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Quads and Cat

Posted by tedtag on December 23, 2016 at 10:21:02:

Singing....... I was actually singing along with the music and didn't even know it until the song was over. And I'm not the kind of guy who would ever sing, even when nobody is around! But I obviously couldn't stop myself and really didn't care at all. That's in essence what happened when I finally pulled the Maggie 3.7i's from my system and carefully inserted the Quads.

Now, these are not just any old pair of Quads I'll admit. They are called PK Customs and were hand made from scratch by Wayne Piquet of Quads Unlimited.They each have 5 ESL63 panels, steel frames, and upgraded components where Wayne went about fixing or eliminating all of Quads inherent problems. I bought them about 2 1/2 years ago and tried them with my CJ Premier 8's and also a pair of Carver Black Beauty 305's. Not so good with either pair of amps and not sure why. But to remedy that problem I went out and bought my 3.7i's that immediately sounded great. The Quads have been sitting in the corner for all of those 2 1/2 years waiting patiently for another chance.

Then to complicate matters further, I bought a pair of CAT JL7's last April at Axpona. These amps sounded even better with the Maggies and with the CAT amps I really believed I had achieved about the best I was going to get with my room and set up. In fact I recently posted the question if anybody thought I could replace the 3.7i's with 20.7's; that being the last upgrade I could think of? Well, the itch to meddle just wouldn't go away until finally the idea hit me to try the Quads back in the system only this time driven by the CATS.

The JL7's are 250w triode kt150 mono blocks. I fell in love with them at Axpona. They were playing the Marten Coltrane 3's in one room and the CAT Statements were matched with Magico S5's in another room. It just seemed that where I heard what I thought was the best sound at the show, the CAT gear was there. These amps will drive just about anything; and apparently they are particularly good at driving Quads. Btw, I also bought a CAT Legend Black Path preamp with an amazing built in phono section, so all my electronics are currently CAT.

The first thing I noticed with the Quads was incredible transparency where I wasn't listening to a system anymore. It was just clear as a bell musical notes hanging in space. Then came the tonality where there was a naturalness to the sound that was undeniable. Everything sounded like it did in real life. Plus, the detail was addictive. All the tiny little background sounds are right there and it just seems to draw you in and compels your attention. All of that adds up to a completely involving emotional experience with the right music. Plus, the tonality, textures, air and space around the performers, images, bass, etc are all just wonderful with the Quads.

I suppose I should mention the pair of REL G2's in the corners. They are currently crossed over at 42hz while the Maggies liked 39hz. The RELs add a lot I'm sure, but I'm not turning them off for even a second to find out how much! So the Quads are looking like they are staying around for a while. There is something so comfortable about the system with the Quads and CAT gear. They seem to complete each other somehow and just create this warm, gorgeous, natural sound that's hard to turn off. In fact I had to stop working for the last 2 days because there are so many records I want to hear!