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wow...

Posted by Maxdd (A) on September 26, 2005 at 14:20:36

In Reply to: Can you get "highest sound quality".... posted by cheap-Jack on September 26, 2005 at 11:21:49:

until I finish the amp I'm currently building, this old Quad II is all I have. It's what got me into listening to music again. it may not have the "highest sound quality" compared to other amps but I wasn't comparing it to other amps or tubes or the new Quad II-40.

I was just wondering if someone here who owned a Quad II (not the re-issue) had success replacing it's KT66's with a modern "readily available" replacement. I read in a few places that some modern KT66's draw more current then the 'ol GEC's. There must be a quad of tubes being made currently that don't stray from the old KT66's OG specs.

cheap-Jack, I agree, "sonics is subjective" and at this point I'm happy just replacing the tubes on this 'ol amp w/anything that will able it to make sweet music again without frying the mains transformer. Hopefully the new diy amp will replace the Quad II and I will understand the circuit well enough to confidently experiment and build up to sonic bliss.

A working amp is better then a sculpture on a shelf collecting dust.

Maxdd

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Topic - Quad II owners - Maxdd 09:35:50 09/26/05 (22)

equivalents - Maxdd 09:58:15 09/30/05 (0)

Re: Quad II owners - cerrem 14:20:39 09/27/05 (0)

Re: Quad II owners - Zung 13:53:24 09/27/05 (0)

Would you believe... - Steve O 15:02:24 09/26/05 (7)

EL35 - andy evans 01:50:52 09/27/05 (6)

Re: If you mean EL34 - MIchael Samra 13:13:42 09/27/05 (0)

What is an EL35 or is my eye sight going sour? - MIchael Samra 13:07:19 09/27/05 (4)

No - I do mean EL35 - it's a rare beast. - andy evans 16:38:24 09/27/05 (3)

Re: No - I do mean EL35 - it's a rare beast. - PÃ¤r 00:42:48 09/28/05 (2)

Re: No - I do mean EL35 - it's a rare beast. - andy evans 05:14:40 09/28/05 (1)

Re: No - I do mean EL35 - it's a rare beast. - fatbottle 07:51:39 09/28/05 (0)

Can you get "highest sound quality".... - cheap-Jack 11:21:49 09/26/05 (8)

wow... - Maxdd 14:20:36 09/26/05 (2)

Try this tip.... - cheap-Jack 08:19:17 09/27/05 (0)

Re: Maxx I think you may be missing - MIchael Samra 15:54:01 09/26/05 (0)

Re: Can you get "highest sound quality".... - MIchael Samra 11:45:02 09/26/05 (4)

I agree.. - cheap-Jack 13:35:37 09/26/05 (3)

Re: I agree.. - MIchael Samra 15:49:00 09/26/05 (2)

Re: I also agree.. - Jimmy 10:42:13 09/27/05 (1)

I'm an OTL lover. So,... - cheap-Jack 11:46:17 09/27/05 (0)

Re: Quad II owners - MIchael Samra 10:50:00 09/26/05 (1)

Re: Quad II owners - MIchael Samra 10:52:10 09/26/05 (0)

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wow... - Maxdd 14:20:36 09/26/05 (2)

Try this tip.... - cheap-Jack 08:19:17 09/27/05 (0)

Re: Maxx I think you may be missing - MIchael Samra 15:54:01 09/26/05 (0)

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