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Quad sound systems have always provided high levels of
listening pleasure to their owners. Our philosophy has
always been one of reproducing the ‘live’ experience in
the comfort of your own home.
Whilst many modern amplifiers are stunningly accurate
and offer breathtaking resolution and distortion figures
in tiny fractions of a percent, many also loose sight of
the overall aim - which for Quad, is to bring pleasure to
the listener by recreating the entire range of sensory
experiences felt at a live performance.
For many audiophiles, just as vinyl will never be truly
replaced by digital music, the vacuum tube
communicates on an emotional level that can never
really be surpassed by a transistor based design.
The Quad II classic is one of the finest of these vacuum
tube amplifiers. Although small in dimension and
modest in design, the purity with which it conveys, not
just the musical score, but the sense of space; the
passion of the vocal and the range of textures from the
instruments in any performance, is without peer.
As a piece of audio history, the Quad II circuit was
pivotal in creating what we know of as genuine ‘hi-fi’
today. As a design statement, the Quad II is not only as
relevant today is it was over fifty years ago, it is
remarkable in its absolute longevity. Yet the only
important factor is that the Quad II Classic can bring the
same pleasure to today’s discerning customer that has
been experienced by generations of Quad enthusiasts.
“The Quad II Classic uses
the finest quality
components, each hard
wired onto a robust
chassis with solder tags..”
