combo receiver-$25 | Tech | |||
Now, Audio Research versus a Quad system. | High End Audio | |||
FS: QUAD complete system | Marketplace | |||
Quad FM4 Tuner Quad serviced and new battery fitted all bits | Marketplace |